There are 5 ways to get from Hanover to Islay by plane, bus, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Hannover Airport to Islay
best- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Islay (ILY)plane HAJ - ILY
8h 3m£110–440Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Islay
cheapest- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Islay (ILY)plane HAM - ILY
9h 42m£106–384Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus 926
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
33h 7m£137–291Fly Hannover Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane HAJ - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
11h 8m£128–295Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus 926
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
33h 28m£136–339
Hanover to Islay by bus and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Islay is to bus and ferry which costs £130 - £300 and takes 33h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Islay is to fly which takes 8h 3m and costs £110 - £440.
The distance between Hanover and Islay is 696 miles.
The best way to get from Hanover to Islay without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 33h 7m and costs £130 - £300.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Hanover to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 1h behind Hanover. It is currently 6:37 PM in Hanover and 5:37 PM in Islay.
There are 53+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Islay, Scotland?
Eurowings, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Islay (ILY) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–440
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–550
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–470
Flights from Hannover Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–440
Flights from Hannover Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–550
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–470
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
Bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
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
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
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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