There are 7 ways to get from Ayr to Bowen by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane GLA - PPP
- Take the bus from Proserpine to Bowenbus
40h 36m$1,693–4,636Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Townsville Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane GLA - TSV
- Take the bus from Townsville to Bowenbus
38h 58m$875–2,913Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane EDI - PPP
- Take the bus from Proserpine to Bowenbus
35h 22m$1,681–3,630Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Townsville Airport
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane EDI - TSV
- Take the bus from Townsville to Bowenbus
36h 4m$1,063–2,407Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Mackay, bus
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Mackay (MKY)plane GLA - MKY
- Take the bus from Mackay to Bowenbus
40h 47m$1,019–2,817Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Mackay
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mackay (MKY)plane EDI - MKY
- Take the bus from Mackay to Bowenbus
37h 3m$1,007–2,211Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Cairns, train, bus
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cairns (CNS)plane GLA - CNS
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Home Hilltrain
- Take the bus from Home Hill to Bowenbus
41h 11m$966–4,707
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to Bowen is to bus and fly which costs $1,000 - $2,300 and takes 37h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to Bowen is to bus and fly which takes 35h 22m and costs $1,600 - $3,700.
The distance between Ayr and Bowen is 15666 km.
It takes approximately 40h 36m to get from Ayr to Bowen, including transfers.
Bowen is 9h ahead of Ayr. It is currently 11:24 PM in Ayr and 8:24 AM in Bowen.
There are 26+ hotels available in Bowen.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Bowen, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Ayr to Bowen. However, you can take the train to Paisley Gilmour Street, walk to New Sneddon Street, take the line 757 bus to Terminal Building, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP), take the taxi to Proserpine, then take the bus to Bowen. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Buchanan Bus Station, take the bus to Terminal, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP), take the taxi to Proserpine, then take the bus to Bowen.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Townsville Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mackay via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mackay via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,500
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Townsville Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
- Website
- airniugini.com.pg
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong, Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- 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
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Cairns Central Station to Home Hill
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–1,608
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $50–80
- AChoice
- $80–110
- Gold Class
- $1,284
- Heritage Class
- $1,608
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Proserpine to Bowen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Proserpine to Bowen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Mackay to Bowen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Mackay to Bowen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–28
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–28
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–28
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $13–25
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $14–28
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $13–25
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $14–28
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $13–25
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $14–28
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Townsville to Bowen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Townsville to Bowen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Home Hill to Bowen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $29–45
- Advantage
- $27–40
- Flexible
- $29–45
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