There are 6 ways to get from Istanbul 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 Istanbul to Islay
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Islay (ILY)plane IST - ILY
13h 37m£120–550Fly Istanbul to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane IST - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Tarbetbus
- Take the bus from Tarbet Hotel to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
17h 24m£91–279Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Islay
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Islay (ILY)plane SAW - ILY
13h 12m£110–350Fly Istanbul to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane IST - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
15h 44m£96–300Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SAW - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
16h 5m£101–276Fly Istanbul to Manchester Airport, train, bus, ferry
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane IST - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
18h 27m£153–419
Istanbul (IST) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Islay is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £100 - £280 and takes 16h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Islay is to fly which takes 13h 12m and costs £110 - £350.
The distance between Istanbul and Islay is 1895 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 37m to get from Istanbul to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 3h behind Istanbul. It is currently 12:41 PM in Istanbul and 9:41 AM in Islay.
There are 50+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Islay, Scotland?
Turkish Airlines, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Islay (ILY) twice daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Istanbul to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–750
Flights from Istanbul to Islay via Split, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Islay via Prague, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Islay via Birmingham, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Islay via Hannover, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–420
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–310
Flights from Istanbul to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–420
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Glasgow Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–420
Flights from Istanbul to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–420
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Tarbet
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Tarbet Hotel to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Tarbet
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–50
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
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