Last updated: March 16, 2021

We at Icelandair can't wait to welcome you back when you're ready. Before you book your ticket to Iceland, here's a snapshot of current travel restrictions and entry requirements. 

We offer a friendly reminder to travelers that it is their responsibility to ensure they have the relevant documents and meet the entry requirements for their destination.

New rules: Iceland's border opens to all vaccinated and previously infected travelers

From March 18, 2021, all travelers - regardless of origin - are welcome to visit Iceland if they can show either:

• certificate of full vaccination against COVID
• certificate of previous COVID infection

This includes travelers from non-Schengen countries (including from UK, USA, Canada, Asia). Please note: Iceland is welcoming vaccinated visitors from outside the Schengen zone, but further travel from Iceland to the rest of Europe is currently not permitted for non-Schengen residents.

Read more in the Icelandic government announcement.

If you do not have proof of vaccination or of previous COVID infection, there are rules around eligibility to visit, plus rules for testing and quarantine upon arrival. All visitors holding passports (or valid residency) from EU/EFTA countries are welcome. See below for more details.

Entry requirements: COVID-19 tests and quarantine

If you hold proof of full vaccination or prior COVID infection, you are exempt from COVID testing rules and quarantine.

Other passengers require a negative PCR test before boarding an aircraft to Iceland, taken within 72 hours of departure. Note: the negative PCR test requirement is in addition to the requirement for arriving passengers to undergo double screening and 5-6 days quarantine between tests. More details are below.

Here's what you need to know about visiting Iceland.