There are 7 ways to get from Ullapool to Ayr by bus, train, car, ferry, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from High School to Bus Station Stance 6bus 61
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus M10
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77
7h 1mBus via Ferry Terminal
cheapest- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus 961
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Buchanan Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77
7h 7m£33–47Bus, train
- Take the bus from High School to Bus Station Stance 6bus 61
- Take the train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from West Regent Lane to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77
7h 27mDrive 243.6 mi
- Drive from Ullapool to Ayrcar 243.6 mi
5h£61–88Ferry to Stornoway Airport, fly, train
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SYY - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
7h 23m£160–440Bus, train via Perth
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus 961
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
7h 37m£79–190Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane INV - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
7h 44m£115–227
Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ullapool to Ayr is to bus via Ferry Terminal which costs £30 - £50 and takes 7h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Ullapool to Ayr is to drive which takes 5h and costs £60 - £90.
No, there is no direct bus from Ullapool to Ayr station. However, there are services departing from High School and arriving at Ayr Bus Station via Bus Station Stance 3 and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 1m.
The distance between Ullapool and Ayr is 264 miles. The road distance is 245 miles.
The best way to get from Ullapool to Ayr without a car is to bus which takes 7h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Ullapool to Ayr, including transfers.
Ullapool to Ayr bus services, operated by D + E Coaches, depart from High School station.
Ullapool to Ayr bus services, operated by D + E Coaches, arrive at Bus Station Stance 6.
Yes, the driving distance between Ullapool to Ayr is 245 miles. It takes approximately 5h to drive from Ullapool to Ayr.
There are 243+ hotels available in Ayr.
What companies run services between Ullapool, Scotland and Ayr, Scotland?
You can take a bus from High School to Ayr Bus Station via Bus Station Stance 3 and Buchanan Bus Station in around 7h 1m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–330
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–160
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–180
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–160
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–330
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–160
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- info@decoaches.co.uk
- Website
- decoaches.co.uk
Bus from High School to Bus Station Stance 6
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
Bus from West Regent Lane to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Buchanan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
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