There are 7 ways to get from Dursley to Islay by train, bus, ferry, or plane
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Train, bus, ferry via Birmingham
best- Take the train from Gloucester to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Haymarket
- Take the bus from Haymarket Station to Station Road978
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Colonsay Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Colonsay Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry TerminalCm9
18h 10m£104–509Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Transport Hub to Newhall St
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Argyll Arms Hotel926
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry TerminalCm9
19h 50m£48–122Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Islay
- Take the train from Gloucester to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Islay (ILY)BHX - ILY
11h 47m£267–423Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Gloucester to Haymarket
- Take the bus from Haymarket Station to Station Road978
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Colonsay Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Colonsay Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry TerminalCm9
19h 24m£183–609Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Islay
- Take the train from Gloucester to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Islay (ILY)LHR - ILY
8h 5m£183–640Fly Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BRS - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Argyll Arms Hotel
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
12h 30m£63–181Fly Bristol Airport to Islay
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Islay (ILY)BRS - ILY
6h 17m£277–401
Dursley to Islay by bus, train, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dursley to Islay is to bus and ferry which costs £45 - £130 and takes 19h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Dursley to Islay is to fly which takes 6h 17m and costs £270 - £410.
The distance between Dursley and Islay is 547 miles.
The best way to get from Dursley to Islay without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Birmingham which takes 18h 10m and costs £100 - £550.
It takes approximately 18h 10m to get from Dursley to Islay, including transfers.
There are 44+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Dursley, England and Islay, Scotland?
easyJet and Loganair fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Islay (ILY) 3 times a week.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Islay via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–490
Flights from Bristol Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Islay via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Islay via Derry, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Islay via Derry, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–480
Flights from Bristol Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–90
Train from Gloucester to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–330
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Gloucester to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £150–490
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £150–230
- 1st Class
- £360–490
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Gloucester to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Haymarket Station to Station Road
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £19–26
- 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/
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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Transport Hub to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Colonsay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–60
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £7–11
- Car Fare
- £50–60
Ferry from Colonsay Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £4–30
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £4–7
- Car Fare
- £24–30
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
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
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