There are 12 ways to get from Ayr to Swindon by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Swindon
4h 46m£60–144Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationX77
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station595 / ...
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Regent Circus
11h 12m£50–112Train
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quay
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Parkway
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Swindon
8h 54m£79–313Drive 358.5 mi
- Drive from Ayr to Swindon358.5 mi
6h 9m£90–130Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- 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 London Paddington to Swindon
4h 50m£119–381Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- 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 London Paddington to Swindon
5h 7m£132–441Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Swindon
5h 53m£63–156Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- 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 Farringdon
- Take the train from London Paddington to Swindon
5h 21m£92–277Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Southampton Airport (SOU)GLA - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Swindon
5h 32m£92–339Train 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 Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Swindon
6h 8m£82–299Train via Carlisle
- Take the train from Auchinleck to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spa
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Swindon
10h 25m£73–260Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Waterloo LaneX77
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Cheltenham Spa
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Swindon
10h 43m£79–273
Ayr to Swindon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to Swindon is to bus which costs £50 - £120 and takes 11h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to Swindon is to train and fly which takes 4h 46m and costs £55 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Ayr station to Swindon. However, there are services departing from Ayr Bus Station and arriving at Regent Circus via Buchanan Bus Station and Heathrow Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Ayr to Swindon. However, there are services departing from Ayr and arriving at Swindon via Glasgow Central, Warrington Bank Quay, Birmingham New Street and Bristol Parkway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 54m.
The distance between Ayr and Swindon is 405 miles. The road distance is 360.6 miles.
The best way to get from Ayr to Swindon without a car is to train which takes 8h 54m and costs £75 - £320.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Ayr to Swindon, including transfers.
Ayr to Swindon bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, depart from Ayr Bus Station.
Ayr to Swindon train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Ayr station.
The best way to get from Ayr to Swindon is to train which takes 8h 54m and costs £75 - £320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £120 and takes 11h 12m.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Swindon, England?
You can take a train from Ayr to Swindon via Glasgow Central, Warrington Bank Quay, Birmingham New Street, and Bristol Parkway in around 8h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ayr Bus Station to Regent Circus via Buchanan Bus Station and Heathrow Central Bus Station in around 11h 12m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £27–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- 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
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
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
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
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 Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- 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
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.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 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 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–30
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 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
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Waterloo Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- 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 Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- 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 Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Regent Circus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Ayr to Swindon bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Ayr to Swindon train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Glasgow Central station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ayr to Swindon is 361 miles. It takes approximately 6h 9m to drive from Ayr to Swindon.
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