There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Ayrshire by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MEL - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus
28h 36m£521–900Fly to Campbeltown, drive
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Campbeltown (CAL)plane MEL - CAL
- Drive from Campbeltown (CAL) to Ayrshirecar
33h 10m£300–775Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MEL - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
27h 17m£539–1,004Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane MEL - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Auchinlecktrain
31h 53m£671–1,235Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MEL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Auchinlecktrain
31h 29m£514–1,016Fly to Glasgow/Prestwick
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK)plane MEL - PIK
30h 4m£409–1,123Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane MEL - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Auchinlecktrain
32h 44m£609–1,056
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Ayrshire is to fly and drive which costs £300 - £800 and takes 33h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Ayrshire is to fly and train which takes 27h 17m and costs £500 - £1,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Ayrshire is 10660 miles.
It takes approximately 28h 36m to get from Melbourne to Ayrshire, including transfers.
There are 550+ hotels available in Ayrshire.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Ayrshire, Scotland?
Etihad, Ryanair, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) twice daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Abu Dhabi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Doha, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £500–3,700
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Campbeltown via Dubai, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £380–700
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- 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 Carlisle to Auchinleck
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- 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/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- 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
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