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Price, demand and travel trends for New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland flights

Use KAYAK data on prices, travel dates, airlines and seasonal trends to compare options and book flights with more confidence.

Are flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland cheaper or more expensive than last year?

Fares from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland are running about 10% higher than they were around this time last year, averaging $530 round-trip.

What are the cheapest fares from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland right now?

The cheapest fares from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland on KAYAK in the last week were to Reykjavik Keflavik Intl (KEF) from $413 round-trip, and to Akureyri (AEY) from $608 round-trip.

What’s the cheapest month to fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland?

January and April are tied for the cheapest time of the year to fly, with average fares of $471. Prices are highest in December, when average flight costs increase to around $676.

When is the best time to book flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland?

Book your flights 26 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data collected over the past 12 months shows that booking in this window can save you around 21% compared to booking last-minute (within 2 weeks of departure).

Which airport in Iceland is the cheapest to fly to from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport?

Based on KAYAK data from the past 12 months, the cheapest airports to fly into Iceland are:

• Reykjavik Keflavik Intl (KEF) (avg. price $539)
• Akureyri (AEY) (avg. price $925)

What’s the cheapest day to fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland?

Monday tends to be the cheapest day to fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland, while Friday is the most expensive. Fares run about 12% higher that day, based on the past 12 months of KAYAK data.

What's the cheapest time of day to fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland?

Data from the past 12 months shows it's cheapest to fly to Iceland during the night with average prices of $536. The morning is the most expensive time to fly, with average prices of $646.

Key details for New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland flights

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

$352
Beat the crowds with an average 55% drop in travelers.
The most popular month to fly with an average 89% increase in travelers.
One-way flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Reykjavik Keflavik Intl Airport

Your New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland flight questions, answered

Find helpful answers about this route, including flight times, airports, airlines and booking tips.

  • Is now a good time to book a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland?

    Yes. Fares from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland are low right now. As a rule of thumb, a round-trip under $444 (cheaper than most fares this year) is a good deal, so if you spot one at or below that, it's a good time to book.

  • How much should I budget for a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland?

    Over the past 12 months, round-trip fares from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland have ranged from $444 to $690.

  • What airlines fly nonstop from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland?

    Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, just one airline regularly flies nonstop from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland: Icelandair.

  • Where in Iceland can I fly nonstop from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport?

    Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, you can only fly nonstop from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Reykjavik.

  • Is it cheaper to fly with a layover from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland?

    Yes. Nonstop flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland average $537 over the past 12 months. Flights with a layover can cost less, cheapest when connecting through Zurich (ZRH) (avg. price $412) or London Heathrow (LHR) (avg. price $536).

  • How long is a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland?

    Flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland take 5h 45m on average.

  • How often are flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland delayed and what's the average delay?

    17% of flights on this route are delayed by at least 15 minutes. The average delay is 3h 06m.

  • Which cabin classes are available on flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland?

    On flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland you can book Economy Class, Premium Economy Class, Business Class or First Class.

  • What are some popular landmarks in Iceland?

    KAYAK travelers' favorite landmarks in Iceland include:

    • Harpa
    • Laugardalsholl
    • The Settlement Exhibition: Reykjavík 871±2
    • Laugardalsvollur

  • What are the earliest and latest flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland?

    The earliest nonstop flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland departs at 7:05 pm and the latest departs at 8:25 pm. Nonstop flights take about 5h 45m.

  • Can I fly nonstop from New York’s JFK to Iceland?

    Yes, you will find that most flights along this route are direct when flying into Keflavik International Airport (KEF), about 45 minutes southwest from the capital city of Reykjavik. Icelandair and JetBlue both offer direct flights. If your flight does have a layover, you might stop in Boston (BOS) on JetBlue, or London (LHR) on British Airways.

  • Which airport in Iceland is the best destination?

    Iceland has one airport, Reykjavik Keflavik International (KEF), that serves all international flights. If you want to fly into other regions of the country, like Akureyri (AEY) in the north, or Isafjordur (IFJ) in the Westfjords, you must first stop in Reykjavik. From here, you will transfer to Reykjavik Domestic Airport (RKV) and board the connecting flight to your final destination. The distance between the airports is around 50km (30 mi). Allow 90 minutes by bus or 60 minutes by taxi for transfer.

