There are 6 ways to get from Ayr to Mackay by train, plane, or car
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Mackay
best- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Mackay (MKY)plane GLA - MKY
34h 40m$988–2,559Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Mackay
cheapest- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mackay (MKY)plane EDI - MKY
31h 26m$937–2,448Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, train
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane GLA - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Mackaytrain
40h 45m$1,399–3,869Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Moranbah Airport, drive
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Moranbah Airport (MOV)plane GLA - MOV
- Drive from Moranbah Airport (MOV) to Mackaycar
42h 26m$1,568–4,009Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Mackay
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Mackay (MKY)plane NCL - MKY
40h 54m$1,229–3,106Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane EDI - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Mackaytrain
35h 51m$1,448–4,058
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Mackay (MKY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to Mackay is to train and fly which costs $900 - $2,500 and takes 31h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to Mackay is to train and fly which takes 31h 26m and costs $900 - $2,500.
The distance between Ayr and Mackay is 15643 km.
It takes approximately 34h 40m to get from Ayr to Mackay, including transfers.
Mackay is 9h ahead of Ayr. It is currently 11:34 PM in Ayr and 8:34 AM in Mackay.
There are 87+ hotels available in Mackay.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Mackay, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Ayr to Mackay. However, you can take the train to Paisley Gilmour Street, walk to New Sneddon Street, take the line 757 bus to Terminal Building, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, then fly to Mackay (MKY). Alternatively, you can take the train to Glasgow Central, walk to Glasgow Queen Street, take the train to Haymarket, walk to Haymarket, take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, then fly to Mackay (MKY).
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mackay via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Moranbah Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,900
Flights from Newcastle to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mackay via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,300
Flights from Newcastle to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mackay via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mackay via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
- 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
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Proserpine to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–453
- 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
- $24–45
- AChoice
- $22–29
- Gold Class
- $362
- Heritage Class
- $453
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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