There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Ayr by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, or car train
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MAD - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus
7h 22m£64–182Fly to Glasgow/Prestwick
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK)plane MAD - PIK
7h 48m£55–199Train, bus via Donostia / San Sebastián
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to San Sebastian/Donostiatrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77
31h£296–534Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Madrid to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Ayrcar
33h 10m£253–847Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Madrid to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Ayrcar
23h 33m£429–578Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAD - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
8h 18m£72–186Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Leontrain Ave
- Take the bus from Leon to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
32h 2m£335–652Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77
36h 31m£121–441Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
38h 19m£486–1,177
Madrid to Ayr by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Ayr is to fly and bus which costs £60 - £190 and takes 7h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Ayr is to fly and bus which takes 7h 22m and costs £60 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Ayr station. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Ayr Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, London Victoria and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 31m.
The distance between Madrid and Ayr is 1157 miles.
The best way to get from Madrid to Ayr without a car is to train and bus via Donostia / San Sebastián which takes 31h and costs £290 - £550.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Madrid to Ayr, including transfers.
Madrid to Ayr bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Ayr is to fly which takes 7h 48m and costs £50 - £200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £120 - £450 and takes 36h 31m.
Madrid to Ayr bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy station.
Ayr is 1h behind Madrid. It is currently 11:56 PM in Madrid and 10:56 PM in Ayr.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Ayr, Scotland?
Ryanair, Iberia, and Air Europa fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Ayr Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, London Victoria, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 36h 31m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to San Sebastian/Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £85–160
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- 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 Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- £110–190
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Plymouth to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £330–470
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
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 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 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
- 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
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Leon to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- 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
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
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
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
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