There are 8 ways to get from Rotterdam to Ayr by plane, train, train (Eurostar), car ferry, car, bus, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
best- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane RTM - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
5h 38m£229–450Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus
6h 10m£68–206Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
10h 38m£271–492Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Rotterdam to Hullcarferry
- Drive from Hull to Ayrcar
18h 2m£220–367Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central 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
21h 18m£80–270Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane AMS - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
5h 29m£80–243Train via Carlisle
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Auchinlecktrain
12h 12m£195–333Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rotterdam to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Ayrcar
11h 43m£270–340
Rotterdam to Ayr by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Ayr is to train and fly and bus which costs £65 - £210 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Ayr is to train and fly which takes 5h 29m and costs £80 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Ayr station. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Ayr Bus Station via London Victoria and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Ayr. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Ayr via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London Euston and Glasgow Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 38m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Ayr is 490 miles.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Ayr without a car is to train which takes 10h 38m and costs £270 - £500.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Rotterdam to Ayr, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Ayr bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Ayr train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Ayr is to train which takes 10h 38m and costs £270 - £500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £80 - £270 and takes 21h 18m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Ayr, Scotland?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Ayr via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, London Euston, and Glasgow Central in around 10h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ayr Bus Station via London Victoria and Buchanan Bus Station in around 21h 18m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–360
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Glasgow Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Auchinleck
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from King's Cross to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- National Express
- 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 Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- 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
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £6–13
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Rotterdam to Hull
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £160–270
- Website
- P&O Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam to Ayr bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Ayr is 1h behind Rotterdam. It is currently 10:47 PM in Rotterdam and 9:47 PM in Ayr.
Rotterdam to Ayr train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
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