There are 4 ways to get from Rome to Islay by plane, 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 Fiumicino International Airport to Islay
best- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Islay (ILY)FCO - ILY
7h 32m£78–285Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)FCO - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Argyll Arms Hotel
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
13h 50m£71–230Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to Islay
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Islay (ILY)CIA - ILY
13h 8m£103–360Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)CIA - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Argyll Arms Hotel
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
14h 23m£85–268
Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Islay is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £70 - £230 and takes 13h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Islay is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs £75 - £290.
The distance between Rome and Islay is 1296 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Rome to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 1h behind Rome. It is currently 9:25 PM in Rome and 8:25 PM in Islay.
There are 44+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Islay, Scotland?
Jet2.com, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Islay (ILY) twice daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–300
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Islay via Geneva, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–440
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Islay via Krakow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–360
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Islay via Prague, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.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/
- 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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