There are 5 ways to get from Philadelphia to Islay by plane, train, bus, 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.
Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Islay
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Islay (ILY)plane PHL - ILY
13h 41m£352–1,302Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PHL - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
19h 1m£254–624Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Islay
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Islay (ILY)plane EWR - ILY
15h 51m£566–1,534Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PHL - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
18h 2m£373–788Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane EWR - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
17h 11m£278–756
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Islay is to train and fly and bus and ferry which costs £270 - £800 and takes 17h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Islay is to fly which takes 13h 41m and costs £350 - £1,300.
The distance between Philadelphia and Islay is 3261 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 41m to get from Philadelphia to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 5h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 3:41 AM in Philadelphia and 8:41 AM in Islay.
There are 23+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Islay, Scotland?
American Airlines, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Islay (ILY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Islay via Toronto, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Islay via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–460
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £400–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240–320
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Islay via Toronto, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Islay via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £400–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–500
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- £8–170
- Business Class
- £40–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- 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/
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.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/
- 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
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