There are 5 ways to get from Islay to Barcelona by ferry, bus, plane, 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.
Ferry, bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Take the ferry from Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal to Kennacraig Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Terminal Buildingbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane GLA - BCN
11h 29m€90–271Fly Islay to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Fly from Islay (ILY) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane ILY - BCN
8h 21m€69–249Ferry, bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the ferry from Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal to Kennacraig Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane EDI - BCN
12h 54m€80–273Ferry, bus, train to Glasgow/Prestwick, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the ferry from Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal to Kennacraig Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Anniesland Crossbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Intl Airporttrain
- Fly from Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane PIK - BCN
12h 53m€161–340Fly Islay to Reus Airport, train
- Fly from Islay (ILY) to Reus Airport (REU)plane ILY - REU
- Take the train from Camp De Tarragona to Barcelona-Santstrain
9h 51m€145–432
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Islay to Barcelona is to fly which costs €65 - €250 and takes 8h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Islay to Barcelona is to fly which takes 8h 21m and costs €65 - €250.
The distance between Islay and Barcelona is 1909 km.
It takes approximately 11h 29m to get from Islay to Barcelona, including transfers.
Barcelona is 1h ahead of Islay. It is currently 2:57 AM in Islay and 3:57 AM in Barcelona.
There are 5169+ hotels available in Barcelona.
What companies run services between Islay, Scotland and Barcelona, Spain?
Loganair, easyJet, and Ryanair fly from Islay (ILY) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 4 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–100
Flights from Islay to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Glasgow Airport, Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Islay to Reus Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Islay to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Glasgow Airport, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €22–45
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €8–17
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Anniesland Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €21–40
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal to Kennacraig Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–55
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- €7–11
- Car Fare
- €45–55
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