South Ayrshire is incredibly well connected to all major roads, airports, railways and ferry terminals. To find the route that suits you best please use the links below.

BY AIR

You can fly into the heart of South Ayrshire through Prestwick International Airport with regular flights from London and Europe. From Glasgow International Airport, Troon is only 40 minutes drive and Dumfries is approximately one and a half hours with the drive time from Edinburgh around 25 minutes longer.

TRAVEL TIP - Golfer’s Luggage. Generally, the same terms and conditions apply to all passengers. For most airlines, the maximum luggage allowance per person is 20kg. If the total luggage weight is more a £2 domestic and £4 international charge is applied per additional kg.

RYAN AIR- www.ryanair.com
Ryanair is Scotland’s largest low fares airline and flies direct to Prestwick International Airport from London. They also offer discounted rail fares from London to Stansted Airport return as well as a 1/2 price ScotRail fare to or from anywhere in Scotland when you have the official Ryanair booking form, Internet booking form or Travel Agent ticket with photo ID. For more information contact Ryanair Direct (telephone sales) 0870 1 569 569 Ryanair Group travel (more than 15 people) 01279681300.

EASY JET- www.easyjet.com
EasyJet fly into Edinburgh and Glasgow Airports from London and Europe. There is a Thames Link discount available for rail travel to Luton. For more information contact EasyJet Reservations on 0870 6000000.

BRITISH AIRWAYS- www.britishairways.com
British Airways has regular international flights arriving into Glasgow and Edinburgh from various destinations around the world.

American Flights
CONTINENTAL AIRWAYS has daily flights into Glasgow from Newark. American Airlines fly daily from Chicago to Glasgow with a service that runs May to October.

RAIL CONNECTIONS

From the south, the main West Coast Line serves Carlisle, Lockerbie and Glasgow with connections to most principal South Ayrshire towns.

From Glasgow and the north, ScotRail operates a frequent service from Glasgow Central Station to Prestwick Ayr and Stranraer. The Caledonian Sleeper service from London (Euston) to Glasgow is a useful altemative. The Sleeper arrives at Glasgow Central around 7am with rapid connections to Ayrshire leaving you fresh to commence a day’s golf.

The National Railways Enquiry Service offers advice on a variety of tickets to reach Scotland from the south and for travelling around Scotland. Cheaper fares (Apex and Super Apex) can be obtained if you book in advance. Sleeper tickets can be booked by credit card through ScotRail Telesales on (Tel: 08457 550033) or via www.scotrail.co.uk

For timetable information and fares contact National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950

ROAD CONNECTIONS

From the south, the M6 is the main route into Scotland. This joins the A74/M74 at the Scottish border north of Carlisle. From this point, depending on your itinerary, there are a number of options. Take the scenic coastal route on the A75, running from Gretna to Stranraer (110 miles). From Stranraer you can continue north to sample the courses of Ayrshire following the A73, a delightful coastal drive.

Alternatively taking the A75 to the town of Dumfries, the A76 continues north into Ayrshire. Also available is the A71 Galloway Tourist Route connecting through Dumfries west to New Galloway (A75-A712) then north to Ayr through the Galloway Forest Park.

From the north and all other areas, the M77/A77 between Glasgow and the south- west ferry port of Stranraer is the principal route into and through the region connecting many of its most famous courses.

Useful links
RAC
AA

FERRY CONNECTIONS

Caledonian MacBrayne operates ferries to West of Scotland islands including Arran.

Kintyre Express operates a fast ferry service from Troon to Campbeltown every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

P&O operates a high-speed catamaran from Larne to Troon in Ayrshire between March and October. The service takes 109 minutes For fares and booking information contact P&O Irish Sea: Tel 0870 24 24 777.

Stena Line operate sailings between Belfast Port and Stranraer harbour taking one hour and 50 minutes on the high-speed HSS Stena Voyager. For fares and booking information contact Stena Line: 08705 70 70 70.

Port of Ayr offers considerable experience in handling a wide range of cargoes, including dry bulks, forest products and scrap metal, and is also recognised as a major supply base for the offshore industry. Ayr is becoming an increasingly popular port-of-call for cruise liners, with its close proximity to some of Scotland’s best known attractions.