Ayr → Cairnryan
Ayr to Cairnryan by bus
Ayr
Cairnryan
A direct bus runs from Ayr to Cairnryan, scheduled from 1 h 15 min, with 26 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one vehicle, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 1 h 15 min (typically 1 h 26 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 26
- Operators
- Scottish Citylink, Stagecoach West Scotland
- Stations
- Ayr Bus Station → Ferry Terminal
- Straight-line distance
- 60 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inCairnryan →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 7 Dec 2027. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Ayr to Cairnryan; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): UK BODS (bus/coach, all operators). How Head Your Way works.
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Ports: Cairnryan; Cairnryan Harbour
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