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 Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
best- 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 41m£73–221Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Islay
cheapest- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Islay (ILY)plane BCN - ILY
7h 59m£67–255Fly 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 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
13h 1m£73–243Train to Reus Airport, fly to Islay
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragonatrain
- Fly from Reus Airport (REU) to Islay (ILY)plane REU - ILY
10h 21m£76–275Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport, train, bus, ferry
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BCN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
16h 14m£97–387
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Islay is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £70 - £230 and takes 13h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Islay is to fly which takes 7h 59m and costs £65 - £260.
The distance between Barcelona and Islay is 1229 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 41m to get from Barcelona to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 1h behind Barcelona. It is currently 5:10 PM in Barcelona and 4:10 PM in Islay.
There are 51+ 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) twice a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £96–101
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Reus Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
Flights from Reus Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Reus Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
Flights from Reus Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- 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
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- 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
- £65–110
- 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
- £35–65
- 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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Tarbet
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Tarbet Hotel to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Tarbet
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- 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
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