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There are 8 ways to get from Ayr to Hamilton Island by train, plane, bus, ferry, or car

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  1. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)planeGLA - HTI
    36h 30m
    $1,726–5,538

  2. Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Mackay, bus, ferry

    cheapest
    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 Mackay (MKY)planeEDI - MKY
    4. Take the bus from Mackay to Airlie Beachbus
    5. Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
    38h 1m
    $1,065–2,491

  3. Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport

    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 Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)planeEDI - HTI
    30h 43m
    $1,431–3,456

  4. Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport

    1. Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
    3. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
    4. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)planeNCL - HTI
    39h 59m
    $1,871–5,857

  5. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, ferry

    1. Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)planeGLA - PPP
    3. Take the ferry from Palm Bay to Shute Harbourferry
    4. Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
    41h 5m
    $1,982–5,714

  6. Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport

    1. Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
    3. Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
    4. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)planeMAN - HTI
    35h 20m
    $1,077–3,350

  7. Drive to Campbeltown, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport

    1. Drive from Ayr to Campbeltown (CAL)car
    2. Fly from Campbeltown (CAL) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)planeCAL - HTI
    41h 15m
    $1,683–5,019

  8. Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, 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 Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)planeEDI - PPP
    4. Take the ferry from Palm Bay to Shute Harbourferry
    5. Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
    36h 13m
    $1,687–3,832

Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) flights

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration35h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,721Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

There is no direct connection from Ayr to Hamilton 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, then fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI). 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, then fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI).

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