Ireland's first direct flights to Iceland unveiled, with prices from €49 each way

RobYourBuilder

The new service, from Dublin to Reykjavik, will commence June 2nd.

Flights will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays with a flight time of two hours and 20 minutes. Lead-in prices are being quoted at €49 each way.

The flights follow easyJet's introduction of direct flights from Belfast to Reykjavik last month. Prices on that service start from £39 each way.

Iceland has long been regarded as one of the ‘must see’ Nordic travel destinations, and is famous for its Blue Lagoon, volcanic landscapes and Northern Lights, among other attractions.

In June and July the country enjoys nearly 24 hours of sunlight, meaning many outdoor pursuits continue late on into the night... including Midnight Golf.

http://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-news/irelands-first-direct-flights-to-iceland-unveiled-with-prices-from-49-each-way-30910304.html

http://www.thejournal.ie/iceland-direct-flights-from-ireland-1883859-Jan2015/

Great news. Always wanted to go visit Iceland. Seems to be a beautiful country. Looked into it before and it was very expensive. This should make it much cheaper.

Iceland could do very well out of this. Flights already on sale here - http://wowair.ie/

Ruu

Moved from After Hours.

Greg81

I have been there twice. Amazing place.

vicwatson

Would love to go but they murder Whales, unfortunately.

ardmacha

Hardly the first flight, there have been flights from Belfast in recent years.
Certainly interesting though.

ProudDUB

Strange set up on the website. Tried looking at flights and prices for various dates in Feb. A fare calender comes up, but when you click on various dates, nothing happens.

shanered

I think first flights are in June, was looking for a weekend, the €49 doesn't include taxes and is one way only too.
The only flights for €49 are the ones out, and the cheapest return flight is €80.76
Return flights for the cheapest weekend fri-sun in June is €136.

Still decent by all accounts compared to what it used to cost, but I almost was thinking €49 return for a second, I was really excited. Still think its on the cards though, the place looks amazing!

DubVelo

vicwatson wrote: »

Would love to go but they murder Whales, unfortunately.

Whale murder isn't an obligatory activity on the tourist trail. It's not like the Faroe islands where they're all at it.

Anyway you could encourage environmental tourism and go on a whale watching trip, they do that too.

RobYourBuilder

ProudDUB wrote: »

Strange set up on the website. Tried looking at flights and prices for various dates in Feb. A fare calender comes up, but when you click on various dates, nothing happens.

The new route isn't operational until the 2nd of June.

moleyv

If there is an ash cloud you'd be stuck. Can't fly around it if you're on it!

lc180

moleyv wrote: »

If there is an ash cloud you'd be stuck. Can't fly around it if you're on it!

Could be worse places to be stuck!

Celly Smunt

vicwatson wrote: »

Would love to go but they murder Whales, unfortunately.

Would love to go to England myself but sadly they murder sheep.

ProudDUB

RobYourBuilder wrote: »

The new route isn't operational until the 2nd of June.

Ahem... I knew that...just making sure ye lot were paying attention...ahem...:o

RobYourBuilder

ProudDUB wrote: »

Ahem... I knew that...just making sure ye lot were paying attention...ahem...:o

There are direct flights from Belfast available. Relatively cheap too.

http://www.easyjet.com/en/cheap-flights/belfast-intl/reykjavik-keflavik

Lia_lia

I love their picture of Dublin.

vicwatson

DubVelo wrote: »

Whale murder isn't an obligatory activity on the tourist trail. It's not like the Faroe islands where they're all at it.

Anyway you could encourage environmental tourism and go on a whale watching trip, they do that too.

Thanks, but no. Pity really.

vicwatson

Celly Smunt wrote: »

Would love to go to England myself but sadly they murder sheep.

Suppose you are right, killing sheep is banned by the international sheep commission, yet the English keep doing it, silly me :rolleyes:

hfallada

Lia_lia wrote: »

I love their picture of Dublin.

What is even funnier is that they think Dublin has great prices. Its obviously cheaper than Iceland, that is countries that offer far better value