There are 5 ways to get from Europe to Islay by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Islay
best- 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
15h 35mTrain, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Islay
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
17h 23m£118–452Train to Frankfurt, fly to Islay
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Islay (ILY)plane FRA - ILY
11h 46m£189–487Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Islay
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Islay (ILY)plane AMS - ILY
18h 9m£249–678Train to Frankfurt, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane FRA - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Argyll Arms Hotelbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
16h 4m£122–332
Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Islay is to train and fly and bus and ferry which costs £120 - £340 and takes 16h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Islay is to train and fly which takes 11h 46m and costs £180 - £490.
The distance between Europe and Islay is 806 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 35m to get from Europe to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 7:12 AM in Europe and 6:12 AM in Islay.
There are 47+ 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 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). 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 Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Nürnberg Hbf, walk to Nürnberg Hbf, take the subway to Nürnberg Flughafen, walk to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) airport, then fly to Islay (ILY).
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–390
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Islay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via London Gatwick, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Southampton, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Stansted, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–390
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Islay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Southampton, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Stansted, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
- 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
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £21–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £50–80
- 1st Class
- £110–190
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £8–13
- 1st Class
- £14–25
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Terminal Building to Argyll Arms Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- 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
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 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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