There are 10 ways to get from Ayr to Sheffield by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Warrington
best- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Central to Sheffieldtrain
6h 3m£114–208Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X77 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Meadowhall Interchange/B1bus Ukn31
7h 59m£36–129Drive 229.7 mi
- Drive from Ayr to Sheffieldcar 229.7 mi
4h 41m£56–81Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GLA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
6h 28m£84–227Train
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain Ayr - Glasgow Central / ...
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Sheffieldtrain Glasgow Central - Plymouth / ...
6h 57m£188–273Train via Carlisle
- Take the train from Auchinleck to Carlisletrain Glasgow Central - Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Sheffieldtrain Carlisle - Nottingham / ...
8h 9m£97–184Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffieldtrain
5h 2m£89–191Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffieldtrain
6h 9m£84–182Train 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 Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicestertrain
- Take the train from Leicester to Sheffieldtrain
6h 36m£125–265Train 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 Sheffieldtrain
7h 27m£143–262
Ayr to Sheffield by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to Sheffield is to bus which costs £35 - £130 and takes 7h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to Sheffield is to drive which takes 4h 41m and costs £55 - £85.
No, there is no direct bus from Ayr station to Sheffield. However, there are services departing from Ayr Bus Station and arriving at Waingate/CG19 via Buchanan Bus Station and Meadowhall Interchange/A4. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Ayr to Sheffield. However, there are services departing from Ayr and arriving at Sheffield via Glasgow Central and Warrington Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 3m.
The distance between Ayr and Sheffield is 319 miles. The road distance is 231.1 miles.
The best way to get from Ayr to Sheffield without a car is to train via Warrington which takes 6h 3m and costs £110 - £210.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Ayr to Sheffield, including transfers.
Ayr to Sheffield bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, depart from Ayr Bus Station.
Ayr to Sheffield train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Ayr station.
The best way to get from Ayr to Sheffield is to train via Warrington which takes 6h 3m and costs £110 - £210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £130 and takes 7h 59m.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Sheffield, England?
You can take a train from Ayr to Sheffield via Glasgow Central, Warrington Bank Quay, and Warrington Central in around 6h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ayr Bus Station to Waingate/CG19 via Buchanan Bus Station and Meadowhall Interchange/A4 in around 7h 59m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- 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/
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Warrington Central to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Warrington Central to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £170–240
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £6–13
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £6–13
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £7–15
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Meadowhall Interchange/B1
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Meadowhall Interchange/B1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Ayr to Sheffield bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Ayr to Sheffield train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Glasgow Central station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ayr to Sheffield is 231 miles. It takes approximately 4h 41m to drive from Ayr to Sheffield.
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