Manchester to Reykjavik runs about 28 times a day, with the first departure around 06:00 and the last around 20:35. One passenger pays between £108.29 and £130.03, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. Services cover 1,674 km and are run by 4 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 4 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 20 October 2026
£108.29 to £130.03
- 155%Moves across the booking window
155%When it runs, leaving Manchester
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:00First departure
- 20:35Last departure
- 28Services per day
- 100%Run direct
06:00
20:35
28
100%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £228.09Mon5
- about £193.71Tue6
- about £206.35Wed7
- about £208.88Thu8
- about £203.83Fri9
- about £203.83Sat10
- about £188.66Sun11
- about £134.57Mon12
- about £127.50Tue13
- about £134.57Wed14
- about £169.45Thu15
- about £155.81Fri16
- about £161.87Sat17
- about £155.81Sun18
- about £113.35Mon19
- about £108.29Tue20
- about £113.85Wed21
- about £145.19Thu22
- about £138.12Fri23
- about £137.61Sat24
- about £126.49Sun25
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Reykjavik. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Reykjavik for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Manchester to Reykjavik
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £111.8390 days
- £140.1460 days
- £93.1345 days
- £89.5930 days
- £126.4921 days
- £155.8114 days
- £188.667 days
- £206.353 days
- £228.091 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at £89.59.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 155 percent. The dearest point is £228.09, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Manchester to Reykjavik and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours behind on arrival. You land earlier than the journey suggests.
The shape of it
1,674 km
1,625 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
568,996 → 118,918
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,674 km against 1,625 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
The fare from KEF into Reykjavik is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Reykjavik
Settled in advance, so the ride into Reykjavik costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Reykjavik is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Reykjavik BSI
Most of the points near Reykjavik BSI open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Manchester to Reykjavik
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Manchester to Reykjavik?
Manchester to Reykjavik covers 1,674 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does it cost to travel from Manchester to Reykjavik?
The cheapest fare from Manchester to Reykjavik is £108.29, as of 4 October 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is £186.64. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Manchester to Reykjavik?
The cheapest way from Manchester to Reykjavik is by flight, at £108.29 for one passenger on 20 October 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.
When should I book Manchester to Reykjavik?
Fares from Manchester to Reykjavik bottom out around 30 days before departure, at £89.59. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 155 percent, measured on 4 October 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Manchester to Reykjavik?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Manchester to Reykjavik, at £127.50. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 4 October 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Manchester to Reykjavik?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Manchester to Reykjavik, at £91.62 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Manchester to Reykjavik?
easyJet, Icelandair, Jet2.com, Thomsonfly publish service areas covering both Manchester and Reykjavik, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Manchester to Reykjavik?
Every service we sell from Manchester to Reykjavik is direct. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Manchester to Reykjavik use?
Services from Manchester to Reykjavik by flight leave from Manchester Airport MAN and arrive at Keflavik International Airport KEF. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Manchester to Reykjavik?
0 of the 4 operators we sell from Manchester to Reykjavik allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs £4.28. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Manchester to Reykjavik on 4 October 2026: 1674 km of route against 1625 km in a straight line, 28 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of £108.29, and 5h 41m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Reykjavik a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Reykjavik and across Iceland
Day trips that leave Reykjavik in the morning and cover a good part of Iceland by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Manchester reaches 299 places in 66 countries on services we hold, over distances from 34 to 14,626 km. Reykjavik reaches 79 places in 26 countries, from 36 to 6,027 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Manchester
- 299Places you can leave for
- 66Countries
- 87Operators
66
87Arriving in Reykjavik
Leaving Reykjavik
- 79Places you can leave for
- 26Countries
- 32Operators