There are 8 ways to get from Amsterdam to Ayr by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane AMS - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
5h 19m£78–240Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus
5h 58m£70–206Train
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
11h 6m£278–538Train, bus via London
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the bus from Golders Green Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 595 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77
14h 52m£136–323Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Amsterdam to Rotterdamcar
- Take the car ferry from Rotterdam to Hullcarferry
- Drive from Hull to Ayrcar
18h 47m£244–390Train, bus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77
12h 3m£251–436Bus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Central Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77
21h 55m£91–270Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Amsterdam to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Ayrcar
12h 25m£283–368
Amsterdam to Ayr by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Ayr is to fly and bus which costs £65 - £210 and takes 5h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Ayr is to fly and train which takes 5h 19m and costs £75 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Amsterdam station to Ayr station. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Central Station and arriving at Ayr Bus Station via London Victoria and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Amsterdam to Ayr. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Ayr via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London Euston and Glasgow Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 6m.
The distance between Amsterdam and Ayr is 495 miles.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Ayr without a car is to train which takes 11h 6m and costs £270 - £550.
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Amsterdam to Ayr, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Ayr bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Amsterdam Central Station.
Amsterdam to Ayr train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Ayr is to train which takes 11h 6m and costs £270 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £90 - £270 and takes 21h 55m.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Ayr, Scotland?
You can take a train from Amsterdam Centraal to Ayr via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, London Euston, and Glasgow Central in around 11h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Ayr Bus Station via London Victoria and Buchanan Bus Station in around 21h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–200
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £150–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Golders Green Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £6–13
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 Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £6–13
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £6–13
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £6–13
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Amsterdam Central Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Rotterdam to Hull
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £170–280
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Amsterdam to Ayr bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Ayr is 1h behind Amsterdam. It is currently 9:47 AM in Amsterdam and 8:47 AM in Ayr.
Amsterdam to Ayr train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
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