There are 8 ways to get from Luton to Islay by bus, plane, train, 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.
Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Islay
best- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Islay (ILY)plane LHR - ILY
5h 50m£126–489Fly Luton Airport to Islay
cheapest- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Islay (ILY)plane LTN - ILY
2h 55m£50–260Train, 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 32m£177–330Train, 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 24m£97–213Bus, 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 57m£83–190Train 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
9h£169–579Fly 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 10m£63–209Bus, 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
17h 28m£80–178
Luton to Islay by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Islay is to bus and ferry via London which costs £75 - £180 and takes 17h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Islay is to fly which takes 2h 55m and costs £50 - £260.
The distance between Luton and Islay is 414 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 32m and costs £170 - £330.
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 8h 55m and has one stopover.
Ryanair, easyJet and Loganair offer flights from Luton Airport Airport to Islay Airport.
There are 53+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Luton, England and Islay, Scotland?
easyJet, Loganair, and Ryanair fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Islay (ILY) 4 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–490
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Islay via Belfast City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–490
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Islay via Derry, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–490
Flights from London City Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from London City Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from London City Airport to Islay via Belfast City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from London City Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Luton Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Luton Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Luton Airport to Islay via Belfast City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- 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
- £150–490
Flights from London City Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Luton Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Luton Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Luton Airport to Islay via Belfast City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Stevenage to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
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 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 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 Building to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
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
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- Green Line
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- Green Line
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
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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