There are 3 ways to get from Munich to Islay by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Islay
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Islay (ILY)plane MUC - ILY
10h 33m£78–332Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MUC - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Argyll Arms Hotelbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
14h 51m£121–277Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MUC - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Argyll Arms Hotelbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
14h 41m£105–270
Munich International Airport (MUC) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Islay is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £100 - £270 and takes 14h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Islay is to fly which takes 10h 33m and costs £75 - £340.
The distance between Munich and Islay is 943 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 33m to get from Munich to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 1h behind Munich. It is currently 10:20 AM in Munich and 9:20 AM in Islay.
There are 47+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Islay, Scotland?
Lufthansa, Loganair, and three other airlines fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Islay (ILY) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Munich International Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–460
Flights from Munich International Airport to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–460
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.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 Argyll Arms Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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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