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£356–604Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Islay (ILY)plane NUE - ILY
13h 57m£154–763Train, 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 36m£239–630Train, 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
12h 58m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Islay is to train and fly which costs £150 - £800 and takes 13h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Islay is to train and fly which takes 12h 43m and costs £350 - £650.
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 7:08 AM in Europe and 6:08 AM in Islay.
There are 53+ 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 Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, take the train to Duesseldorf Flughafen, walk to D-Flughafen Bf, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, then fly to Islay (ILY).
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–490
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- 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
- £230–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–490
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–490
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–440
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–380
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £140–650
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–460
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–450
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–440
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–460
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
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