There are 11 ways to get from Ireland to Ayr by train, plane, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
best- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHD - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
4h 59m£54–162Fly Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DUB - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
5h 16m£40–124Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Westland Row to Glengall Streetbus 785
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Ayrbusferry 923
8h 45mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Ayrcar
5h 13m£70–94Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
5h 27m£51–131Fly Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ORK - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
5h 23m£67–143Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFS - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
6h 31m£52–119Fly Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUB - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
6h 20m£43–147Fly Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORK - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
6h 12m£40–151Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain Dublin Connolly - Belfast Great Central
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Ayrbusferry 923
9h 3mBus, bus and ferry via The Gresham Hotel
- Take the bus from The Gresham Hotel to Europa Bus Centrebus 705x
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Ayrbusferry 923
9h 40m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Ayr is to fly and train which costs £40 - £130 and takes 5h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Ayr is to train and fly which takes 4h 59m and costs £50 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Ireland to Ayr. However, there are services departing from Westland Row and arriving at Ayr via Belfast, Europa Buscentre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 45m.
The distance between Ireland and Ayr is 203 miles.
The best way to get from Ireland to Ayr without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 8h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Ireland to Ayr, including transfers.
Ireland to Ayr bus services, operated by Dublin Express, depart from Westland Row station.
Ireland to Ayr bus services, operated by Dublin Express, arrive at Glengall Street station.
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There are 503+ hotels available in Ayr.
What companies run services between Ireland and Ayr, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Ireland to Ayr. However, you can take the train to Belfast Great Central, walk to Grand Central Station Stand 10, take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Terminal Building, take the line 757 bus to Brick Lane, walk to Paisley Gilmour Street, then take the train to Ayr. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Westland Row to Ayr via Glengall Street and Belfast, Europa Buscentre in around 8h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–85
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–100
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–60
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £7–11
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–20
- 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/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Westland Row to Glengall Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–23
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- 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/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from The Gresham Hotel to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £34–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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