There are 10 ways to get from Ayr to Skegness by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Take the train from Newcastle to Grantham
- Take the train from Grantham to Skegness
8h 37m£80–318Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationX77
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Broad Marsh Bus Station180 / ...
- Take the train from Nottingham to Skegness
13h 46m£48–118Drive 297.7 mi
- Drive from Ayr to Skegness297.7 mi
5h 53m£75–108Train, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Nottingham
- Take the train from Nottingham to Skegness
8h 23m£69–214Train
- Take the train from Auchinleck to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Nottingham
- Take the train from Nottingham to Skegness
12h 13m£127–310Bus
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationX77
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Rail Station Car Park451
- Take the bus from Central Bus Station to Mill InnB5 / ...
16h 1mTrain, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)GLA - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Grantham
- Take the train from Grantham to Skegness
8h 13m£114–380Train, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London City Airport (LCY)GLA - LCY
- Take the train from King's Cross to Grantham
- Take the train from Grantham to Skegness
7h 53m£134–468Train, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from King's Cross to Grantham
- Take the train from Grantham to Skegness
7h 48m£85–299Train, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)GLA - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Peterborough
- Take the train from Peterborough to Grantham
- Take the train from Grantham to Skegness
8h 39m£75–221
Ayr to Skegness by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to Skegness is to bus and train which costs £45 - £120 and takes 13h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to Skegness is to drive which takes 5h 53m and costs £70 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Ayr station to Skegness. However, there are services departing from Ayr Bus Station and arriving at Dorothy Avenue via Buchanan Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange, Broad Marsh Bus Station, Central Bus Station and Mill Inn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Ayr to Skegness. However, there are services departing from Ayr and arriving at Skegness via Glasgow Queen Street, Edinburgh Waverley, Newcastle and Grantham. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 37m.
The distance between Ayr and Skegness is 434 miles. The road distance is 299.5 miles.
The best way to get from Ayr to Skegness without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 8h 37m and costs £75 - £320.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Ayr to Skegness, including transfers.
Ayr to Skegness bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, depart from Ayr Bus Station.
Ayr to Skegness train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Ayr station.
The best way to get from Ayr to Skegness is to train via Edinburgh which takes 8h 37m and costs £75 - £320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 16h 1m.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Skegness, England?
You can take a train from Ayr to Skegness via Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street, Edinburgh Waverley, Newcastle, and Grantham in around 8h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ayr Bus Station to Dorothy Avenue via Buchanan Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange, Broad Marsh Bus Station, Rail Station Car Park, Central Bus Station, and Mill Inn in around 16h 1m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £23–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–14
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Auchinleck to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £21–28
- 1st Class
- £30–50
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- 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
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stansted Airport to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Grantham to Skegness
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Skegness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £90–210
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- hulltrains.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
- Advanced Single
- £6–9
- Anytime Day Single
- £11–15
- Super Off-Peak Single
- £11–15
- Off-Peak Single
- £13–15
- Anytime Single
- £17–20
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
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
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Rail Station Car Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01205 364087
- Website
- brylaine.co.uk
Bus from Central Bus Station to Mill Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Brylaine Travel
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More Questions & Answers
Ayr to Skegness bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Ayr to Skegness train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Glasgow Central station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ayr to Skegness is 299 miles. It takes approximately 5h 53m to drive from Ayr to Skegness.
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