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Prestwick
Intl (PIK):
Location:
6 km/4 Miles N of Ayr between Prestwick and Monkton.
By Road:
To Irvine 13 km/8 Miles, To Kilmarnock 14 km/9 Miles & to Glasgow 46 km/29
Miles.
By Taxi: To Glasgow City ~£50-60, Glasgow Airport £45, Edinburgh ~£95, Troon £8, Largs £35,
Ardrossan £22, Kilmarnock £17, East Kilbride £38, Girvan £33, Stranraer £66 & Turnberry £28.
Ayr Black Taxis +44 (0)1292 284 545.
By Limo:
Limos.com:
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limo service, click here.
Click
here to find a locally based limousine company.
By Bus:
General:
Most buses stop at the 2
stops right outside the front of the terminal. These are:
Stagecoach Bus #4:
Slow stopping service. To Glasgow 1:40.
Operates 7 days a week. Mon to Sat:
To Glasgow from 0628 ~half hourly until 2313. From Glasgow from 0715
~half hourly until 2220.
Sunday:
hourly each way: To
Glasgow 0743-2233. From Glasgow 0920-2310. In the other
direction, the bus continues to Prestwick Town & Ayr.
Route: Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station - Glasgow Union St - Glasgow
Eglinton Toll - Newton Mearns (Cross) - Fenwick (Kings Arms) - Kilmarnock
Bus Station - Symington - Monkton (Cross) - Monkton Industrial Estate -
Airport Terminal - Prestwick Cross - Ayr Bus station. Adult One way
fares: To Kilmarnock £2.85 (28 mins), Fenwick £3.45 (45 mins), N
Mearns £4.25 (60 mins) & Glasgow £4.65 (97 mins). To Prestwick Town 90p/3
mins & Ayr £1.30/15 mins. Children half price.
Express Service X77: To Glasgow ~ 1 hour, to Ayr ~ 15 mins.
Operates from the airport terminal to Glasgow Buchanan Street
and to Ayr in the other direction. Route: Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station - Glasgow
Wellington St - Glasgow Waterloo St - (some buses stop at Kilmarnock Bus
Station) - Airport Terminal - Prestwick Cross - Ayr Bus station.
Timings: From the Airport Terminal to Glasgow: Mon-Fri: 0638, 0708 then every
30 mins from 0833
until 1933. Saturdays: 0638, 0733, 0813, 0833 then every 30
mins from 0833 until 1633, then hourly until 1933. Sundays:
1008, 1208, 1408 & 1608.
From Glasgow to the Airport: Mon-Fri: 0735, 0815, 0835, 0905, 0920, 0935,
1005, 1035, 1050, then at 05 & 35 past each hour until 1505, 1540, 1605,
1620, 1635, 1700, 1735, 1750, 1850, 1935, 2035 & 2330.
Saturdays:
0750, 0850, 0920, 0950 then every 30 mins until 1750, 1850, 1950, 2050 &
2330. Sundays: 1150, 1350, 1550
& 1750. For further info on
the X77 Service telephone 0141 333 1100 or 01292 613500 (Ayr).
Cost: Adult one-way To Glasgow £4.20, Ayr £1.50. Child half price.
Ryanair Passengers get half price on the train - just show your boarding
card.
Bus x99:
Runs from outside the terminal to Glasgow
Buchanan Street Bus Station. Runs daily except Xmas day from the airport
0530-2330 and from Glasgow 0445-0015. Fare: £7 one way. £12 weekly return
(available on-line
only). Takes ~1 hour. Connections are available at Glasgow Buchanan Street
to Edinburgh (Waverley Bridge) using the X100 bus.
There is another bus stop, under
the bridge to the railway station. Leave the terminal by the fron exit and
turn right. Under the bridge you will see a bus shelter. The following buses
depart from here:
Stagecoach Bus #24:
Runs to Prestwick Town & Ayr. Mon-Sat:
0515, 0915 then every hour until 1815. Sundays: No service
Stagecoach Bus #14:
Runs to Prestwick Cross and Ayr Bus Station.
Runs 0610-2335 every day except Sunday.
Bus #585:
Runs to Greenock & Ayr
Stagecoach Bus #4:
Stops at this station on
the way to Ayr.
By
Train: The airport has its own train station, connected to the
terminal by a cvered bridge over the road. ScotRail Trains run to and from Glasgow Central Station every half an hour (hourly on Sundays) and the
journey takes ~45 mins. Trains route via Troon, Kilmarnock, Barassie, Irvine, Kilwinning, Johnstone, Paisley Gilmour Street (with bus link to Glasgow
Airport) & Glasgow Central Station. Not all trains stop at al these stations. Fare to Glasgow £5.70 adult one-way, £7.35
cheap day return. In the other direction,
trains run to Prestwick town & Ayr. Full details from
National Rail Enquiries
on 08457 484950. Note: All passengers producing an air ticket or printed e-ticket are entitled to a 50% discount on any rail journey to or from Prestwick Airport.
You may also be asked to show photo ID. Tickets from the airport must be bought on board the train.
In addition, for the first six months of any new air route, passengers on that route are entitled to FREE rail travel to or from Prestwick Airport on the day of flying.
Vouchers for free travel must be obtained by showing an air ticket or printed e-ticket at the airport information desk or a FirstScotRail booking office.
Free vouchers cannot be obtained on board the train.
Rental Cars:
On-Airport Rental Car Providers:
AVIS
01292 477 218,
EUROPCAR
678 198,
Hertz
511 281 & National/ALAMO
671222.
Weblinks:
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□Car
Trawler Car Hire.
Car
Parking:
Car
Parks 1 & 2 (Short stay):
10 mins
free, 30 mins £2, 1 hour £3, 2 hrs £4, 4 hrs £5, 12 hrs £7, 24 hrs £9 & each
extra day £7.
Car Parks 3 &
4 (Long Stay):
3 days £21 (min
charge), 4 days £26, 5 days £31, 6 days £36, 7 days £39, 8 days £39 and £4
per day after that.
Weblinks:
Click here to book ----->
•Prestwick
Airport Parking.
Airport to Airport:
Taxi
to Glasgow Airport ~£45/30-40 mins. Train from Prestwick airport
to Paisley Gilmour Street. Then take the bus to Glasgow airport from outside the
station.
Notes: ATM & Currency exchange in the terminal.
Left luggage is in the security department. The cost is £4 per bag per day, golf bags £5 per bag per day.
Airport Website:
www.gpia.co.uk.
Airport Tel No:
+44 (0)1292 479 822.
Steve's Tip:
The train is a very convenient and relatively quick way of getting to Glasgow,
and from there, to connect to the rest of Scotland & England.
Updated
Feb10 ADV.
Last Visit Apr05
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