Cheap flights from New York to Reykjavik from £266

If you aren’t able to travel during the month of December, then book flights to Reykjavik from New York during October instead. Flights to Reykjavik in October, while not as cheap as those in December, still average around £292.

On average, the least expensive day to fly to Reykjavik from New York is on a Thursday. momondo users have found tickets for Thursday departures for as low as £355. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. When flying out on a Sunday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from New York to Reykjavik for around £451.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Reykjavik from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Reykjavik for around £367 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Reykjavik from New York for as low as £323 on momondo.

As of May 2026, prices for New York to Reykjavik flights are approximately 14% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 20% of flights between New York and Reykjavik have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 171 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Saturday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Icelandair have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 19% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between New York and Reykjavik is 2 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 50% of weekly flights leaving on this day.

On average, it takes 5h 50m to fly from New York to Reykjavik if you fly out of Newark (the most popular airport in New York) and into Reykjavik Keflavik Intl Airport (the most popular airport in Reykjavik). If you’re flying out of New York and into Reykjavik Keflavik Intl Airport, then the flight time is around 7h 25m.