There are 8 ways to get from Antwerp to Islay by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly Brussels Airport to Islay
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Islay (ILY)plane BRU - ILY
8h 45m£76–404Train, bus, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Anvers-Central 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
17h 24m£266–484Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West 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
24h 59m£91–313Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Islay
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Islay (ILY)plane AMS - ILY
7h 18m£94–410Train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to Islay
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Islay (ILY)plane RTM - ILY
10h 21m£201–896Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- 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
11h 28m£96–302Train, bus, ferry via Inverness
- Take the train from Anvers-Central 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 1m£296–555Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats 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
25h 49m£88–306
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Antwerp to Islay is to bus and ferry which costs £85 - £310 and takes 25h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Antwerp to Islay is to train and fly which takes 7h 18m and costs £90 - £410.
The distance between Antwerp and Islay is 579 miles.
The best way to get from Antwerp to Islay without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 17h 24m and costs £260 - £490.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Antwerp to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 1h behind Antwerp. It is currently 7:06 PM in Antwerp and 6:06 PM in Islay.
There are 51+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Antwerp, Belgium and Islay, Scotland?
British Airways, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Islay (ILY) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–440
Flights from Brussels Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Belfast City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–490
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Stansted, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Islay via London City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–850
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £190–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Brussels Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Stansted, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Anvers-Central to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £160–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Anniesland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Anvers-Central to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Anniesland Cross to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–50
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £10–85
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £10–15
- Car Fare
- £65–85
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