There are 2 ways to get from Bushmills to Islay by ferry, train, or plane
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George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bushmills to Islay is to ferry which costs £105 - £115 and takes 1h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Bushmills to Islay is to ferry which takes 1h 32m and costs £105 - £115.
The distance between Bushmills and Islay is 44 miles.
The best way to get from Bushmills to Islay without a car is to ferry which takes 1h 32m and costs £105 - £115.
It takes approximately 1h 32m to get from Bushmills to Islay, including transfers.
There are 47+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Bushmills, Northern Ireland and Islay, Scotland?
Kintyre Express operates a ferry from Ballycastle to Port Ellen twice daily. Tickets cost £80 and the journey takes 1h 15m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Islay via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–480
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Islay via Bristol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Islay via London Gatwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Islay via Bristol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Islay via London Gatwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Coleraine to Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1586 555895
- info@kintyreexpress.com
- Website
- kintyreexpress.com
Ferry from Ballycastle to Port Ellen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80
- Schedules at
- kintyreexpress.com
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