There are 12 ways to get from Ayr to Poole 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 Pooletrain
4h 55m£76–218Bus via London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
cheapest- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X77
- Take the bus from Glasgow to London Heathrow Airportbus
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Poole Seldown Coach Stationbus
16h 37m£56–100Train
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Pooletrain
8h 45m£165–388Bus
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X77
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Seldown Coach Stationbus 035
15h£67–133Drive 425.6 mi
- Drive from Ayr to Poolecar 425.6 mi
7h 49m£104–151Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
- Take the train from Woking to Pooletrain
6h 36m£116–393Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane EDI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Pooletrain
7h 11m£137–292Train 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 Pooletrain
6h 48m£119–284Train 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 Pooletrain
7h 23m£101–252Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bournemouth Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bournemouth Airport (BOH)plane EDI - BOH
7h 36m£71–245Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Pooletrain
9h 19m£130–296Train via Manchester
- Take the train from Auchinleck to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bournemouthtrain
12h 48m£195–327
Ayr to Poole by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to Poole is to bus via London Heathrow Airport (LHR) which costs £55 - £100 and takes 16h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to Poole is to train and fly which takes 4h 55m and costs £75 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Ayr station to Poole station. However, there are services departing from Ayr Bus Station and arriving at Seldown Coach Station via Buchanan Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h.
No, there is no direct train from Ayr to Poole. However, there are services departing from Ayr and arriving at Poole via Glasgow Central, Euston station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 45m.
The distance between Ayr and Poole is 439 miles. The road distance is 428.1 miles.
The best way to get from Ayr to Poole without a car is to train which takes 8h 45m and costs £160 - £390.
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Ayr to Poole, including transfers.
Ayr to Poole bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, depart from Ayr Bus Station.
Ayr to Poole train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Ayr station.
The best way to get from Ayr to Poole is to train which takes 8h 45m and costs £160 - £390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £65 - £140 and takes 15h.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Poole, England?
You can take a train from Ayr to Poole via Glasgow Central, London Euston, Euston station, Waterloo Station, and London Waterloo in around 8h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ayr Bus Station to Seldown Coach Station via Buchanan Bus Station and London Victoria in around 15h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bournemouth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–130
- 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
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Auchinleck to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from London Waterloo to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Woking to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Central to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.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
- £40–75
- 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/about/west-scotland
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Glasgow to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Poole Seldown Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Seldown Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Ayr to Poole bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Ayr to Poole train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Glasgow Central station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ayr to Poole is 428 miles. It takes approximately 7h 49m to drive from Ayr to Poole.
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