There are 11 ways to get from Cornwall to Ayr by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Newquay Cornwall Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
best- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NQY - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
4h 40mDrive 500.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Cornwall to Ayrcar 500.7 mi
8h 43m£123–177Train via Birmingham
- Take the train from Luxulyan to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
12h 4mBus
- Take the bus from Dennison Road Car Park to Lordswood Rdbus 106 / ...
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77
17h 32mFly Newquay Cornwall Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NQY - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
6h 47mTrain, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Luxulyan to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
8h 34mTrain to Exeter, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Par to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane EXT - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
9h 26mTrain, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Luxulyan to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
9h 41mFly Newquay Cornwall Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane NQY - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
3h 38mTrain
- Take the train from Luxulyan to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
13h 17mTrain via Cardiff
- Take the train from Bodmin Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Auchinlecktrain
15h 30m
Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cornwall to Ayr is to drive which costs £120 - £180 and takes 8h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Cornwall to Ayr is to drive which takes 8h 43m and costs £120 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Cornwall to Ayr station. However, there are services departing from Roundabout and arriving at Ayr Bus Station via Dennison Road Car Park, Lordswood Rd, Newhall St and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Cornwall to Ayr. However, there are services departing from Luxulyan and arriving at Ayr via Plymouth, Birmingham New Street, Preston and Glasgow Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 4m.
The distance between Cornwall and Ayr is 495 miles. The road distance is 503.7 miles.
The best way to get from Cornwall to Ayr without a car is to train via Birmingham which takes 12h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Cornwall to Ayr, including transfers.
Cornwall to Ayr bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Dennison Road Car Park station.
Cornwall to Ayr train services, operated by First Great Western, depart from Luxulyan station.
The best way to get from Cornwall to Ayr is to train via Birmingham which takes 12h 4m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 17h 32m.
What companies run services between Cornwall, England and Ayr, Scotland?
You can take a train from Luxulyan to Ayr via Plymouth, Birmingham New Street, Preston, and Glasgow Central in around 12h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Roundabout to Ayr Bus Station via Mount Folly, Dennison Road Car Park, Lordswood Rd, Newhall St, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 17h 32m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–310
Flights from Exeter to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–220
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Exeter to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–210
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Auchinleck
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Luxulyan to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Par to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Bodmin Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Par to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Plymouth to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
- Website
- northernrail.org
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Dennison Road Car Park to Lordswood Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
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More Questions & Answers
Cornwall to Ayr bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Lordswood Rd station.
Cornwall to Ayr train services, operated by First Great Western, arrive at Plymouth station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cornwall to Ayr is 504 miles. It takes approximately 8h 43m to drive from Cornwall to Ayr.
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