There are 9 ways to get from Islay to Luton by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Islay to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Islay (ILY) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ILY - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Lutontrain
4h 43m£159–550Ferry, bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport
cheapest- 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 Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
8h 8m£50–154Ferry, bus, train via Edinburgh
- Take the ferry from Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal to Kennacraig Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 926
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lutontrain
12h 41m£167–309Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal to Kennacraig Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 926
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stevenagetrain
13h 57m£105–254Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal to Kennacraig Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 926
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 595 / ...
15h 12m£91–239Fly Islay to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Islay (ILY) to London City Airport (LCY)plane ILY - LCY
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lutontrain
4h 51m£195–551Fly Islay to Luton Airport
- Fly from Islay (ILY) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane ILY - LTN
3h£55–240Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal to Oban Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
- Take the train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lutontrain
14h 15m£194–395Ferry, bus via London
- Take the ferry from Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal to Kennacraig Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 926
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the bus from Finchley Road Station to Luton Station Interchangebus 757
17h 38m£67–149
Islay to Luton by ferry, bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Islay to Luton is to ferry and bus and fly which costs £45 - £160 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Islay to Luton is to fly which takes 3h and costs £55 - £240.
The distance between Islay and Luton is 428 miles.
The best way to get from Islay to Luton without a car is to ferry and bus and train via Edinburgh which takes 12h 41m and costs £160 - £310.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Islay to Luton, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Islay Airport to Luton Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 9h and has one stopover.
Aer Lingus, Ryanair, Loganair and easyJet offer flights from Islay Airport to Luton Airport Airport.
There are 1004+ hotels available in Luton.
What companies run services between Islay, Scotland and Luton, England?
Loganair, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Islay (ILY) to Luton Airport (LTN) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Islay to Luton Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–260
Flights from Islay to Luton Airport via Glasgow Airport, Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £26–85
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Islay to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £130–500
Flights from Islay to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow Airport, Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £130–500
Flights from Islay to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow Airport, Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £370–480
Flights from Islay to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £390–480
Flights from Islay to London City Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from Islay to London City Airport via Glasgow Airport, Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Islay to Luton Airport via Glasgow Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Islay to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow Airport, Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £370–480
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- greenline.co.uk
Bus from Finchley Road Station to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.greenline.co.uk/timetables-search/
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–50
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
Ferry from Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal to Oban Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £10–85
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £10–15
- Car Fare
- £65–85
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