Ayr railway station
You can reach 25 stations directly from Ayr on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Troon, with 98 trains a day.
Ayr is the nearest station for postcodes in KA7, KA6. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Ayr
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troon | 98 | 94 | 52 |
| Prestwick Town | 91 | 87 | 52 |
| Glasgow Central | 82 | 78 | 52 |
| Barassie | 75 | 75 | 30 |
| Irvine | 79 | 75 | 52 |
| Johnstone | 78 | 75 | 52 |
| Kilwinning | 79 | 75 | 52 |
| Newton-on-Ayr | 75 | 75 | 30 |
| Prestwick International Airport | 75 | 75 | 52 |
| Paisley Gilmour Street | 78 | 75 | 52 |
| Girvan | 28 | 28 | 10 |
| Maybole | 28 | 28 | 10 |
| Kilmarnock | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| Barrhill | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Stranraer | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dalry | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Glengarnock | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Barrhead | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Dunlop | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kilmaurs | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Stewarton | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Howwood | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Lochwinnoch | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Milliken Park | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Cardonald | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hillington East | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hillington West | 2 | 1 | 0 |
How busy Ayr is
795,560 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 654th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 38,459 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Ayr and Glasgow Central than any other pair: 294,426 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 12 stations instead of 25, a drop of about 52%. Saturday runs to 27.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Ayr gains 2 destinations including Barrhill, Stranraer.
Nearest other stations
- Newton-on-Ayr 1.1 miles
- Prestwick Town 3.0 miles
- Prestwick International Airport 3.5 miles
- Troon 6.0 miles
- Barassie 7.2 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Ayr, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Newtonhead · 0.6 miles
- Ayr · 0.6 miles
- Alloway · 2.1 miles
- Auchincruive · 2.6 miles
- Maybole Junction · 3.0 miles
- Heads of Ayr Holiday Camp · 3.2 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.