There are 12 ways to get from Chichester to Ayr by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via London
best- Take the train from Chichester to Horshamtrain
- Take the train from Horsham to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
8h 25m£166–356Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from The Hard Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 030
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77
15h 27m£69–248Train, bus
- Take the train from Barnham to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Carlislebus
- Take the train from Carlisle to Auchinlecktrain
14h 51m£104–209Drive 435.1 mi
- Drive from Chichester to Ayrcar 435.1 mi
7h 49m£106–154Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Chichester to Horshamtrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LGW - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
5h 9m£78–199Train
- Take the train from Chichester to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
12h 13m£325–479Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Chichester to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SOU - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
5h 10m£79–233Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chichester to Horshamtrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus
5h 54m£75–195Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Havant to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
6h 1m£103–373Train, train to London City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Chichester to Horshamtrain
- Take the train from Horsham to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LCY - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
6h 22m£139–429Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Havant to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus
6h 46m£95–319Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Chichester to Horshamtrain
- Take the train from Three Bridges to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LTN - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
6h 29m£112–266
Chichester to Ayr by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chichester to Ayr is to bus which costs £65 - £250 and takes 15h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Chichester to Ayr is to train and fly which takes 5h 9m and costs £75 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Chichester to Ayr station. However, there are services departing from Cathedral and arriving at Ayr Bus Station via The Hard Interchange, London Victoria and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Chichester to Ayr. However, there are services departing from Chichester and arriving at Ayr via Horsham, Victoria station, London Euston and Glasgow Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 25m.
The distance between Chichester and Ayr is 514 miles. The road distance is 437.7 miles.
The best way to get from Chichester to Ayr without a car is to train via London which takes 8h 25m and costs £160 - £360.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Chichester to Ayr, including transfers.
Chichester to Ayr bus services, operated by National Express, depart from The Hard Interchange station.
Chichester to Ayr train services, operated by Southern, depart from Chichester station.
The best way to get from Chichester to Ayr is to train via London which takes 8h 25m and costs £160 - £360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £65 - £250 and takes 15h 27m.
What companies run services between Chichester, England and Ayr, Scotland?
You can take a train from Chichester to Ayr via Horsham, London Victoria, Victoria station, Euston station, London Euston, and Glasgow Central in around 8h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cathedral to Ayr Bus Station via The Hard Interchange, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 15h 27m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Chichester to Horsham
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Horsham to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Barnham to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Chichester to Horsham
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Chichester to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Chichester to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Chichester to Horsham
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Chichester to Horsham
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Horsham to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Chichester to Horsham
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Auchinleck
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Southampton Central to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £290–410
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Havant to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Havant to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Horsham to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Three Bridges to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from The Hard Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- 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 Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr 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 Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- 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
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £6–13
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- 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
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £6–13
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More Questions & Answers
Chichester to Ayr bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Chichester to Ayr train services, operated by Southern, arrive at Horsham station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chichester to Ayr is 438 miles. It takes approximately 7h 49m to drive from Chichester to Ayr.
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