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layover in 3rd country before final stop

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So I realize that there are other posts about this but getting pretty confused. I am planning trip and flight from New York to London with layover in Reykjavik (KEF), Iceland. I am planning on checking 1 luggage. I have few questions about this.

  1. Will I need to go through customs and immigration in Rykjavik? Or do I just go to gate directly?
  2. If yes to 1. then what does this involve, having to get luggge and recheck it in? Layover is only 1 hr 25 min.
  3. Is it worth extra $600 to do non stop flight instead?
Posted by
20980 posts

This is from the Icelandair website:

•Passengers in transit/transfers to the United Kingdom or Ireland from a non-Schengen State will not be subject to personal border control in Leifur Eiriksson Air Terminal. The UK and Ireland are not full participants in the Schengen co-operation and thus border control will take place upon arrival in the States. If a passenger decides to leave the designated Non-Schengen area in Leifur Eiriksson Air Terminal to enter the Schengen area, border control checks will apply.

A specific area has been allocated for these passengers on the ground floor of the terminal, providing service and shopping facilities. Passengers are kindly asked not to present themselves at the border control area if they are travelling to/from Non-Schengen states.

Passengers travelling to the UK and Ireland from Iceland will be subject to exit control if they leave the designated Non-Schengen area of the terminal.

Posted by
2430 posts

If it is up to me, saving 600 dollars by having a one stop is a no brainer, would rather have that money to spend on vacation than giving it to an airline,in my opinion.

Posted by
10558 posts

I would never pay an extra $600 to fly nonstop!

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