  • What travel documents do I need to enter Iceland?

    U.S. travelers to Iceland need valid U.S. passports with three months’ validity beyond your departure date and two blank pages for stamps. You may also be asked to show a return ticket, purpose of visit documents, and proof of accommodation, like a hotel reservation. Additionally, having travel insurance to cover you while in the country is not only required but a smart choice.

  • How can I make my flight to Iceland more environmentally friendly?

    Since a large amount of the emissions come from landing and take-off, flying direct is the biggest way to reduce your carbon footprint. In addition, you can consider flying with an airline that has established programs to protect the environment, like JetBlue. Its initiatives include the use of fuel-efficient aircraft, reducing single-use plastics on board, and incorporating eco-friendly operations.

Your guide to booking New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland flights

Get tips on when to book, when to fly and what to know before your trip.
  • If you can plan ahead, the sweet spot for booking your flight is 26 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data shows fares in this window are around 21% lower than last-minute bookings (made within 2 weeks of departure). Not ready to commit? Set a Price Alert and we'll let you know when prices change.
  • If your travel dates are flexible, book your trip for January when flights are typically cheapest and avoid December when prices are at their highest.
  • Flying on Monday is usually the cheapest. Flights on Friday cost about 12% more on average, so being flexible with your travel dates could help you save.
  • If you're looking to save, Reykjavik Keflavik Intl (KEF) is the cheapest airport to fly into from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport. If you have onward travel, don't forget to factor in the cost of your journey by train, bus or domestic flight.
  • Start your trip in Reykjavik, which is the most popular destination in Iceland. From there, it's easy to continue on to other popular destinations such as Vik, Hofn and Keflavik.
  • If you want the shortest trip, choose the New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Iceland nonstop route. If you'd rather save money, the route via Zurich (ZRH) is usually the cheapest.
  • Your journey to Iceland kicks off at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) the borough of Queens. You can reach it easily via the AirTrain, which is seamlessly connected to several key subway lines across the city.
  • If you plan to fly to an airport other than Keflavik International (KEF), Iceland’s largest airport, it may be more cost-effective to book two separate tickets instead of one. For example, you would book your flight from JFK to KEF and then a separate flight from KEF to your final destination. This can also give you time in to visit tourist favorites like the Blue Lagoon before heading off to your final destination.
  • JetBlue collaborates with Dig for in-flight dining, allowing passengers to customize meals using seatback screens. Ingredients come from local farms run by minorities and women entrepreneurs. Additionally, it offers special meals to accommodate allergies and dietary restrictions.
  • Make your trip on Icelandair more comfortable by upgrading your ticket. With its Class Up program, passengers can bid on upgrades to Saga Premium. Eligible travelers receive email invitations 10 days prior to their trips, then submit bids for increased comfort and perks like wider seats, lounge access, and premium amenities.
  • Passengers with limited mobility should request needed assistance through the airline directly. JetBlue can provide boarding and deplaning assistance at both the destination and arrival airports. You can also bring your personal wheelchair aboard or have it checked through to your final destination.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from John F Kennedy Intl to Iceland

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from John F Kennedy Intl to Iceland? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.8
KLMOverall score based on 1595 reviews
7.4Food
7.8Boarding
7.7Comfort
7.2Entertainment
8.4Crew
Airline reviews

The flight itself was fine, food was expired and gross, staff were mostly amazing! KLM messed up rebooking for our first two flights that got cancelled and we almost didn’t make it to Amsterdam for an additional two days

4.0 OkayJessica, Sep 2026
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The flight itself was fine, food was expired and gross, staff were mostly amazing! KLM messed up rebooking for our first two flights that got cancelled and we almost didn’t make it to Amsterdam for an additional two days

I think I previously submitted my feedback about flight lead Katherine in a different field by mistake. Please see those comments. Comments for Hyd to AMS are it was good. The flight lead and service met expectations for satisfactory high quality service but the flight lead did not stand out as exceptional as did the leads on the other two flights so I don’t remember anything specific one way or the other besides the fact I was satisfied.

