Glasgow Prestwick International Airport
Prestwick Airport is located around 23 miles from
Glasgow and is connected to the city by road and
rail. With the recent opening of the new M77 Ayrshire
is now less than thirty minutes drive from Glasgow
city centre. Prestwick Airport is only a few minutes
from Troon and Ayr and well connected to the rest
of Ayrshire by an excellent road network.
Ryanair
Low cost airline Ryanair fly into
Prestwick from London Stansted, Bournemouth and
Dublin and Shannon in Ireland. They also fly in
from Scandinavia; Gothenburg and Stockholm Skavsta
in Sweden and Oslo in Norway. There are now three
flights from Germany (Frankfurt Hahn, Hamburg and
Dusseldorf), Brussels Charleroi in Belgium and Paris
Beauvais bringing together the Auld Alliance of
France and Scotland. Italy is connected via Rome
Ciampino, Pisa and Milan Orio al Serio; Spain has
flights from Girona and Murcia.
BMI Baby
Bmibaby fly from Cardiff to Prestwick opening up
a new route from Wales direct to Scotland
P&O
Irish Ferries
P&O Irish Ferries run the fast ferry operation
from Larne into Troon. The crossing takes less than
two hours from Ireland to Scotland from March to
September on the reliable P&O Express fast craft.
Time on board may be short but you’ll enjoy
a host of facilities including restaurant, bar,
gift shop and children’s play area.
Troon is just a
10-minute drive from Ayr and 3o minutes to the city
of Glasgow, offering a whole range of destinations
within easy reach. P&O Irish Ferries bookings
can be made online at www.poirishsea.com
Stena Line
Stena Line have both ferry and fast craft sailings
between Belfast City Centre to Stranraer. The sailing
takes about ninety minutes on the HSS fast ferry
and the drive to the heart of Ayrshire less than
an hour. Bookings can be made online at www.stenaline.co.uk
Glasgow
Airport
Glasgow Airport is situated to the west of the city
making Ayrshire easily accessible from the airport.
Glasgow Airport has international flights direct
from the United States, Canada,
Dubai and throughout Europe and
the UK with airlines flying inbound including easyJet,
flyglobespan, British Airways, Air Canada, Emirates,
Aer Lingus, Flybe, British Midland and Air Scotland.
The airport is
now connected by motorway all the way to Ayrshire
on the M77 in less than thirty minutes.
