There are 5 ways to get from Amsterdam to Islay by plane, train, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Islay
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Islay (ILY)plane AMS - ILY
6h 56m£181–436Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane AMS - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
10h 41m£90–301Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Annieslandtrain
- Take the bus from Anniesland Cross to Ferry Terminalbus 926
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
18h 26m£347–589Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Central Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus 926
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
28h 5m£110–259Train, bus, ferry via Inverness
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Oban Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
22h 59m£387–666
Amsterdam to Islay by train, bus, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Islay is to bus and ferry which costs £110 - £260 and takes 28h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Islay is to fly which takes 6h 56m and costs £180 - £440.
The distance between Amsterdam and Islay is 516 miles.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Islay without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 18h 26m and costs £340 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Amsterdam to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 1h behind Amsterdam. It is currently 9:25 AM in Amsterdam and 8:25 AM in Islay.
There are 52+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Islay, Scotland?
easyJet, Loganair, and three other airlines fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Islay (ILY) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Belfast City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Birmingham, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Birmingham, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–390
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Anniesland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Anniesland Cross to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £18–35
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
Bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam Central Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
Ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–50
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
Ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–50
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
Ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–50
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £10–85
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £10–15
- Car Fare
- £65–85
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