There are 4 ways to get from Budapest to Islay by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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 Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Islay (ILY)plane BUD - ILY
12h 55m£86–282Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BUD - 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 50m£77–238Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BUD - 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
14h 22m£82–230Fly to Newcastle, train, bus, ferry
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BUD - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
15h 53m£117–354
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Islay is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £75 - £240 and takes 13h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Islay is to fly which takes 12h 55m and costs £85 - £290.
The distance between Budapest and Islay is 1242 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 55m to get from Budapest to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 1h behind Budapest. It is currently 11:28 PM in Budapest and 10:28 PM in Islay.
There are 23+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Islay, Scotland?
KLM, Loganair, and three other airlines fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Islay (ILY) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–450
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Islay via Prague, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–95
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Tarbet
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Tarbet Hotel to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 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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