There are 5 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)plane FCO - ILY
7h 32m£82–287Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane FCO - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Argyll Arms Hotelbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
14h 5m£70–232Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to Islay
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Islay (ILY)plane CIA - ILY
13h 9m£102–378Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CIA - 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
15h 18m£89–286Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Campbeltown, ferry
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Campbeltown (CAL)plane FCO - CAL
- Take the ferry from Campbeltown to Ballycastleferry
- Take the ferry from Ballycastle to Port Ellenferry
14h£201–280
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 - £240 and takes 14h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Islay is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs £80 - £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 12:29 PM in Rome and 11:29 AM in Islay.
There are 47+ 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) once 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
- £75–310
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–460
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Islay via Krakow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Islay via Prague, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–380
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Campbeltown via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Campbeltown via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday 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
- £40–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 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
- Every 2 hours
- 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
- Phone
- +44 1586 555895
- info@kintyreexpress.com
- Website
- kintyreexpress.com
Ferry from Campbeltown to Ballycastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80
- Schedules at
- kintyreexpress.com
Ferry from Ballycastle to Port Ellen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80
- Schedules at
- kintyreexpress.com
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