travelling to Iceland for conferences

flights from Australia

IcelandAir connections

Iceland Air is the national carrier for Iceland and has flights to many European and north American cities
those coming from Australia will be most interested in getting a Iceland Air flight from either:
- London (3hr flight)
- Amsterdam
- Copenhagen
- Paris Charles de Gaul (3hr 20min flight, 2 flights daily depart Paris 0800 and 1410, and Iceland 0105 and 0740)
- Frankfurt (3hr 35min flight but 1 flight daily departs Frankfurt 1400hrs, departs Iceland 0725hrs)
- Zurich
- Madrid
- New York
- Montreal
- Toronto
- Vancouver
- Chicago
- Denver
- Alaska
they do not fly to Rome, Prague or Vienna

ERC 2016 Iceland then European Em Med in Vienna

ERC 2016 Iceland Fri Sept 23rd pm start ⇒ Sun 25th pm
via Paris option:
- Etihad: depart Melbourne 2210hrs Wed 21st Sept
  - 3hr stop over in Abu Dhabi
  - arrive Paris CDG 1455hrs Thurs 22nd Sept
  - sleep over Paris as no direct flight to Iceland after arrival
  - flight from Paris to Iceland Fri 23rd 0800hrs
- Singapore Airlines: SQ 228 depart Melbourne 1540hrs Wed 21st Sept
  - 2hr 40min stop over in Singapore
  - SQ336 0010hrs; arrive Paris CDG 0730hrs Thurs 22nd Sept 23hr50m flight time
  - sleep over Paris or catch another flight to Iceland 1410hrs same day
  - flight from Paris to Iceland Thurs 22nd or Fri 23rd
via Frankfurt option:
- Etihad and Air Berlin: depart Melbourne 1455hrs Wed 21st Sept
  - 3hr stop over in Abu Dhabi
  - arrive Frankfurt 0705hrs Thurs 22nd Sept (Air Berlin)
  - catch another flight to Iceland 1400hrs
- Singapore Airlines: SQ228 depart Melbourne 1540hrs Wed 21st Sept
  - 2hr 20min stop over in Singapore
  - SQ26 flight 2355hrs, arrive Frankfurt 0640hrs Thurs 22nd Sept 23hrs flight total
  - catch another flight to Iceland 1400hrs
conference reception Fri 23rd pm
explore Iceland Mon-Tues 27th
depart Iceland Wed 28th to Frankfurt (arrive 1250hrs) or Paris (arrive Paris 0620 or 1255hrs) then either:
- Prague option:
  - overnight in Frankfurt Wed 28th
  - train to Prague Thurs 29th
  - explore Prague
  - train to Vienna Fri 30th Sept
- Vienna option:
  - flight from Frankfurt to Vienna on Wed 28th:
    - Austrian Airlines hrly flights eg, 1550hrs arrive Vienna 1710 (1hr 20m flight)
  - 2 free days in Vienna
Vienna:
- EuSEM European Congress on Em Med
  - pre-courses Sat 1st Oct am/pm and Sun 2nd Oct am
  - conference starts Sun 2nd Oct 1300hrs
  - conference ends Wed 5th Oct 1330hrs
flight Vienna to Melbourne