There are 10 ways to get from Ayr to Rugby by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
best- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
3h 57m£54–132Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X77
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Coventrybus
11h 8m£44–77Train
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Rugbytrain
6h 40m£127–247Drive 313.1 mi
- Drive from Ayr to Rugbycar 313.1 mi
5h 24m£76–110Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham 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 Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
5h 11m£49–139Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Rugbytrain
5h 18m£121–400Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Rugbytrain
5h 14m£102–267Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GLA - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Rugbytrain
5h 27m£87–258Train via Carlisle
- Take the train from Auchinleck to Carlisletrain Glasgow Central - Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Rugbytrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
8h 7m£107–214Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Waterloo Lanebus X77 / ...
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Nuneatontrain Glasgow Central - London Euston
9h 59m£114–177
Ayr to Rugby by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to Rugby is to bus which costs £40 - £80 and takes 11h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to Rugby is to train and fly which takes 3h 57m and costs £50 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Ayr station to Rugby. However, there are services departing from Ayr Bus Station and arriving at Bennett Street via Buchanan Bus Station, Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and Transport Museum. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Ayr to Rugby. However, there are services departing from Ayr and arriving at Rugby via Glasgow Central and Crewe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 40m.
The distance between Ayr and Rugby is 320 miles. The road distance is 315 miles.
The best way to get from Ayr to Rugby without a car is to train which takes 6h 40m and costs £120 - £250.
It takes approximately 3h 57m to get from Ayr to Rugby, including transfers.
Ayr to Rugby bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, depart from Ayr Bus Station.
Ayr to Rugby train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Ayr station.
The best way to get from Ayr to Rugby is to train which takes 6h 40m and costs £120 - £250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £80 and takes 11h 8m.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Rugby, England?
You can take a train from Ayr to Rugby via Glasgow Central and Crewe in around 6h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ayr Bus Station to Bennett Street via Buchanan Bus Station, Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, Coventry, and Transport Museum in around 11h 8m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £25–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Auchinleck to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–65
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–70
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–70
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–70
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Waterloo Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £6–13
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £6–13
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Coventry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Ayr to Rugby bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Ayr to Rugby train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Glasgow Central station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ayr to Rugby is 315 miles. It takes approximately 5h 24m to drive from Ayr to Rugby.
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