Had to cancel and rebook, KLM connection was cancelled prior to departure, ended up flying to Munich on non-Delta carrier.

The crew were unprofessional with a racist element. I was physically abused as well from one of the crew members

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

Cabin crew were excellent, very proffesional, polite and friendly, in flight snack was underwhelming, a packet of cheese biscuits, im sure KLM could run to a sandwich!

Overall very positive. Boarding was quick and organized. Cabin was clean and seats were reasonably comfortable. Cabin crew was excellent and the meals provided were also of good quality

This fight left ahead of time which meant it arrived early which was great. Staff were very professional, but as with all these Short hop Flights the food was a disappointing snack There was no entertainment on this flight, but I did not expect any

Only flew a short distance from Buffalo to New York City JFK SO it was okay

Delta seems to be getting worse. They are trying to take any comfort away from poorer people to make more money selling it to the rich. I paid for delta comfort and on my flight from Rome to jfk I had a tv that would go on and off automatically and literally no electrical outlets or usbs worked which was advertised in the price of the fare. The infotainment system wasn’t fully working. Luckily the movies worked and the plane was needing a lot of repairs. The jfk to Tampa flight they stuck me next to this really larger guy who was half in my seat and they should have made other accommodations for him because now you’re interfering with the fare class I paid for and act like I shouldn’t care because I didn’t pay for first class. I couldn’t even pull out my tray table because of this guy. The safety video tv screen you couldn’t even see it. It made me a little scared to fly delta anymore, because if these planes are this much in need of servicing, I have to wonder if the plane is going to make it to the destination.

First, off the bat, the Delta gate attendant was rude, inattentive and gave us an attitude when we asked for clarification of our seats for this rebooked flight as we missed our connecting flight due to the delay from Berlin. Flight attendants were all but friendly, rushed through for water refills so you couldn’t even catch them to request more water. Snacks were just OK. Headphones for the movies were so bad that with the airplane noise, the volume of the movie wouldn’t go up enough to even understand the voices. I had to turn on CC to even know what was being said.

Very crowded and the economy seats were the smallest and with the least legroom I have ever experienced. Cabin staff were excellent although the food service was chaotic as they were being each person their food individually instead of from the wagon.

great! appreciated the last minute upgrade to Comfort+ exit row, as well

The crew were very respectful. And also they were welcoming.they did help us locate our seats.i enjoyed.

The wait in the tunnel to enter the plane was too long. The counter personnel, specially ''Israel'' was really not welcoming considering Delta Standards. Other than this everything was good overall.

Delta exceeded my expectations! I am beyond satisfied. Thank you!

Everything was very good or excellent, but the seats were extremely uncomfortable and painful.

The aircraft interior is old and tired on this aircraft. The entertainment system never worked despite the crews attempt to reset the system.

Our flight delayed, due to the incoming flight arriving late from Paris. AF caused us to miss our connecting flight, also booked through Air France directly. They couldn't accommodate us until later that night, and we had to be in AMS earlier than that. They won't do anything else to help us and wanted to charge us more money to rebook us too. Not great service, since it was all their fault.

Seats! The eternal problem in economy. They are like stones!!

Everything is good except the seats are tightened no rooms for the legs,

The plane's pilots, including the captain himself, thanked me for the flight. I know it's just marketing, but it was really nice to see these people. It's a great idea. Airplane food is never "good," but the entire crew and flight organization were top-notch. I really liked Delta, and I think I've traveled all over the world, and that was something new for me. Maybe even the old planes, the B767, but next time I have a choice, Delta will be my first choice. Thank you, a satisfied passenger :)

It was a great experience. The only thing I would have changed was that the bathrooms were never cleaned and they got very dirty.

It was an OK flight with below mediocre service by their flight attendants

Wasted a lot of time trying to find the CDG lounge - it was not next to the connecting flight gate like the Air France staff said.

