There are 3 ways to get from Boston to Isle of Islay by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Islay
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Islay (ILY)plane BOS - ILY
13h 6m£290–1,100Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BOS - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
16h 50m£267–662Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BOS - 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
15h 55m£367–734
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Isle of Islay is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £260 - £700 and takes 16h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Isle of Islay is to fly which takes 13h 6m and costs £290 - £1,100.
The distance between Boston and Isle of Islay is 2980 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 6m to get from Boston to Isle of Islay, including transfers.
Isle of Islay is 5h ahead of Boston. It is currently 9:07 AM in Boston and 2:07 PM in Isle of Islay.
There are 53+ hotels available in Isle of Islay.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Isle of Islay, Scotland?
British Airways, Loganair, and five other airlines fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Islay (ILY) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Islay via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Islay via Newark, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–420
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–1,000
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Islay via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Islay via Newark, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–290
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–700
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £19–40
Bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- [email protected]
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–50
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- 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
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
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