There are 5 ways to get from Australia to Islay by plane, bus, ferry, train, or car 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 Perth Airport (PER) to Islay (ILY)plane PER - ILY
27h 53m£801–2,502Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PER - 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
30h 53m£533–852Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PER - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
29h 48m£535–997Fly to Manchester Airport, train, bus, ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PER - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Anniesland Cross to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
34h 7m£558–1,315Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, car ferry, Bus, ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane PER - BHD
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchananbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
38h 8m£557–1,243
Perth Airport (PER) to Islay (ILY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Australia to Islay is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £500 - £850 and takes 30h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Australia to Islay is to fly which takes 27h 53m and costs £800 - £2,500.
The distance between Australia and Islay is 9307 miles.
It takes approximately 27h 53m to get from Australia to Islay, including transfers.
There are 53+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Australia and Islay, Scotland?
Emirates, Loganair, and three other airlines fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Islay (ILY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via Dubai, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £800–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £900–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via Rome, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £900–3,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £900–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490–1,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via Dubai, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £800–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via Rome, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £900–3,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Islay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £900–3,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
Bus from Anniesland Cross to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £18–35
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- 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
- 4 times a day
- 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
- 4 times a day
- 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
- 4 times a day
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–50
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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