There are 7 ways to get from Mackay to Ayr by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Mackay to Edinburgh Airport, bus
best- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)MKY - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
30h 44m£467–929Fly Mackay to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)MKY - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
29h 8m£564–1,619Fly Mackay to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Newcastle (NCL)MKY - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
31h 53m£622–1,892Fly Mackay to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Manchester Airport (MAN)MKY - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
32h 30m£482–1,061Train to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Mackay to Proserpine
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)PPP - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
34h 53m£687–1,671Train to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Mackay to Proserpine
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)PPP - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
33h 13m£840–2,768Fly Mackay to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)MKY - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
34h 40m£516–1,063
Mackay (MKY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mackay to Ayr is to fly and bus which costs £460 - £950 and takes 30h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Mackay to Ayr is to fly and train which takes 29h 8m and costs £550 - £1,700.
The distance between Mackay and Ayr is 9785 miles.
It takes approximately 30h 44m to get from Mackay to Ayr, including transfers.
Ayr is 10h behind Mackay. It is currently 7:19 PM in Mackay and 9:19 AM in Ayr.
There are 480+ hotels available in Ayr.
What companies run services between Mackay, QLD, Australia and Ayr, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Mackay to Ayr. However, you can fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Airport, take the bus to Buchanan Bus Station, then take the bus to Ayr Bus Station. Alternatively, you can 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.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Mackay to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Mackay to Glasgow Airport via Townsville, Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,700
Flights from Mackay to Glasgow Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Mackay to Newcastle via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,800
Flights from Mackay to Newcastle via Townsville, Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,800
Flights from Mackay to Newcastle via Rockhampton, Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,800
Flights from Mackay to Manchester Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £800–2,500
Flights from Mackay to Birmingham Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Mackay to Birmingham Airport via Townsville, Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Mackay to Manchester Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Mackay to Manchester Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £650–2,200
Flights from Mackay to Birmingham Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Mackay to Edinburgh Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Mackay to Manchester Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Mackay to Manchester Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £650–2,200
Flights from Mackay to Birmingham Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Mackay to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Mackay to Newcastle via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,800
Flights from Mackay to Manchester Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £800–2,400
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £800–2,500
Flights from Mackay to Birmingham Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
- 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
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.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/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 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
- £240–290
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
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
- 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
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Mackay to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £3–225
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- £40–85
- AChoice
- £3–15
- Gold Class
- £180
- Heritage Class
- £225
- 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
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
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