There are 6 ways to get from Paris to Islay by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Islay
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Islay (ILY)plane CDG - ILY
6h 8m£240–470Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CDG - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Argyll Arms Hotelbus
- Take the ferry from Kennacraig Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
12h 31m£83–280Train, ferry
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
17h 49m£267–513Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 976
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry Cm9
27h 49m£100–262Fly Paris Orly Airport to Islay
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Islay (ILY)plane ORY - ILY
11h 21m£357–497Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CDG - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminalferry
13h 36m£87–310
Paris to Islay by train and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Islay is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £80 - £280 and takes 12h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Islay is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs £240 - £470.
The distance between Paris and Islay is 613 miles.
The best way to get from Paris to Islay without a car is to train and ferry which takes 17h 49m and costs £260 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Paris to Islay, including transfers.
Islay is 1h behind Paris. It is currently 8:13 AM in Paris and 7:13 AM in Islay.
There are 53+ hotels available in Islay.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Islay, Scotland?
easyJet and Loganair fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Islay (ILY) 6 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Islay via Bristol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Islay via London Gatwick, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Islay via Prague, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–350
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Islay via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–420
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £18–35
Bus from Terminal Building to Argyll Arms Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £22–45
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £10–85
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £10–15
- Car Fare
- £65–85
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £10–85
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £10–15
- Car Fare
- £65–85
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 Oban Ferry Terminal to Port Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £10–85
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £10–15
- Car Fare
- £65–85
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