The only reason the overall rating wasn't "excellent" was due to problems in claiming luggage. The bags are delivered to the main area (Cinta 35) for domestic passengers, but to a DIFFERENT ROOM for international arrivees. After waiting 30 minutes, someone (who didn't appear to be from Air France or the airport) told us to go to another area. There we found our bags, which appeared to have been awaiting us for a while. We had to go through a bag check before leaving the airport. If we had been alerted to this possibility, or better yet, been to go directly to Cinta 34, we could have eliminated quite a bit of waiting.

I did not get my baggage at my final destination..poor coordination with connecting flights with partner airlines (Saudi airways). Also the food was very mediocre.

Not great , just ok . I expected better food but it did not deliver . Flight staff was ok . The guy at the drop off bag counter was the only saving grace in this whole trip . He was pleasant, friendly and very helpful . You couldn’t ask for a better assistance from him .

The flight itself was ok but delayed take off meant that service was also delayed once in the air and it was a long time before the lights in the cabin were turned off. The food was pretty poor, which was disappointing for Virgin. Particularly breakfast which was a dry bagel with a pot of cream cheese. Economy sears were not comfortable despite us handing 3 seats between the two of us, I was unable to get comfortable and sleep. The entertainment was brilliant with a great selection and a very welcome addition was free high speed internet access for flying club members meaning I could stream video whilst in the air.

Food was okay. Seats were a bit cramped. In flight entertainment headphone socket didn't work on my seat. Wifi was great, so I was able to stream on my iPad

Selection of movies didn't include recent box office hits. Food was average not great. English sparkling wine is not drinkable. Otherwise, everything was great.

Check in at the desk was very slow pus Security, although not Virgin issue at JFK was a nightmare. 50 minuet wait no time to explore airport and get last minuet gifts. total wait 1.5hours

I was my pleasure to fly virgin on my birthday for my first solo trip ever 🫶🏼

Overall, flight was excellent but check in was very slow for Premium Economy. Economy queue was shorter but we weren't allowed to use it.

Super friendly and helpful staff, from check-in desk to cabin crew.

Flight took off an hour late. Had to stay on the tarmac for half an hour after landing. Both annoying.

Quick flight. But cabin crew were very noisy and talking too much, especially when we were seated at the back of the plane trying to sleep through the night .

We originally had a window seat. Our seats were changed to the center isle between 2 bathrooms. This was a red eye flight and we were traveling with an infant. Due to the light from the bathroom doors opening and closing throughout the night our infant would not sleep and cried the whole night which kept us awake and everyone around us. It was a very unpleasant experience for everyone trying to sleep.

Only coffee, tea, and water were complimentary. Seat did not recline.

Overall professional and reliable; only complaint was the lack of complimentary food or beverages on the flight. I’m not accepting an upcharge on things one can reasonably expect.

Movies were old and third rate. Very poor on a seven hour flight. Food was OK but not business class caliber

Although the flight from JFK to Keflavik is not inexpensive, Iceland Air offers nothing but water, no soft drinks, to passengers without a charge. The seats are uncomfortable, there is no leg room, and there was no available internet to purchase.

Hard to figure out how to put back the seat, how to get the entertainment, how to upload passport docs. Also, a warning in the airport that food was all for purchase would have been helpful.

Second time with Saga Premium, everything was fab, but the entertainment centre on both my flights didn't work, plus the seat on the NY to Rek flight (Airbus) was so solid and so uncomfortable. The 737Max flight's seat was much, much better.

Great experience on Icelandair flight from Newark to Amsterdam by way of Reykjavík. Courteous and professional staff. Food was solid. Service - outstanding. Cabin was a little warm.

Icelandair flight was excellent. The checkin and security arrangements for Saga Premium passengers at Newark was very poor - our checkin opened much later than the normal and our security queue simply led us to the back of the normal queue. Someone was having a laugh surely!

Food was horrible. This wasn’t business class. No leg space, can’t sleep in row position, huge delay

Not much! This was my first flight with Iceland air and unfortunately it wasn’t what I have expected. My luggage is lost nothing as of yet where it was left. Not a good service at all!!

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