There are 2 ways to get from Zurich to Islay by train or plane
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Basel (BSL) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Islay is to fly which costs £70 - £310 and takes 10h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Islay is to train and fly which takes 9h 11m and costs £80 - £370.
The distance between Zurich and Islay is 875 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Zurich to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 10:19 AM in Zurich and 9:19 AM in Islay.
There are 45+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Islay, Scotland?
Lufthansa, Loganair, and four other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Islay (ILY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–490
Flights from Basel to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
Flights from Basel to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £120–480
Flights from Basel to Islay via London Gatwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
Flights from Basel to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–470
Flights from Zurich Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Islay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Basel to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
Flights from Basel to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £120–480
Flights from Basel to Islay via London Gatwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
Flights from Basel to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–470
Flights from Zurich Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Islay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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