There are 9 ways to get from Luton to Islay by bus, plane, train, or ferry
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Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Islay
best- Take the bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Heathrow Airportbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Islay (ILY)plane LHR - ILY
5h 50m£123–486Fly Luton Airport to Islay
cheapest- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Islay (ILY)plane LTN - ILY
3h 15m£45–260Train, bus, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus 926
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
13h 44m£167–313Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Stevenage to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus 926
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
14h 34m£94–216Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 595 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus 926
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
16h 7m£91–241Train to London City Airport, fly to Islay
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Islay (ILY)plane LCY - ILY
6h 39m£179–540Fly Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LTN - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
8h 20m£51–163Train, ferry
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Obantrain
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Colonsay Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
- Take the ferry from Colonsay Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
16h 23m£141–345Train, bus, ferry via Birmingham
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus 926
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
16h 39m£74–181
Luton to Islay by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Islay is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £50 - £170 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Islay is to fly which takes 3h 15m and costs £45 - £260.
The distance between Luton and Islay is 413 miles.
The best way to get from Luton to Islay without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 13h 44m and costs £160 - £320.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Luton to Islay, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Luton Airport Airport to Islay Airport. The quickest flight takes 9h 15m and has one stopover.
Loganair and easyJet offer flights from Luton Airport Airport to Islay Airport.
There are 51+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Luton, England and Islay, Scotland?
easyJet and Loganair fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Islay (ILY) 5 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–95
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–480
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Islay via Belfast City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–480
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Islay via Derry, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–460
Flights from London City Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–500
Flights from London City Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–500
Flights from London City Airport to Islay via Belfast City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £160–500
Flights from London City Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Luton Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Luton Airport to Islay via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Islay via Derry, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–460
Flights from London City Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Luton Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Luton Airport to Islay via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Stevenage to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–55
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–50
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Colonsay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–60
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £7–11
- Car Fare
- £50–60
Ferry from Colonsay Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £4–30
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £4–7
- Car Fare
- £24–30
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