There are 3 ways to get from Sofia to Isle of 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 to Islay
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Islay (ILY)SOF - ILY
11h 19m£100–310Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)SOF - 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
16h 23m£82–228Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)SOF - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Argyll Arms Hotel
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
17h 34m£108–245
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Isle of Islay is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £80 - £230 and takes 16h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Isle of Islay is to fly which takes 11h 19m and costs £100 - £310.
The distance between Sofia and Isle of Islay is 1617 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 19m to get from Sofia to Isle of Islay, including transfers.
Isle of Islay is 2h behind Sofia. It is currently 11:13 AM in Sofia and 9:13 AM in Isle of Islay.
There are 44+ hotels available in Isle of Islay.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Isle of Islay, Scotland?
Bulgaria Air, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Islay (ILY) twice daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Sofia Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–430
Flights from Sofia Airport to Islay via Berlin Brandenburg, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–440
Flights from Sofia Airport to Islay via Vienna, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–310
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- 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
- 58 min
- 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
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
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