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 Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BCN - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
12h 19m£81–229Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- 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 Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
13h 39m£69–239Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Islay
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Islay (ILY)plane BCN - ILY
7h 59m£72–244Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick, train, bus, ferry
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK)plane BCN - PIK
- Take the train from Prestwick Intl Airport to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
13h 27m£150–299Train 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£83–308
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Islay is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £65 - £240 and takes 13h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Islay is to fly which takes 7h 59m and costs £70 - £250.
The distance between Barcelona and Islay is 1193 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 19m to get from Barcelona to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 1h behind Barcelona. It is currently 3:31 AM in Barcelona and 2:31 AM in Islay.
There are 53+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Islay, Scotland?
easyJet and Loganair fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Islay (ILY) 6 times a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Islay via Bristol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Reus Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
Flights from Reus Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Islay via Bristol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Reus Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
Flights from Reus Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Prestwick Intl Airport to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- 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
- £8–22
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–29
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/ca/inici/index.html
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- https://www.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 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £19–40
- 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
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