There are 4 ways to get from Lisbon 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 to Islay
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Islay (ILY)plane LIS - ILY
7h 56m£67–256Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LIS - 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
13h 41m£83–252Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LIS - 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
12h 50m£78–254Fly to Manchester Airport, train, bus, ferry
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LIS - 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
16h 21m£113–368
Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Islay is to fly which costs £65 - £260 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Islay is to fly which takes 7h 56m and costs £65 - £260.
The distance between Lisbon and Islay is 1185 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Lisbon to Islay, including transfers.
There are 50+ 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 Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Manchester Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- 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
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- 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
- £35–65
- 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 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Tarbet
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Tarbet Hotel to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice 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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