There are 7 ways to get from Ayr to Townsville by train or plane
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Townsville Airport
best- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane GLA - TSV
35h 13m$987–3,052Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Cairns
cheapest- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairns (CNS)plane EDI - CNS
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Townsvilletrain
41h 53m$711–3,730Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Townsville Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane EDI - TSV
32h 37m$1,065–2,129Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Townsville Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane NCL - TSV
31h 58m$1,303–3,980Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Townsville Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane MAN - TSV
30h 12m$861–2,305Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane EDI - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Townsvilletrain
38h 28m$1,750–4,139Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Cairns, train
- 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 Townsvilletrain
36h 9m$733–3,553
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Townsville Airport (TSV) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to Townsville is to train and fly which costs $700 - $3,800 and takes 41h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to Townsville is to train and fly which takes 30h 12m and costs $850 - $2,300.
The distance between Ayr and Townsville is 15346 km.
It takes approximately 35h 13m to get from Ayr to Townsville, including transfers.
Townsville is 10h ahead of Ayr. It is currently 5:18 AM in Ayr and 3:18 PM in Townsville.
There are 566+ hotels available in Townsville.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Townsville, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Ayr to Townsville. However, you can take the train to Paisley Gilmour Street, walk to New Sneddon Street, take the bus to Sanderling Road, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, then fly to Townsville Airport (TSV). Alternatively, you can take the train to Glasgow Central, walk to Glasgow Queen Street, take the train to Haymarket, walk to Haymarket, take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, then fly to Townsville Airport (TSV).
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Newcastle to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Newcastle to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Newcastle to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Newcastle to Townsville Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairns via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairns via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairns via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairns via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairns via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairns via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- airniugini.com.pg
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong, Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- 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
- $25–45
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Proserpine to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–933
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $35–60
- AChoice
- $45–60
- Gold Class
- $745
- Heritage Class
- $933
Train from Cairns Central Station to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–1,267
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $45–70
- AChoice
- $60–80
- Gold Class
- $1,012
- Heritage Class
- $1,267
Train from Cairns Central Station to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–1,267
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $45–70
- AChoice
- $60–80
- Gold Class
- $1,012
- Heritage Class
- $1,267
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