There are 8 ways to get from Malvern to Ayr by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Glasgow
best- Take the train from Great Malvern to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
7h 31m£113–227Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Millennium Point to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77 / ...
12h 4m£39–74Drive 314.5 mi
- Drive from Malvern to Ayrcar 314.5 mi
5h 30m£78–112Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Great Malvern to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
4h 51m£55–141Train
- Take the train from Great Malvern to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Auchinlecktrain
8h 17m£111–195Train, bus
- Take the train from Worcester Foregate Street to Birmingham Moor Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77
12h 5m£61–122Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Great Malvern to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
6h 9m£73–193Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Worcester Foregate Street to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
7h 8m£77–192
Malvern to Ayr by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Malvern to Ayr is to bus which costs £35 - £75 and takes 12h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Malvern to Ayr is to train and fly which takes 4h 51m and costs £55 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Malvern to Ayr station. However, there are services departing from Bank Street and arriving at Ayr Bus Station via Worcester Bus Station, Bromsgrove Bus Station, Millennium Point and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Malvern to Ayr. However, there are services departing from Great Malvern and arriving at Ayr via Birmingham New Street, Carlisle and Glasgow Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 31m.
The distance between Malvern and Ayr is 370 miles. The road distance is 316.3 miles.
The best way to get from Malvern to Ayr without a car is to train via Glasgow which takes 7h 31m and costs £110 - £230.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Malvern to Ayr, including transfers.
Malvern to Ayr bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Millennium Point station.
Malvern to Ayr train services, operated by West Midlands Trains, depart from Great Malvern station.
The best way to get from Malvern to Ayr is to train via Glasgow which takes 7h 31m and costs £110 - £230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £75 and takes 12h 4m.
What companies run services between Malvern, England and Ayr, Scotland?
You can take a train from Great Malvern to Ayr via Birmingham New Street, Carlisle, and Glasgow Central in around 7h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bank Street to Ayr Bus Station via Worcester Bus Station, Bromsgrove Bus Station, Albert Street, Millennium Point, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 12h 4m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Great Malvern to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–27
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Great Malvern to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–27
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Great Malvern to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–27
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Worcester Foregate Street to Birmingham Moor Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–27
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Great Malvern to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–27
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- 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 Carlisle to Auchinleck
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Worcester Foregate Street to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Millennium Point to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
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 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
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Malvern to Ayr bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Malvern to Ayr train services, operated by West Midlands Trains, arrive at Birmingham New Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Malvern to Ayr is 316 miles. It takes approximately 5h 30m to drive from Malvern to Ayr.
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