Cheap flights Copenhagen – Ilulissat

November is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar carries fares across most of the year: September through March, then May through August, with April missing. Winter in Ilulissat means short, dark days and real cold, and it is also when fares sit lowest. Summer brings the midnight sun and the heaviest demand, so book well ahead if that is when you want to go. Midweek departures out of Kastrup usually cost less than weekend ones, and Danish holidays push prices up, so shifting your dates by a day or two often helps.

The carriers that appear on this route are EuroAtlantic Airways, Air Greenland, Adria Airways and Icelandair. None of them flies Copenhagen to Ilulissat nonstop, so what you are really choosing is a combination: one airline for the leg out of Kastrup and often another for the hop up to Greenland. These are scheduled carriers rather than budget ones, but each sets its own baggage allowance and change rules, so read the conditions for both legs before you pay. If your itinerary is two separate tickets, the second airline has no duty to rebook you when the first one runs late.

Ilulissat has a single airport, Ilulissat Airport, and that is where you land, so there is no second gateway to pick between. It sits close to the town rather than far out in the fjord, and the transfer in is a short ride, normally by taxi or a pickup arranged by the place you are staying. Do not count on public transport to meet you at the door, and give your host your arrival time in advance. Weather can delay or reroute flights here, so keep your first night flexible.

Currency

DKK (kr.)

Power sockets

Type C, E, F, K · 230 V

Language

Greenlandic

Emergency number

112

Driving side

right

Calling code

+299

Internet domain

.gl

Population of Ilulissat

4,737 (2022)

Altitude

2,010 m · high altitude — take the first day slowly

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check that your ticket starts at Kastrup, since that is the Copenhagen airport this route uses.
• Confirm whether your connection is on one ticket or two, because separate tickets mean you collect your bags and check them in again.
• Read the baggage rules for each airline on the itinerary, as the allowance can differ between the first and second leg.
• Make sure your passport and any entry documents for Greenland are in order before you pay.
• Look at the price calendar first — November is the cheapest month, and fares swing a lot with the season.
• Leave a generous gap where you change planes, because a missed connection here can mean a long wait for the next one.