There are 5 ways to get from Townsville to Ayr by plane, train, or bus
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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 37m£579–1,523Fly Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TSV - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus
28h 52m£352–1,140Fly 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 Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
32h 33m£686–1,824Train to Cairns, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Townsville to Cairns Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CNS - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus
35h 17m£467–1,993Fly 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
32h 33m£497–3,151
Townsville Airport (TSV) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Townsville to Ayr is to fly and bus which costs £350 - £1,200 and takes 28h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Townsville to Ayr is to fly and bus which takes 28h 52m and costs £350 - £1,200.
The distance between Townsville and Ayr is 9592 miles.
It takes approximately 29h 37m to get from Townsville to Ayr, including transfers.
Ayr is 9h behind Townsville. It is currently 10:24 PM in Townsville and 1:24 PM in Ayr.
There are 552+ 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 Terminal, take the bus to Buchanan Bus Station, then take the bus to Ayr Bus Station.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–1,500
Flights from Townsville Airport to Newcastle via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–1,700
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Manchester Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–3,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,500
Flights from Townsville Airport to Newcastle via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £430–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Edinburgh Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480–3,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £420–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Edinburgh Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480–3,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £430–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Edinburgh Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480–3,600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Darwin, Guangzhou Baiyun, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Cairns to Edinburgh Airport via Osaka Kansai, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Edinburgh Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- 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 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/
- 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/
- 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
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- 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/
- 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
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Townsville to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–663
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- £23–40
- AChoice
- £30–45
- Gold Class
- £530
- Heritage Class
- £663
- 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
- £65–110
- 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
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
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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