There are 3 ways to get from Ayr to Ben Nevis by train, bus, or unknown
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Train, bus, travel
best- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort Williambus
- Walk from Fort William to Ben Nevisunknown
5h 4mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Dalmuir to Fort Williamtrain
- Walk from Fort William to Ben Nevisunknown
6h 22mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X77
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 915
- Walk from Bus Station to Ben Nevisunknown
5h 14m
Questions & Answers
The distance between Ayr and Ben Nevis is 141 miles.
The best way to get from Ayr to Ben Nevis without a car is to train and bus and travel which takes 5h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Ayr to Ben Nevis, including transfers.
There are 750+ hotels available in Ben Nevis.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Ben Nevis, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Ayr to Ben Nevis. However, you can take the train to Paisley Gilmour Street, walk to New Sneddon Street, take the line 757 bus to Terminal Building, take the bus to Fort William, then travel to Ben Nevis. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ayr to Ben Nevis via Glasgow Central, Glasgow Central Low Level, Dalmuir, and Fort William in around 6h 22m.
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dalmuir to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Dalmuir to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £6–13
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £19–40
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
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