There are 10 ways to get from Bury to Ayr by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain Glasgow Central - Ayr / ...
5h 10m£26–140Bus via Bury Town Hall
cheapest- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77 / ...
6h 49m£21–50Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Glasgowbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77 / ...
6h 48m£24–57Drive 196.2 mi
- Drive from Bury to Ayrcar 196.2 mi
3h 58m£47–68Fly Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAN - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
6h 25m£63–148Train via Lancaster
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
5h 42m£35–147Train via Carlisle
- Take the train from Bolton to Carlisletrain Manchester Airport - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Carlisle to Auchinlecktrain Carlisle - Glasgow Central
6h 50m£42–128Train to Liverpool, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LPL - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
6h 50m£68–175Fly Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MAN - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
7h 28m£79–201Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
6h 54m£49–237
Bury to Ayr by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bury to Ayr is to bus via Bury Town Hall which costs £21 - £50 and takes 6h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Bury to Ayr is to drive which takes 3h 58m and costs £45 - £70.
No, there is no direct bus from Bury to Ayr station. However, there are services departing from Bury Town Hall and arriving at Ayr Bus Station via Shudehill Interchange and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Bury to Ayr. However, there are services departing from Bury and arriving at Ayr via Manchester Piccadilly, Lancaster and Glasgow Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 42m.
The distance between Bury and Ayr is 258 miles. The road distance is 197.4 miles.
The best way to get from Bury to Ayr without a car is to train which takes 5h 10m and costs £26 - £140.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Bury to Ayr, including transfers.
Bury to Ayr bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Bury to Ayr train services, operated by TransPennine Express, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Bury to Ayr is to train which takes 5h 10m and costs £26 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £24 - £60 and takes 6h 48m.
What companies run services between Bury, England and Ayr, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Arthur Street to Ayr via Bolton Interchange, Bolton, Preston, and Glasgow Central in around 5h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Bury to Ayr Bus Station via Shudehill, Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 6h 48m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–370
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–95
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Bolton to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–14
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 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
- £260–300
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Auchinleck
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £21–28
- 1st Class
- £30–50
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–28
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Bury to Ayr bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Bury to Ayr train services, operated by TransPennine Express, arrive at Lancaster station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bury to Ayr is 197 miles. It takes approximately 3h 58m to drive from Bury to Ayr.
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