There are 5 ways to get from Australia to Islay by plane, bus, ferry, train, or car 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 Perth Airport (PER) to Islay (ILY)plane PER - ILY
26h 53m£752–2,103Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PER - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
30h 39m£494–1,058Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PER - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Tarbetbus
- Take the bus from Tarbet Hotel to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
29h 53m£582–1,295Fly to Manchester Airport, train, bus, ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PER - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Anniesland Cross to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
33h 52m£592–1,441Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, car ferry, Bus, ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane PER - BHD
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchananbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
39h 48m
Perth Airport (PER) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Australia to Islay is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £490 - £1,100 and takes 30h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Australia to Islay is to fly which takes 26h 53m and costs £750 - £2,100.
The distance between Australia and Islay is 9307 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 53m to get from Australia to Islay, including transfers.
There are 52+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Australia and Islay, Scotland?
Emirates, Loganair, and three other airlines fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Islay (ILY) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via Dubai, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £750–2,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £850–2,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via Rome, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £850–2,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £850–2,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–750
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,300
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via Dubai, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £750–2,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via Rome, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £850–2,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £850–2,900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,300
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £19–40
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Tarbet
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Tarbet Hotel to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £12–24
Bus from Anniesland Cross to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £18–35
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Tarbet
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–50
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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