There are 9 ways to get from Luton to Islay by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to London City Airport, fly to Islay
best- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Islay (ILY)plane LCY - ILY
6h 42m£180–589Fly Luton Airport to Islay
cheapest- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Islay (ILY)plane LTN - ILY
3h 15m£35–230Train, bus, ferry via London
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- 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 12m£112–332Train, ferry
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Obantrain
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
14h 53m£140–419Bus, 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
15h 52m£91–242Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Islay
- Take the train from Luton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Islay (ILY)plane LHR - ILY
6h 18m£158–557Fly Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LTN - 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
8h 57m£53–159Train, 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 19m£105–216Bus, ferry via London
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Finchley Road Stationbus 757
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre 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
18h 9m£67–151
Luton to Islay by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Islay is to bus and ferry via London which costs £65 - £160 and takes 18h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Islay is to fly which takes 3h 15m and costs £35 - £230.
The distance between Luton and Islay is 430 miles.
The best way to get from Luton to Islay without a car is to train and bus and ferry via London which takes 13h 12m and costs £110 - £340.
It takes approximately 6h 42m 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) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from London City Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from London City Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Islay via Derry, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360–480
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–460
Flights from Luton Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Islay via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–85
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London City Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Islay via Derry, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360–480
Flights from Luton Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Islay via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- 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/
Train from Luton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- 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
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- 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
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.lumo.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 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- greenline.co.uk
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.greenline.co.uk/timetables-search/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £10–85
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £10–15
- Car Fare
- £65–85
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