There are 4 ways to get from Europe to Islay by train or plane
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Train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Islay (ILY)plane FRA - ILY
12h 43m£275–568Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Islay (ILY)plane AMS - ILY
15h 14m£227–550Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Islay (ILY)plane HAJ - ILY
16hTrain, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Islay (ILY)plane DUS - ILY
14h 56m£250–796
Frankfurt (FRA) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Islay is to train and fly which costs £220 - £550 and takes 15h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Islay is to train and fly which takes 12h 43m and costs £270 - £600.
The distance between Europe and Islay is 859 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 43m to get from Europe to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 6:02 PM in Europe and 5:02 PM in Islay.
There are 52+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Europe and Islay, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Islay. However, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, then fly to Islay (ILY). Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, then fly to Islay (ILY).
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £90–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via London Gatwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via London City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Islay via London Gatwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Stansted, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £95–400
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–450
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Islay via London Gatwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–430
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Stansted, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £95–400
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £29–70
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–22
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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