There are 3 ways to get from Seattle to Islay by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Islay
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Islay (ILY)plane SEA - ILY
16h 22m£305–1,205Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SEA - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Argyll Arms Hotelbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
22h 20m£258–560Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SEA - 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
23h 50m£277–843
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Islay is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £250 - £600 and takes 22h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Islay is to fly which takes 16h 22m and costs £300 - £1,300.
The distance between Seattle and Islay is 4452 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 22m to get from Seattle to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 8h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 2:43 AM in Seattle and 10:43 AM in Islay.
There are 47+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Islay, Scotland?
British Airways, Loganair, and three other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Islay (ILY) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–410
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,500
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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 3 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
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