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I am considering an itinerary (WW126-WW810) which would have me arriving at KEF at 4:30 am and departing at 6:15 am. My problem with WOW air is that I don't really want to pay €14 or more for airline food that probably ranks somewhere in the middle of the vomit meter.

So, I went to the airport website, and learned that there are a very few restaurants and coffee shops there. But... the web site would not tell me their opening hours! For every single place, it only states: "Open in accordance with flight schedule" which doesn't seem very predictable. I found another question about food at KEF here on Travel, but it only discussed late evening, and did not cover this early morning timeframe at all.

My basic question is, if I take these flights, am I going to be able to eat halfway decent food in Keflavik?

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Update: I originally wrote this answer long before WOW airline ceased operation. With it gone, morning traffic in KEF starts about 1 hour later. The basic point remains, though, that restaurants are open during the 'connection period' between European and North American flights. However, during COVID this may not be accurate.

Yes, there will be restaurants open at that time. I took one of WOW's 6am flights just a few weeks ago and all of the restaurants were open by the time I got through security at around 4:40.

This is actually a very busy time for KEF airport as a lot of North American flights arrive between 4 and 6 and a lot of European flights depart between 6 and 8.

Note, however, that these are airport restaurants and priced accordingly. Buying food during your flight may not be any more expensive (although with fewer options). The WOWAir in flight menu can be found here: http://vefbirting.oddi.is/wow/wow_me_summer_2016/files/assets/basic-html/page-61.html (I usually have the baguette, decent for airline food).

Restaurant options in the airport (airside): http://www.kefairport.is/wheninkef/en/restaurants/

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