There are 3 ways to get from Lisbon 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 to Islay
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Islay (ILY)LIS - ILY
7h 56m£82–276Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LIS - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Argyll Arms Hotel
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
13h 4m£85–251Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LIS - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Argyll Arms Hotel
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
14h 8m£89–264
Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Islay is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £80 - £260 and takes 13h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Islay is to fly which takes 7h 56m and costs £80 - £280.
The distance between Lisbon and Islay is 1185 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Lisbon to Islay, including transfers.
There are 44+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Islay, Scotland?
easyJet, Loganair, and Ryanair fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Islay (ILY) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Terminal Building to Argyll Arms Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Argyll Arms Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–50
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
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