There are 5 ways to get from Barcelona to Islay by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Islay
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Islay (ILY)plane BCN - ILY
9h 9m£59–215Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BCN - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Argyll Arms Hotelbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
13h 37m£72–240Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BCN - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Argyll Arms Hotelbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
14h 52m£76–213Train to Reus Airport, fly to Islay
- Take the train from Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia to Reustrain
- Fly from Reus Airport (REU) to Islay (ILY)plane REU - ILY
10h 51m£100–319Train to Reus Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia to Reustrain
- Fly from Reus Airport (REU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane REU - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Argyll Arms Hotelbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
15h 49m£68–254
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Islay is to fly which costs £55 - £220 and takes 9h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Islay is to fly which takes 9h 9m and costs £55 - £220.
The distance between Barcelona and Islay is 1079 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Barcelona to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 1h behind Barcelona. It is currently 8:16 PM in Barcelona and 7:16 PM in Islay.
There are 48+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Islay, Scotland?
easyJet, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Islay (ILY) 4 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Reus Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Reus Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Islay via Bristol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–105
Flights from Reus Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Islay via Bristol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Reus Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Reus Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia to Reus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- accesibilidad@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia to Reus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia to Reus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- 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/
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- 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/
- 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
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
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