There are 12 ways to get from Brighton to Ayr by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LGW - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
4h 40m£47–133Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Preston Circus to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 025
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77
15h 45m£44–112Train
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
7h 52m£78–247Drive 449.4 mi
- Drive from Brighton to Ayrcar 449.4 mi
7h 51m£108–156Train to London City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Brighton to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LCY - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
5h 16m£99–269Fly London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
5h 34m£50–141Train to Luton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LTN - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
5h 48m£59–218Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
6h 3m£106–326Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Brighton to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
6h 14m£101–277Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Brighton to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SOU - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
5h 59m£61–219Train via Carlisle
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Auchinlecktrain
8h 58m£108–273Bus #2
- Take the bus from Preston Circus to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 025
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgowbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77
15h 45m£44–92
Brighton to Ayr by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brighton to Ayr is to bus which costs £40 - £95 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Brighton to Ayr is to fly and train which takes 4h 40m and costs £45 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Brighton to Ayr station. However, there are services departing from Preston Circus and arriving at Ayr Bus Station via Heathrow Central Bus Station and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Brighton to Ayr. However, there are services departing from Brighton and arriving at Ayr via London Euston and Glasgow Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 52m.
The distance between Brighton and Ayr is 433 miles. The road distance is 452.1 miles.
The best way to get from Brighton to Ayr without a car is to train which takes 7h 52m and costs £75 - £250.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Brighton to Ayr, including transfers.
Brighton to Ayr bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Preston Circus station.
Brighton to Ayr train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Brighton station.
The best way to get from Brighton to Ayr is to train which takes 7h 52m and costs £75 - £250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £120 and takes 15h 45m.
What companies run services between Brighton, England and Ayr, Scotland?
You can take a train from Brighton to Ayr via London St Pancras Intl, London Euston, and Glasgow Central in around 7h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Preston Circus to Ayr Bus Station via Heathrow Central Bus Station and Buchanan Bus Station in around 15h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–95
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–95
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–80
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–80
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–400
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Auchinleck
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–110
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–60
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from London Euston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Preston Circus to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- 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 Heathrow Central Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £27–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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More Questions & Answers
Brighton to Ayr bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Brighton to Ayr train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brighton to Ayr is 452 miles. It takes approximately 7h 51m to drive from Brighton to Ayr.
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