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Boston → Reykjavík flights

BOS–KEF fares showed a $384 median over 26 days, ranging $333–$502; watch for dips into the $360s before booking.

Median $384 to Reykjavik — bottom quartile sits at $364

Key takeaways

$384 median fare across 26 daily snapshots on the BOS–KEF route
Bottom quartile (p25 $364) marks a reasonable target if you have flexibility
Top quartile climbs to $425, with occasional spikes as high as $502
A 51% spread between low and high means timing can meaningfully affect what you pay
Sample size is moderate (26 days) — enough to spot a range, not enough to call exact patterns

30-day price trend

BOS → KEF · cheapest cached fare per day · last 26 days · ↑ 9%

$333 low$502 high

See full numbers and stats on the BOS → KEF price history page.

The full picture

Over 26 daily snapshots, BOS–KEF fares ranged from $333 to $502, with a median of $384. That's a 51% spread between the low and high — wide enough to suggest real volatility in how this route prices day to day, rather than a tightly bracketed fare. If you see something in the $360s (our p25 mark) or below, that's a genuinely good price relative to what we've observed; the $425 p75 line is a reasonable ceiling for a fare that's still fair but not a steal.

We don't have enough granularity in this dataset to say prices reliably soften at a specific point in the booking window — what we can say is that the spread itself implies there's room for patient shoppers to land closer to the $333–$364 end than the $425–$502 end. Rather than chasing a mythical 'best day to book,' treat the $364–$384 band as your realistic target and be ready to act when you see it, since fares in this range didn't appear to be rare outliers.

We don't have visibility into a dominant carrier or clear day-of-week effects for this route in the current data, so we won't speculate on airline-specific booking quirks or claim a particular weekday is cheaper — that's not supported by what we're seeing. The honest caveat: 26 snapshots give a decent read on the range, but it's a single month's window, not a seasonal trend, so treat these numbers as a snapshot of recent conditions rather than a year-round guarantee.

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Why we regenerated this article: Scheduled refresh after 35 days. We only rewrite when the underlying price index actually moves — stable weeks keep the previous take.

AI-authored from this route's 30-day price index. Article last regenerated Sep 26, 2026. Fares shift continuously — confirm at booking.