There are 7 ways to get from Townsville to Ayr by plane or train
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Fly Townsville Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
best- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane TSV - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
29h 54m£408–1,301Fly Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TSV - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
31h 13m£436–2,405Fly Townsville Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Newcastle (NCL)plane TSV - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
32h 41m£677–1,981Fly Townsville Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane TSV - 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
33h 29m£479–2,531Train to Cairns, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Townsville to Cairns Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CNS - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
35h 57m£477–1,719Train to Cairns, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Townsville to Cairns Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CNS - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
34h 37m£594–2,382Train to Cairns, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Townsville to Cairns Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CNS - 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
38h 12m£552–3,505
Townsville Airport (TSV) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Townsville to Ayr is to train and fly which costs £470 - £1,800 and takes 35h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Townsville to Ayr is to fly and train which takes 29h 54m and costs £400 - £1,300.
The distance between Townsville and Ayr is 9592 miles.
It takes approximately 29h 54m to get from Townsville to Ayr, including transfers.
Ayr is 10h behind Townsville. It is currently 12:00 AM in Townsville and 2:00 PM in Ayr.
There are 556+ hotels available in Ayr.
What companies run services between Townsville, QLD, Australia and Ayr, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Townsville to Ayr. However, you can fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Terminal Building, take the line 757 bus to Brick Lane, walk to Paisley Gilmour Street, then take the train to Ayr. Alternatively, you can fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Edinburgh Airport, take the vehicle to Haymarket, walk to Haymarket, take the train to Glasgow Queen Street, walk to Glasgow Central, then take the train to Ayr.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Glasgow Airport via Cairns, Tokyo Narita, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,300
Flights from Townsville Airport to Glasgow Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £400–2,400
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £400–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Edinburgh Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–2,700
Flights from Cairns to Glasgow Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460–2,700
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Manchester Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460–2,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £400–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Edinburgh Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £460–2,700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £400–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Edinburgh Airport via Singapore Changi, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–2,700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £400–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Edinburgh Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £460–2,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Newcastle via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–1,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Newcastle via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Glasgow Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,700
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Cairns to Edinburgh Airport via Osaka Kansai, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Edinburgh Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- 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
- £15–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- 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
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Townsville to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–653
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- £23–35
- AChoice
- £30–45
- Gold Class
- £522
- Heritage Class
- £653
Train from Townsville to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–653
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- £23–35
- AChoice
- £30–45
- Gold Class
- £522
- Heritage Class
- £653
Train from Townsville to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–653
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- £23–35
- AChoice
- £30–45
- Gold Class
- £522
- Heritage Class
- £653
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