There are 8 ways to get from Ayr to Southport by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Waterloo Lanebus X77 / ...
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
4h 46m£69–137Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X77 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus Uk030
6h 56m£32–103Drive 194.6 mi
- Drive from Ayr to Southportcar 194.6 mi
3h 45m£48–69Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Liverpool (LPL)plane GLA - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Southporttrain
6h 8m£81–206Train
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain Ayr - Glasgow Central / ...
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Wigan North Westerntrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
4h 56m£94–176Line 43 bus, train
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Well Roadbus 43 / ...
- Take the train from Auchinleck to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Prestontrain
5h 52m£57–132Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Liverpool
- 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 Liverpool (LPL)plane EDI - LPL
7h 14m£79–213Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GLA - MAN
- Take the train from Bolton to Southporttrain
7h 7m£83–209
Ayr to Southport by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to Southport is to bus which costs £30 - £110 and takes 6h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to Southport is to drive which takes 3h 45m and costs £45 - £70.
No, there is no direct bus from Ayr station to Southport. However, there are services departing from Ayr Bus Station and arriving at Duke Street via Buchanan Bus Station and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Ayr to Southport. However, there are services departing from Ayr and arriving at Southport via Glasgow Central and Wigan Wallgate. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 56m.
The distance between Ayr and Southport is 245 miles. The road distance is 195.8 miles.
The best way to get from Ayr to Southport without a car is to bus and train which takes 4h 46m and costs £65 - £140.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Ayr to Southport, including transfers.
Ayr to Southport bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, depart from Ayr Bus Station.
Ayr to Southport train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Ayr station.
The best way to get from Ayr to Southport is to bus which takes 6h 56m and costs £30 - £110. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £90 - £180 and takes 4h 56m.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Southport, England?
You can take a bus from Ayr Bus Station to Duke Street via Buchanan Bus Station and Bus Station in around 6h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ayr to Southport via Glasgow Central, Wigan North Western, and Wigan Wallgate in around 4h 56m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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 Auchinleck to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.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/
- Phone
- 0151 330 1000
- Website
- merseyrail.org
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Southport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–30
- Website
- https://www.merseyrail.org/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- [email protected]
- Website
- westcoastrailways.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://westcoastrailways.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Bolton to Southport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Waterloo Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- 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
- £11–15
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Well Road
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–9
- 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
- £11–15
- 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
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- 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
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £6–13
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £7–15
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Ayr to Southport bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Ayr to Southport train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Glasgow Central station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ayr to Southport is 196 miles. It takes approximately 3h 45m to drive from Ayr to Southport.
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