There are 10 ways to get from Swadlincote to Ayr by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Crewe
best- Take the train from Tamworth to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
7h 37m£126–235Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77
11h 2m£42–75Drive 276 mi
- Drive from Swadlincote to Ayrcar 276 mi
5h 2m£68–98Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Burton-on-Trent 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
5h 29m£65–154Train
- Take the train from Derby to Glasgow Centraltrain Plymouth - Glasgow Central / ...
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain Glasgow Central - Ayr / ...
9h£210–308Train via Carlisle
- Take the train from Derby to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Auchinlecktrain
10h 43m£118–212Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Burton-on-Trent to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus
6h 14m£59–150Line 9 bus, bus, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Coach Parkbus
- Take the bus from Coach Park to Rail Station Sycamore Roadbus
- Take the train from Long Eaton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
8h 5mTrain to Luton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Derby to Lutontrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LTN - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
7h 36m£113–249Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Tamworth to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane STN - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
7h 34m£103–306
Swadlincote to Ayr by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Swadlincote to Ayr is to bus which costs £40 - £75 and takes 11h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Swadlincote to Ayr is to drive which takes 5h 2m and costs £65 - £100.
No, there is no direct bus from Swadlincote station to Ayr station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Ayr Bus Station via Interchange, Broad Marsh Bus Station, Leeds City Bus Station and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Swadlincote to Ayr. However, there are services departing from Burton-on-Trent and arriving at Ayr via Tamworth, Crewe and Glasgow Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 37m.
The distance between Swadlincote and Ayr is 352 miles. The road distance is 277.6 miles.
The best way to get from Swadlincote to Ayr without a car is to train via Crewe which takes 7h 37m and costs £120 - £240.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Swadlincote to Ayr, including transfers.
Swadlincote to Ayr bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Broad Marsh Bus Station.
Swadlincote to Ayr train services, operated by West Midlands Trains, depart from Tamworth station.
The best way to get from Swadlincote to Ayr is to train via Crewe which takes 7h 37m and costs £120 - £240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £75 and takes 11h 2m.
What companies run services between Swadlincote, England and Ayr, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Highfield Street to Ayr via New Street, Railway Station, Burton-on-Trent, Tamworth, Crewe, and Glasgow Central in around 7h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station via Interchange, Nottingham station, Broad Marsh Bus Station, Leeds City Bus Station, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 11h 2m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Tamworth to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Tamworth to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Tamworth to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Tamworth to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- 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 Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 42 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 Carlisle to Auchinleck
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.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 Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.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/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Burton-on-Trent to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Burton-on-Trent to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Derby to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Long Eaton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
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 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
- 0121 322 2222
- [email protected]
- Website
- diamondbuses.com
Bus from Bus Station to Coach Park
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.diamondbuses.com/
- Phone
- +44 1773 712265
- [email protected]
- Website
- trentbarton.co.uk
Bus from Coach Park to Rail Station Sycamore Road
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.trentbarton.co.uk/
- Single
- £4–6
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More Questions & Answers
Swadlincote to Ayr bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leeds City Bus Station.
Swadlincote to Ayr train services, operated by West Midlands Trains, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Swadlincote to Ayr is 278 miles. It takes approximately 5h 2m to drive from Swadlincote to Ayr.
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