There are 6 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Reykjavík by train, plane, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane FRA - KEF
8h 14m$195–585Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BSL - KEF
9h 40m$171–667Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Hirtshalscar
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Seyðisfjörðurcarferry
- Drive from Seyðisfjörður to Reykjavíkcar
2d 16h$438–1,627Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane STR - KEF
10h 38m$204–616Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane MUC - KEF
10h 47m$289–753Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane ZRH - KEF
10h 41m$232–650
Frankfurt (FRA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Reykjavík is to train and fly which costs $200 - $650 and takes 10h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Reykjavík is to train and fly which takes 8h 14m and costs $190 - $600.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Reykjavík is 2583 km.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Karlsruhe to Reykjavík, including transfers.
Reykjavík is 2h behind Karlsruhe. It is currently 07:36 in Karlsruhe and 05:36 in Reykjavík.
There are 554+ hotels available in Reykjavík.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Reykjavík, Iceland?
There is no direct connection from Karlsruhe to Reykjavík. However, you can take the train to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport (KEF), walk to Reykjavik Keflavik Nas Airport, then take the shuttle to Reykjavík. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Karlsruhe to Reykjavík via Hirtshals and Seyðisfjörður in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
Flights from Munich International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Basel to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Munich International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–430
Flights from Munich International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Basel to Keflavík International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $15–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- $20–29
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +45 96 55 85 00
- booking@smyrilline.com
- Website
- Smyril Line
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Seyðisfjörður
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–1,100
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Passenger
- $75–310
- Car
- $330–1,100
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