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Icebergs in southern Iceland

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Travel to Iceland

Flying to Iceland

The national airline, Icelandair (FI) (www.icelandair.net), operates direct flights year round to Reykjavík (Keflavík) from London, New York, Boston, Minneapolis St Paul and Orlando. Iceland Express (HW) (www.icelandexpress.com) and British Airways (BA) (www.ba.com) also fly from London.

Flight times:

From London to Iceland is 3 hours; and from New York is 5 hours 30 minutes.

Departure tax:

None.

Getting to Iceland by boat

Main portsKeflavik, Rekjavík and Seyðisfjörður.

Cruise ships:

Many cruises also call at Iceland.

Ferry operators:

A few ferry companies operate services to Iceland from Denmark, Germany and Norway. The Faroe Islands' Smyril Line (tel: 570 8600 or +44 207 554 3530, in the UK; www.smyril-line.com) operates a weekly passenger- and car-ferry service from Norway, Denmark, Scotland and the Faroe Islands.

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