There are 5 ways to get from America to Port Ellen by train, 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.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Islay
best- Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Islay (ILY)plane DUS - ILY
12h 24m£215–446Fly Weeze Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NRN - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal 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
12h 26m£82–288Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Islay
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Islay (ILY)plane AMS - ILY
9h 38m£212–475Fly Eindhoven Airport to Islay
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Islay (ILY)plane EIN - ILY
16h 40m£110–453Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane AMS - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
14h 20m£121–360
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Islay (ILY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from America to Port Ellen is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £80 - £290 and takes 12h 26m.
The fastest way to get from America to Port Ellen is to train and fly which takes 9h 38m and costs £210 - £480.
The distance between America and Port Ellen is 675 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 24m to get from America to Port Ellen, including transfers.
Port Ellen is 1h behind America. It is currently 8:35 PM in America and 7:35 PM in Port Ellen.
There are 52+ hotels available in Port Ellen.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Port Ellen, Scotland?
Ryanair, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Islay (ILY) 4 times a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £110–470
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Islay via London Gatwick, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–440
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Belfast City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Stansted, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–410
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Islay via London Stansted, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–420
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Islay via Krakow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–230
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
Bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
Ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–50
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
Ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–50
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
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