There are 4 ways to get from Europe to Port Ellen by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Islay
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Islay (ILY)plane FRA - ILY
12h 3m£209–467Train, 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
16h 1m£119–453Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Islay
- 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
16h 39mTrain 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
17h 6m£122–332
Frankfurt (FRA) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Port Ellen is to train and fly and bus and ferry which costs £120 - £340 and takes 17h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Port Ellen is to train and fly which takes 12h 3m and costs £200 - £470.
The distance between Europe and Port Ellen is 854 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 3m to get from Europe to Port Ellen, including transfers.
Port Ellen is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 12:41 PM in Europe and 11:41 AM in Port Ellen.
There are 47+ hotels available in Port Ellen.
What companies run services between Europe and Port Ellen, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Port Ellen. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk 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, fly to Islay (ILY), walk to Islay Airport, then take the line 451 bus to Charlotte Street. 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, fly to Islay (ILY), walk to Islay Airport, then take the line 451 bus to Charlotte Street.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via London City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via London Gatwick, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–410
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–400
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- 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 and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–170
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–410
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–400
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- 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 and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–55
- 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
- £19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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
- 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
- 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
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- 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/
- 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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