ExceptionalNonstop · 2h
MAD to RAKMorocco
Marrakech
$36
usually $95
−62%
Most monthly lows $58–$101. Cheaper than every other month on record (7).
Flights · MAD → KEF
Madrid to Reykjavík
Best fare, round trip
$196
−44%
below its usual $350
you keep $154
RareFound
- Depart
- Tue 17 Nov
- Return
- Thu 19 Nov
- Stay
- 2 nights
- Flight
- 1 stop · 7h
- Airline
Ryanair
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $281 and $350. The drop beats 92% of measured fares on the board, over 4 observed months.
Cached fare — the booking search re-prices live before you pay.
IcelandReykjavíkWaterfalls, black beaches and the aurora — a stopover economy built on absurdly low fares.Best windowJun–Aug · Feb–Mar (aurora)AirportsKeflavík (KEF)Every route into ReykjavíkFare seasonality
When this route gets cheap.
Fares bottom out in November around $196 and peak in December near $375, 91% dearer, across the 4 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking makes one stop and takes about 7 hours outbound, on a 2-night trip — ticketed under Ryanair, which on a connecting fare need not operate every leg. At $196 for 2,896 km each way, that works out to about $34 per 1,000 km flown. That is below the $43 per 1,000 km typical of medium-haul fares here. Across the 11 departure cities we track at a similar distance from Reykjavík, this fare ranks 6th — 2.3× the $86 we hold from Milan. For context, the middle fare among the 11 routes of similar length we watch out of Madrid is $143. The best time to be in Reykjavík: Jun–Aug · Feb–Mar (aurora).
The 6 days we hold a cached fare for
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 7% higher than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $270 then versus $288 now, across 22 recorded snapshots. This is a calendar-level trend, so an individual deal above can be lower. The lowest single day we have seen here is $152, on 17 Nov.
These are the only days we have a cached price for on this route so far — not the only days it flies. The search above covers any date.
Cached fares · checked 17 Oct 2026
Cheapest in Nov, around $196
44% below the $350 typical fare
$281Oct, below the usual price. Compare October fares.$196Nov, the cheapest month. Compare November fares.$375Dec, above the usual price. Compare December fares.$349Mar ’27, around the usual price. Compare March fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Madrid to Reykjavík, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Barajas (MAD) ↔ Keflavík (KEF)
- Flight time
- ≈7 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈2,896 km each way
- Typical price
- $350 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Ryanair
- Itineraries
- Connections on current fares
- Best months to visit
- Jun–Aug · Feb–Mar (aurora)
Good to know
MAD → KEF, answered.
Is $196 a good price for Madrid to Reykjavík?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $350 round-trip. At $196 you're 44% below that, which we rate rare for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Madrid to Reykjavík?
Across 4 months of cached-fare history, Nov comes out cheapest on this route. The best months to actually be in Reykjavík are Jun–Aug · Feb–Mar (aurora) — when those overlap, that's your window.
How far in advance should I book MAD → Reykjavík?
We do not publish a number for this, because we cannot measure it yet. Answering it honestly means watching the same departure date on this route over many weeks as it approaches, and that archive is still filling up — so any "book N days ahead" figure here would be borrowed from somewhere else rather than measured. What we can measure is which month is cheap: across 4 months of cached fares, Nov comes out lowest on this route. Our guide Why flight prices change covers what does move a fare.
Are there nonstop flights from Madrid to Reykjavík?
The current cheapest fares involve a connection, ticketed under Ryanair. We hold no nonstop fare on this route right now, which does not mean none flies — search your exact dates to see what does.
Are these prices guaranteed?
No — these are cached fares found on real searches (this one on 17 October). Airlines reprice constantly, so the booking search re-checks the live price before you pay. Fresher finds are far more likely to still be available.
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