There are 3 ways to get from Atlanta to Isle of Islay by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Islay
best- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Islay (ILY)ATL - ILY
16h 2m£272–1,102Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)ATL - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Argyll Arms Hotel
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
20h 59m£324–840Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)ATL - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Argyll Arms Hotel
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
21h 54m£275–577
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atlanta to Isle of Islay is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £270 - £600 and takes 21h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Atlanta to Isle of Islay is to fly which takes 16h 2m and costs £270 - £1,100.
The distance between Atlanta and Isle of Islay is 3936 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 2m to get from Atlanta to Isle of Islay, including transfers.
Isle of Islay is 5h ahead of Atlanta. It is currently 6:19 PM in Atlanta and 11:19 PM in Isle of Islay.
There are 43+ hotels available in Isle of Islay.
What companies run services between Atlanta, GA, USA and Isle of Islay, Scotland?
British Airways, Loganair, and four other airlines fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Islay (ILY) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–1,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,400
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,400
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,300
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Islay via Newark, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,500
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–440
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–440
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–1,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–1,100
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,300
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Islay via Newark, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,400
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Argyll Arms Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Terminal Building to Argyll Arms Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–50
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
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