There are 9 ways to get from Leeds to Ayr by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
5h 21m£68–165Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationUkn31 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus StationX77 / ...
5h 53m£22–61Drive 202.4 mi
- Drive from Leeds to Ayr202.4 mi
4h 8m£50–72Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LBA - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
5h 49m£74–140Train via Carlisle
- Take the train from Leeds to CarlisleLeeds - Carlisle / ...
- Take the train from Carlisle to AuchinleckCarlisle - Glasgow Central
6h 21m£36–124Bus via Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station183 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus StationX77 / ...
7h 28m£22–64Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)MAN - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
6h 26m£82–179Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
5h 46m£80–229Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
6h 27m£78–237
Leeds to Ayr by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Ayr is to bus which costs £22 - £65 and takes 5h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Ayr is to drive which takes 4h 8m and costs £45 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Leeds station to Ayr station. However, there are services departing from Leeds City Bus Station and arriving at Ayr Bus Station via Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Leeds to Ayr. However, there are services departing from Leeds and arriving at Ayr via Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 21m.
The distance between Leeds and Ayr is 318 miles. The road distance is 203.5 miles.
The best way to get from Leeds to Ayr without a car is to train which takes 5h 21m and costs £65 - £170.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Leeds to Ayr, including transfers.
Leeds to Ayr bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leeds City Bus Station.
Leeds to Ayr train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Leeds station.
The best way to get from Leeds to Ayr is to train which takes 5h 21m and costs £65 - £170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £22 - £65 and takes 5h 53m.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Ayr, Scotland?
You can take a train from Leeds to Ayr via Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow Queen Street, and Glasgow Central in around 5h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station via Buchanan Bus Station in around 5h 53m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–170
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £21–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–85
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.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
- £11–12
- 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
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–70
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £17–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Leeds to Ayr bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Leeds to Ayr train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leeds to Ayr is 204 miles. It takes approximately 4h 8m to drive from Leeds to Ayr.
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