There are 5 ways to get from Istanbul to Islay by plane, bus, or ferry
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 32m£142–652Fly Istanbul to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane IST - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal 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 45m£119–362Fly Istanbul to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane IST - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
15h 57m£186–437Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Islay
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Islay (ILY)plane SAW - ILY
12h 17m£122–432Fly 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 Terminal 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£144–952
Istanbul (IST) to Islay (ILY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Islay is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £110 - £370 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Islay is to fly which takes 12h 17m and costs £120 - £440.
The distance between Istanbul and Islay is 1895 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 32m to get from Istanbul to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 12:29 PM in Istanbul and 10:29 AM in Islay.
There are 53+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Islay, Scotland?
Turkish Airlines, KLM, and five other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Islay (ILY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Istanbul to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–750
Flights from Istanbul to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £170–750
Flights from Istanbul to Islay via Munich, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–750
Flights from Istanbul to Islay via Berlin Brandenburg, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–750
Flights from Istanbul to Islay via Krakow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £200–600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–390
Flights from Istanbul to Glasgow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–390
Flights from Istanbul to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–340
Flights from Istanbul to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–340
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–380
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Istanbul to Glasgow Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–390
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–290
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–50
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
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