There are 5 ways to get from Vienna to Islay by plane, bus, train, 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 Vienna International Airport to Islay
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Islay (ILY)plane VIE - ILY
9h 30m£93–332Fly Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane VIE - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
13h 22m£79–248Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 060 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Birminghambus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus 926
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
39h 50m£194–472Fly Vienna International Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane VIE - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Tarbetbus
- Take the bus from Tarbet Hotel to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
14h 12m£84–260Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Islay
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Islay (ILY)plane BTS - ILY
10h 5m£83–282
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Islay is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £75 - £250 and takes 13h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Islay is to fly which takes 9h 30m and costs £90 - £340.
The distance between Vienna and Islay is 1115 miles.
The best way to get from Vienna to Islay without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 39h 50m and costs £190 - £480.
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Vienna to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 1h behind Vienna. It is currently 5:57 AM in Vienna and 4:57 AM in Islay.
There are 35+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Islay, Scotland?
KLM, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Islay (ILY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–470
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Islay via Prague, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–310
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £150–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £13–20
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Tarbet
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Tarbet Hotel to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Tarbet
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–50
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
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