There are 8 ways to get from Ayr to Chester Zoo by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow CentralAyr - Glasgow Central / ...
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank QuayGlasgow Central - Rugby / ...
5h 43m£27–114Bus
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationX77
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One802
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Chester Bus Interchange
8h 9m£48–80Drive 226.9 mi
- Drive from Ayr to Chester Zoo226.9 mi
4h 7m£57–82Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Liverpool (LPL)GLA - LPL
6h 49m£86–195Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Waterloo LaneX77
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Liverpool Lime Street
- Take the bus from Whitechapel to Zoo Main EntranceX1 / ...
7h 26m£38–122Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)GLA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chester
7h 13m£84–189Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Crewe
6h 3m£60–214Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station to Edinburgh Airport Bus Stop D
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL)EDI - LPL
8h 15m£83–213
Ayr to Chester Zoo by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to Chester Zoo is to bus which costs £45 - £80 and takes 8h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to Chester Zoo is to drive which takes 4h 7m and costs £55 - £85.
No, there is no direct bus from Ayr station to Chester Zoo. However, there are services departing from Ayr Bus Station and arriving at Zoo Main Entrance via Buchanan Bus Station, Liverpool, Liverpool One and Chester Bus Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 9m.
The distance between Ayr and Chester Zoo is 282 miles. The road distance is 228.3 miles.
The best way to get from Ayr to Chester Zoo without a car is to train which takes 5h 43m and costs £27 - £120.
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Ayr to Chester Zoo, including transfers.
Ayr to Chester Zoo bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, depart from Ayr Bus Station.
The best way to get from Ayr to Chester Zoo is to train which takes 5h 43m and costs £27 - £120. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £80 and takes 8h 9m.
Ayr to Chester Zoo bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ayr to Chester Zoo is 228 miles. It takes approximately 4h 7m to drive from Ayr to Chester Zoo.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Chester Zoo, England?
You can take a train from Ayr to Chester Zoo via Glasgow Central, Warrington Bank Quay, Chester, Railway Station, and Zoo Main Entrance in around 5h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ayr Bus Station to Chester Zoo via Buchanan Bus Station, Liverpool, Liverpool One, Chester Bus Interchange, and Zoo Main Entrance in around 8h 9m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–28
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–40
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Waterloo Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Whitechapel to Zoo Main Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/merseyside-and-south-lancashire
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station to Edinburgh Airport Bus Stop D
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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