There are 10 ways to get from Ayr to Bournemouth by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Southampton Airport, train
best- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane GLA - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouthtrain
4h 26m£55–206Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X77
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Stbus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bournemouthtrain
12h 4m£43–213Train
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Bournemouthtrain
10h 7m£71–512Drive 424 mi
- Drive from Ayr to Bournemouthcar 424 mi
7h 41m£105–151Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Stationbus
6h 2m£86–292Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane EDI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouthtrain
5h 56m£115–259Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bournemouthtrain
6h 49m£60–189Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslinktrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouthtrain
6h 25m£75–201Train via Carlisle
- Take the train from Auchinleck to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bournemouthtrain
11h 55m£82–299Bus
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X77
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 595
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Stationbus 035
12h 54m£58–133
Ayr to Bournemouth by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to Bournemouth is to bus which costs £55 - £140 and takes 12h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to Bournemouth is to train and fly which takes 4h 26m and costs £50 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Ayr station to Bournemouth station. However, there are services departing from Ayr Bus Station and arriving at Bournemouth Station via Buchanan Bus Station and Heathrow Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Ayr to Bournemouth. However, there are services departing from Ayr and arriving at Bournemouth via Glasgow Central and Stafford. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 7m.
The distance between Ayr and Bournemouth is 433 miles. The road distance is 426.5 miles.
The best way to get from Ayr to Bournemouth without a car is to train which takes 10h 7m and costs £70 - £550.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Ayr to Bournemouth, including transfers.
Ayr to Bournemouth bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, depart from Ayr Bus Station.
Ayr to Bournemouth train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Ayr station.
The best way to get from Ayr to Bournemouth is to train which takes 10h 7m and costs £70 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £55 - £140 and takes 12h 54m.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Bournemouth, England?
You can take a train from Ayr to Bournemouth via Glasgow Central and Stafford in around 10h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ayr Bus Station to Bournemouth Station via Buchanan Bus Station and Heathrow Central Bus Station in around 12h 54m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £22–95
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Auchinleck to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–29
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–55
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–330
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–12
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslink
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–20
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Ayr to Bournemouth bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Ayr to Bournemouth train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Glasgow Central station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ayr to Bournemouth is 426 miles. It takes approximately 7h 41m to drive from Ayr to Bournemouth.
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