There are 4 ways to get from Portland to Islay by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly Portland International Airport to Islay
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Islay (ILY)plane PDX - ILY
18h 43m£392–1,602Fly Portland International Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PDX - 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
22h 17m£258–1,380Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Islay
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Islay (ILY)plane SEA - ILY
19h 11m£342–1,265Fly Portland International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PDX - 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
22h 12m£393–1,588
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Islay is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £250 - £1,400 and takes 22h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Islay is to fly which takes 18h 43m and costs £390 - £1,600.
The distance between Portland and Islay is 4562 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 43m to get from Portland to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 8h ahead of Portland. It is currently 10:01 AM in Portland and 6:01 PM in Islay.
There are 51+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Islay, Scotland?
British Airways, Loganair, and three other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Islay (ILY) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Islay via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Islay via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via Newark, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,300
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Portland International Airport to Islay via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Islay via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via Newark, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.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
- +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
- +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
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