There are 8 ways to get from Bowen to Ayr by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Bowen to Proserpinebus
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PPP - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
35h 19m£953–2,770Bus to Townsville Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bowen to Townsvillebus
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TSV - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
36h 40m£358–1,053Bus to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bowen to Proserpinebus
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PPP - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
37h 29m£917–2,407Bus to Mackay, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bowen to Mackaybus
- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MKY - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
35h 58m£536–1,653Bus to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the bus from Bowen to Proserpinebus
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Newcastle (NCL)plane PPP - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
37h 59m£1,088–3,183Bus to Mackay, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bowen to Mackaybus
- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MKY - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
38h 8m£530–1,040Train to Cairns, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Bowen to Cairns Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CNS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
41h 31m£529–2,863Train to Cairns, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Bowen to Cairns Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CNS - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
38h 11m£610–2,840
Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bowen to Ayr is to bus and fly and train which costs £350 - £1,100 and takes 36h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Bowen to Ayr is to bus and fly and train which takes 35h 19m and costs £950 - £2,800.
The distance between Bowen and Ayr is 9792 miles.
It takes approximately 35h 19m to get from Bowen to Ayr, including transfers.
Ayr is 10h behind Bowen. It is currently 9:10 PM in Bowen and 11:10 AM in Ayr.
There are 556+ hotels available in Ayr.
What companies run services between Bowen, QLD, Australia and Ayr, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Bowen to Ayr. However, you can take the bus to Proserpine, take the taxi to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Terminal Building, take the line 757 bus to Brick Lane, walk to Paisley Gilmour Street, then take the train to Ayr. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Proserpine, take the taxi to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Edinburgh Airport, take the vehicle to Haymarket, walk to Haymarket, take the train to Glasgow Queen Street, walk to Glasgow Central, then take the train to Ayr.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £900–2,700
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £900–2,700
Flights from Mackay to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Mackay to Glasgow Airport via Townsville Airport, Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Mackay to Glasgow Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Newcastle via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,000–3,000
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £900–2,700
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £900–2,700
Flights from Mackay to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Newcastle via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,000–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Glasgow Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £850–2,300
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,300
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,300
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Glasgow Airport via Singapore Changi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £440–2,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £850–2,300
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,300
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £850–2,300
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,300
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,300
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Glasgow Airport via Singapore Changi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £440–2,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £420–2,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Glasgow Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £440–2,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £390–2,300
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Darwin, Guangzhou Baiyun, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–950
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–2,300
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–2,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Bowen to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–1,038
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- £30–50
- AChoice
- £50–70
- Gold Class
- £829
- Heritage Class
- £1,038
Train from Bowen to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–1,038
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- £30–50
- AChoice
- £50–70
- Gold Class
- £829
- Heritage Class
- £1,038
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Bowen to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Bowen to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Bowen to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Bowen to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Bowen to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Bowen to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–38
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- £24–35
- Flexible
- £34–38
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