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How to get fromAyr to Fraser Islandby train, plane, car ferry, bus or taxi

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There are 7 ways to get from Ayr to Fraser Island by train, plane, car ferry, bus, or taxi

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  1. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Hervey Bay, car ferry

    best
    1. Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Hervey Bay (HVB)planeGLA - HVB
    3. Take the car ferry from River Heads to Fraser Island Kingfisher Baycarferry
    31h 18m
    $1,206–3,918

  2. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bundaberg, train, taxi, car ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bundaberg (BDB)planeGLA - BDB
    3. Take the train from Bundaberg to Maryborough Westtrain
    4. Take the taxi from Maryborough West to River Headstaxi
    5. Take the car ferry from River Heads to Fraser Island Kingfisher Baycarferry
    36h 28m
    $1,156–3,849

  3. Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Hervey Bay, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
    3. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hervey Bay (HVB)planeEDI - HVB
    4. Take the car ferry from River Heads to Fraser Island Kingfisher Baycarferry
    32h 1m
    $1,611–4,835

  4. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport, train, taxi, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)planeGLA - BNE
    3. Take the train from Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Caboolture station, platform 3train
    4. Take the train from Caboolture to Maryborough Westtrain
    5. Take the taxi from Maryborough West to River Headstaxi
    6. Take the car ferry from River Heads to Fraser Island Kingfisher Baycarferry
    34h 7m
    $1,229–3,153

  5. Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bundaberg, taxi, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
    3. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bundaberg (BDB)planeEDI - BDB
    4. Take the train from Bundaberg to Maryborough Westtrain
    5. Take the taxi from Maryborough West to River Headstaxi
    6. Take the car ferry from River Heads to Fraser Island Kingfisher Baycarferry
    36h 25m
    $1,311–3,266

  6. Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport, taxi, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
    3. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)planeEDI - BNE
    4. Take the train from Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Caboolture station, platform 3train
    5. Take the train from Caboolture to Maryborough Westtrain
    6. Take the taxi from Maryborough West to River Headstaxi
    7. Take the car ferry from River Heads to Fraser Island Kingfisher Baycarferry
    35h 39m
    $1,234–3,270

  7. Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Sunshine Coast Airport, taxi, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
    3. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY)planeEDI - MCY
    4. Take the train from Nambour to Maryborough Westtrain
    5. Take the taxi from Maryborough West to River Headstaxi
    6. Take the car ferry from River Heads to Fraser Island Kingfisher Baycarferry
    39h 30m
    $1,516–4,847

Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Hervey Bay (HVB) flights

Calendar23Weekly Planes
Duration32h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,093Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Fraser Island, QLD, Australia?

There is no direct connection from Ayr to Fraser Island. However, you can take the train to Paisley Gilmour Street, walk to New Sneddon Street, take the bus to Sanderling Road, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, fly to Hervey Bay (HVB), take the taxi to River Heads, then take the car ferry to Fraser Island Kingfisher Bay. Alternatively, you can take the train to Glasgow Central, walk to Buchanan Bus Station, take the bus to Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Hervey Bay (HVB), take the taxi to River Heads, then take the car ferry to Fraser Island Kingfisher Bay.

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