There are 8 ways to get from Sydney to Ayr by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SYD - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus
27h 45m£523–992Fly to Campbeltown, drive
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Campbeltown (CAL)plane SYD - CAL
- Drive from Campbeltown (CAL) to Ayrcar
35h 14m£315–822Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SYD - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
28h 51m£531–996Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Newcastle (NCL)plane SYD - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
31h 46m£678–1,186Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SYD - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
31h 51m£538–1,097Fly to Glasgow/Prestwick
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK)plane SYD - PIK
30h 56m£836–841Fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane SYD - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
38h 23m£893–2,116Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SYD - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
34h 9m£713–1,337
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Ayr is to fly and drive which costs £310 - £850 and takes 35h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Ayr is to fly and bus which takes 27h 45m and costs £500 - £1,000.
The distance between Sydney and Ayr is 10639 miles.
It takes approximately 27h 45m to get from Sydney to Ayr, including transfers.
Ayr is 9h behind Sydney. It is currently 4:09 AM in Sydney and 7:09 PM in Ayr.
There are 546+ hotels available in Ayr.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Ayr, Scotland?
Etihad, Ryanair, and four other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) once daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £950–3,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,000–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,000–3,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £750–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Noi Bai International, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £900–2,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Abu Dhabi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Doha, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £500–3,900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–700
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Campbeltown via Dubai, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–750
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £350–900
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- 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 Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- 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 Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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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