There are 2 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)SEA - ILY
18h 1m£332–1,202Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)SEA - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Argyll Arms Hotel
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
22h 7m£315–777
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 £310 - £800 and takes 22h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Islay is to fly which takes 18h 1m and costs £330 - £1,200.
The distance between Seattle and Islay is 4452 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 1m to get from Seattle to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 8h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 5:25 PM in Seattle and 1:25 AM in Islay.
There are 44+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Islay, Scotland?
British Airways, Loganair, and five other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Islay (ILY) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–850
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,500
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–750
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- 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/
- 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
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
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