There are 8 ways to get from Rotterdam to Ayr by plane, train, train (Eurostar), car ferry, car, bus, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
best- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane RTM - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
4h 53m£190–387Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane AMS - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
5h 29m£79–227Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
10h 37m£271–508Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Rotterdam to Hullcarferry
- Drive from Hull to Ayrcar
18h£335–398Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77
21h 37m£94–191Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane RTM - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
5h 50m£194–392Train via Carlisle
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Auchinlecktrain
10h 58m£147–303Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rotterdam to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Ayrcar
11h 43m£277–360
Rotterdam to Ayr by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Ayr is to bus which costs £90 - £200 and takes 21h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Ayr is to fly and train which takes 4h 53m and costs £190 - £390.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Ayr station. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Ayr Bus Station via London Victoria and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Ayr. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Ayr via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London Euston and Glasgow Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 37m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Ayr is 490 miles.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Ayr without a car is to train which takes 10h 37m and costs £270 - £550.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Rotterdam to Ayr, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Ayr bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Ayr train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Ayr is to train which takes 10h 37m and costs £270 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £90 - £200 and takes 21h 37m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Ayr, Scotland?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Ayr via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, London Euston, and Glasgow Central in around 10h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ayr Bus Station via London Victoria and Buchanan Bus Station in around 21h 37m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–340
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £95–420
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £200–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Auchinleck
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Rotterdam to Hull
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £270–300
- Website
- P&O Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Rotterdam to Ayr bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Ayr is 1h behind Rotterdam. It is currently 2:05 PM in Rotterdam and 1:05 PM in Ayr.
Rotterdam to Ayr train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
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