There are 6 ways to get from Germany to Islay by plane, bus, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Islay (ILY)plane DUS - ILY
8h 6m£193–343Fly from Hamburg Airport
cheapest- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Islay (ILY)plane HAM - ILY
8h 53m£83–343Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- 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
38h 4m£152–333Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Islay (ILY)plane BER - ILY
9h 15m£103–323Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Islay (ILY)plane AMS - ILY
9h 28m£200–496Fly from Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Islay (ILY)plane FRA - ILY
8h 53m£97–309
Germany to Islay by bus and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Islay is to fly which costs £95 - £310 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Islay is to fly which takes 8h 6m and costs £190 - £350.
The distance between Germany and Islay is 622 miles.
The best way to get from Germany to Islay without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 38h 4m and costs £150 - £340.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Germany to Islay, including transfers.
There are 53+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Germany and Islay, Scotland?
British Airways, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Islay (ILY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–430
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–340
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–480
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Islay via London City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Stansted, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Birmingham, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £95–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via London Gatwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £95–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via London City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Bristol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £95–300
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–430
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–340
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–480
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Islay via Frankfurt, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via London Stansted, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Islay via Birmingham, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £95–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Islay via Bristol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £95–300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
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
- 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
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