There are 5 ways to get from Ayr to Skiathos by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or busferry
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)GLA - JSI
10h 15m€74–269Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationX77
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One802
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathos
45h€184–359Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)MAN - JSI
10h 56m€109–484Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Finsbury Park
- Take the train from Finsbury Park to Brighton
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Volos
- Take the car ferry from Volos to Skiathos
2d 10hBus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationX77
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Timisoara
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessaloniki
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathos
2d 22h€212–442
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to Skiathos is to train and fly which costs €70 - €270 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to Skiathos is to train and fly which takes 10h 15m and costs €70 - €270.
The distance between Ayr and Skiathos is 2827 km.
The best way to get from Ayr to Skiathos without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 45h and costs €180 - €360.
It takes approximately 10h 15m to get from Ayr to Skiathos, including transfers.
Skiathos is 2h ahead of Ayr. It is currently 10:02 PM in Ayr and 12:02 AM in Skiathos.
There are 1030+ hotels available in Skiathos.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Skiathos, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Ayr to Skiathos. 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, fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI), walk to Skiathos Airport, then take the bus to Skiathos. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ayr Bus Station to Skiathos via Buchanan Bus Station, Liverpool, Liverpool One, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, and Port of Thessaloniki in around 45h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- 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
- €12–14
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–270
- Sleeper Seat
- €75–100
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €370–420
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Finsbury Park to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Volos
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
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
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Timisoara
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €65–95
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €120–170
- Phone
- +30 210 4441788
- reservations.dpt@anes.gr
- Website
- anes.gr
Car ferry from Volos to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Anes Ferries
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