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 8m£898–2,570Bus to Townsville Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bowen to Townsvillebus
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TSV - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus
34h 27m£372–1,157Bus to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Bowen to Proserpinebus
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PPP - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus
33h 6m£891–1,867Bus to Townsville Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bowen to Townsvillebus
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane TSV - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
35h 10m£589–1,660Bus to Mackay, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Bowen to Mackaybus
- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MKY - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus
36h 30m£499–1,055Bus 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
36h 52m£526–1,458Train 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 35m£540–2,844Train 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 51m£731–2,396
Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bowen to Ayr is to bus and fly which costs £490 - £1,100 and takes 36h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bowen to Ayr is to bus and fly which takes 33h 6m and costs £850 - £1,900.
The distance between Bowen and Ayr is 9792 miles.
It takes approximately 35h 8m to get from Bowen to Ayr, including transfers.
Ayr is 9h behind Bowen. It is currently 8:40 PM in Bowen and 11:40 AM in Ayr.
There are 558+ 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 Terminal, take the bus to Buchanan Bus Station, then take the bus to Ayr Bus Station.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £850–2,500
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £850–2,500
Flights from Townsville Airport to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–1,600
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490–1,400
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490–1,400
Flights from Mackay to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490–1,400
Flights from Mackay to Glasgow Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490–1,400
Flights from Mackay to Glasgow Airport via Townsville Airport, Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £850–2,500
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £850–2,500
Flights from Townsville Airport to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,600
Flights from Mackay to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490–1,400
Flights from Cairns to Glasgow Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £800–2,200
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,200
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £800–2,200
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,200
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £450–2,700
Flights from Cairns to Glasgow Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £480–1,700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–2,800
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–2,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £450–2,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Darwin, Guangzhou Baiyun, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480–2,900
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Osaka Kansai, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,400
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- ScotRail
- 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
- £30–1,045
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- £30–50
- AChoice
- £50–70
- Gold Class
- £834
- Heritage Class
- £1,045
Train from Bowen to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–1,045
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- £30–50
- AChoice
- £50–70
- Gold Class
- £834
- Heritage Class
- £1,045
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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
- £15–25
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Bowen to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £6–13
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £6–13
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £6–13
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Bowen to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Bowen to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
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