There are 3 ways to get from Perth to Port Ellen by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Islay
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Islay (ILY)plane PER - ILY
28h 55m£752–2,503Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PER - 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
33h 17m£424–1,041Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PER - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Argyll Arms Hotelbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
32h 45m£455–928
Perth Airport (PER) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Port Ellen is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £420 - £1,100 and takes 33h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Port Ellen is to fly which takes 28h 55m and costs £750 - £2,500.
The distance between Perth and Port Ellen is 9312 miles.
It takes approximately 28h 55m to get from Perth to Port Ellen, including transfers.
Port Ellen is 8h behind Perth. It is currently 10:47 AM in Perth and 2:47 AM in Port Ellen.
There are 45+ hotels available in Port Ellen.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Port Ellen, Scotland?
Emirates, Loganair, and four other airlines fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Islay (ILY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via Dubai, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £750–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £750–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via Rome, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £750–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £750–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,500
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via Dubai, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £750–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via Rome, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £750–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £750–2,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,500
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Terminal Building to Argyll Arms Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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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