There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Ayrshire by plane, 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, train
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MEL - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
29h 5m£521–1,035Fly to Campbeltown, drive
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Campbeltown (CAL)plane MEL - CAL
- Drive from Campbeltown (CAL) to Ayrshirecar
35h 50m£320–875Fly 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
28h 53m£527–948Fly 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
32h 7m£563–1,616Fly 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 20m£544–986Fly to Glasgow/Prestwick
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK)plane MEL - PIK
30h 5m£359–1,023Fly 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
33h 38m£594–1,131Fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane MEL - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
34h 2m£744–1,989
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Ayrshire is to fly and drive which costs £320 - £900 and takes 35h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Ayrshire is to fly and train which takes 28h 53m and costs £500 - £950.
The distance between Melbourne and Ayrshire is 10677 miles.
It takes approximately 29h 5m to get from Melbourne to Ayrshire, including transfers.
There are 555+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,000–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £950–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Delhi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £800–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Abu Dhabi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Doha, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £460–2,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–800
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–750
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Campbeltown via Dubai, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–800
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–29
- 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
Train from Carlisle to Auchinleck
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Auchinleck
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Auchinleck
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- 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
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Newcastle to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
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