There are 5 ways to get from Rome to Islay by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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 Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
best- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane FCO - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
13h 2m£55–248Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Islay
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Islay (ILY)plane FCO - ILY
7h 32m£88–286Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to Islay
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Islay (ILY)plane CIA - ILY
13h 23m£87–319Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train, bus, ferry
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CIA - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
14h 36m£99–312Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Campbeltown, bus, ferry
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Campbeltown (CAL)plane FCO - CAL
- Take the bus from Wellpark Cottages to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
13h 9m£61–199
Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Islay is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £60 - £200 and takes 13h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Islay is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs £85 - £290.
The distance between Rome and Islay is 1382 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 2m to get from Rome to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 1h behind Rome. It is currently 6:43 AM in Rome and 5:43 AM in Islay.
There are 23+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Islay, Scotland?
easyJet, 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
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–280
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–470
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Islay via Krakow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £100–350
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Islay via Warsaw Modlin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–350
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Islay via London Stansted, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–310
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Campbeltown via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Campbeltown via Zurich, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–230
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Campbeltown via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £24–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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 Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Wellpark Cottages to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- 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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