There are 5 ways to get from Philadelphia to Isle of Islay by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Islay
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Islay (ILY)plane PHL - ILY
15h 2m£452–1,702Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Islay
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Islay (ILY)plane EWR - ILY
17h 11m£289–1,138Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PHL - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
20h 4m£416–897Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane EWR - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
18h 18m£363–733Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PHL - 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
19h 21m£474–1,207
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Isle of Islay is to train and fly and bus and ferry which costs £360 - £750 and takes 18h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Isle of Islay is to fly which takes 15h 2m and costs £450 - £1,700.
The distance between Philadelphia and Isle of Islay is 3270 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 2m to get from Philadelphia to Isle of Islay, including transfers.
Isle of Islay is 5h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 8:24 AM in Philadelphia and 1:24 PM in Isle of Islay.
There are 53+ hotels available in Isle of Islay.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Isle of Islay, Scotland?
American Airlines, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Islay (ILY) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Islay via Toronto, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–2,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Islay via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,500
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Islay via Toronto, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Islay via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Terminal Building to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- https://www.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
- 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
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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