Visit both London and Reykjavik. You can go to London with or without the stopover.
Here are some practical travel tips to Iceland.
London, England – Photo: Lies Thru a Lens via Flickr, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)
Sample Travel Date:
- Chicago to London: October 10th
- London to Reykjavik: October 17th
- Reykjavik to Chicago: October 21st
Fare Availability:
- Valid for travel from late September – early December. Must purchase at least 1 day in advance of departure
- Please note that while this fare is valid at time of posting, if this post is more than two days old, the fare is likely gone.
How to Search for Availability:
- Search on Icelandair. Just enter your dates like the above and let it see if there’s availability.
Fare Class:
Routing:
- ORD – KEF (Reykjavik) – LGW (London – Gatwick) – KEF – ORD
Mileage:
- Miles Flown: 8,272 miles or 5.9 cents per mile
How to Book:
- Book on Icelandair. Select “Icelandair Stopover/Return from another city” and enter it as three segments and the respective dates for those segments:
- Segment 1: Chicago – London
- Segment 2: London – Reykjavik
- Segment 3: Reykjavik – Chicago
- Save $400 off your next travel purchase after signing up for the Barclaycard Arrival Plus™ World Elite MasterCard®.* Earn 40,000 bonus miles when you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first 90 days – that is enough to redeem for a $400 travel statement credit.
Accommodations
For hotel bookings, we recommend that you only book using online travel agencies (Booking.com, Expedia, Hotels.com, HotelsCombined or Orbitz) if it is a non-chain hotel. We don’t want you to miss out on earning rewards with chain hotels.
- Accor Hotels
- Sofitel, Pullman, M Gallery, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Mercure, Ibis
- Agoda
- Anantara Resorts
- Booking.com
- CheapTickets
- Country Inns and Suites
- Expedia
- Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
- Fairmont, Swissotel, Raffles
- Hilton Hotels
- Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Home2
- HomeAway.com
- Hotels.com
- HotelsCombined
- Intercontinental Group
- Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites
- Marriott International
- Marriott, JW Marriott, Courtyard y Marriott, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Springhill Suites, Delta Hotels, Moxy, AC Hotels, TownePlace, Autograph Collection, Protea Hotels
- Orbitz
- Preferred Hotels & Resorts
- Preferred, Sterling, Summit
- Priceline
- Radisson Hotels
- Radisson Blu, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn, Hotel Missioni
- Riu Hotels – All inclusive hotels in the Caribbean, Mexico and Europe
- Starwood Hotels & Resorts
- Sheraton, Westin, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W Hotels, Le Meridien, Design Hotels, Tribute, Element, Aloft, Four Points
- Venere
- Wyndham Hotels
- Wyndham, Tryp, Wingate, Hawthorn, Microtel, Dream, Planet Hollywood, Ramada, Night, Baymont, Days Inn, Super 8, Howard Johnson, Travelodge, Knights Inn
Car Rentals
- Rental Cars – One of the world’s leading car rental agencies. Includes all the major brands like Hertz, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise etc.
Activities and Tours
- Viator – The world’s largest marketplace for destination activities and tours
Travel Insurance
Background Information:
England:
- Visa: US Citizens – not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
- Currency: British Pound (GBP). $1USD = 0.68 GBP
Iceland:
- Visa: US Citizens – Not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
- Currency: Icelandic Krona (ISK). $1USD = 122.65 ISK
Tips for saving when using credit cards at international destinations:
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