There are 9 ways to get from Ayr to Stockport by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Piccadilly
4h 56m£35–143Bus via Shudehill Interchange
cheapest- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationX77 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill InterchangeUkn30 / ...
6h 16m£21–43Drive 216.6 mi
- Drive from Ayr to Stockport216.6 mi
3h 50m£55–79Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)GLA - MAN
5h 6m£83–164Line 43 bus, train
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Well Road43 / ...
- Take the train from Auchinleck to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadilly
6h 20m£65–126Bus
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationX77 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station181 / ...
8h 11m£36–58Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Liverpool (LPL)GLA - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Stockport
6h 13m£91–216Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station to Edinburgh Airport Bus Stop D
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)EDI - MAN
6h 47m£74–182Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- 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 International to Stockport
5h 45m£64–178
Ayr to Stockport by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to Stockport is to bus via Shudehill Interchange which costs £20 - £45 and takes 6h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to Stockport is to drive which takes 3h 50m and costs £50 - £80.
No, there is no direct bus from Ayr station to Stockport. However, there are services departing from Ayr Bus Station and arriving at Mersey Square via Buchanan Bus Station and Piccadilly. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Ayr to Stockport. However, there are services departing from Ayr and arriving at Stockport via Glasgow Central, Lancaster and Manchester Piccadilly. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 56m.
The distance between Ayr and Stockport is 270 miles. The road distance is 217.8 miles.
The best way to get from Ayr to Stockport without a car is to train which takes 4h 56m and costs £35 - £150.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Ayr to Stockport, including transfers.
Ayr to Stockport bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, depart from Ayr Bus Station.
Ayr to Stockport train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Ayr station.
The best way to get from Ayr to Stockport is to train which takes 4h 56m and costs £35 - £150. Alternatively, you can bus via Shudehill Interchange, which costs £20 - £45 and takes 6h 16m.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Stockport, England?
You can take a train from Ayr to Stockport via Glasgow Central, Lancaster, and Manchester Piccadilly in around 4h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ayr Bus Station to Mersey Square via Buchanan Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange, and Piccadilly in around 6h 16m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–95
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- 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
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Auchinleck to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–30
- 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
- £19–95
- 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
- £19–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–29
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Stockport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–26
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Stockport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stockport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Well Road
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
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
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station to Edinburgh Airport Bus Stop D
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Ayr to Stockport bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Ayr to Stockport train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Glasgow Central station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ayr to Stockport is 218 miles. It takes approximately 3h 50m to drive from Ayr to Stockport.
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