There are 7 ways to get from Ayr to Townsville City by train, plane, or bus
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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 48m$840–2,763Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Cairns, train
cheapest- 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 Cairns (CNS)plane EDI - CNS
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Townsvilletrain
36h 47m$722–3,656Bus, 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
32h 54m$1,028–2,357Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Townsville Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane NCL - TSV
33h 54m$1,088–3,420Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, train
- 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 train from Proserpine to Townsvilletrain
37h 7m$1,702–4,656Train, 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
31h 1m$936–2,348Train 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
37h 31m$884–4,162
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Townsville Airport (TSV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to Townsville City is to bus and fly and train which costs $700 - $3,700 and takes 36h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to Townsville City is to train and fly which takes 31h 1m and costs $900 - $2,400.
The distance between Ayr and Townsville City is 15357 km.
It takes approximately 35h 48m to get from Ayr to Townsville City, including transfers.
Townsville City is 9h ahead of Ayr. It is currently 9:52 AM in Ayr and 6:52 PM in Townsville City.
There are 607+ hotels available in Townsville City.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Townsville City, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Ayr to Townsville City. 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 Townsville Airport (TSV), walk to Townsville Airport, then take the line 222 bus to Townsville City bus hub Stop B. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Buchanan Bus Station, take the bus to Terminal, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Townsville Airport (TSV), walk to Townsville Airport, then take the line 222 bus to Townsville City bus hub Stop B.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Townsville Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Newcastle to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
Flights from Newcastle to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
Flights from Newcastle to Townsville Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Newcastle to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Newcastle to Townsville Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,500
Flights from Newcastle to Townsville Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairns via Beijing Capital, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
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 Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
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 Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairns via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
- 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
- $950–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairns via Beijing Capital, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Townsville Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Newcastle to Townsville Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Townsville Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- 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
- $800–2,800
- 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
- $28–55
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- 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
- $85–150
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- 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
- $45–85
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- 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
- $21–28
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–28
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–28
- 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
- $13–25
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $13–25
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- 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
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $13–25
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- 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
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $13–25
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $14–28
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