--- title: "Coalford to Prestwick South Ayrshire – 2 ways by car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Coalford to Prestwick South Ayrshire is 227 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/coalford-to-prestwick-south-ayrshire" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/coalford-to-prestwick-south-ayrshire.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Coalford to Prestwick South Ayrshire [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Coalford&to=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire) [Prestwick South Ayrshire to Coalford](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/prestwick-south-ayrshire-to-coalford) **Fastest:** 3h 36m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £26\ by car\ **Distance:** 227 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 11\ 4 ways, Sat 24 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 227 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sat 24 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 10 min quicker than the train and £27 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 3h 36m£26–34 Estimated 285 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Coalford&to=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire) - [**Train** Least hassle 3h 47m£29–210 Estimated 6 departures · ScotRail](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Coalford&to=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire) - [**Bus** 4h 33m£59–141 Estimated 5 departures · FlixBus-gb](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Coalford&to=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire) - [**Taxi** 3h 36m£400–570 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Coalford&to=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from United Kingdom; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Exercise increased caution in United Kingdom** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.gbr.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [08:05 → 12:48 4h 43m · 1 change · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UK091£89–141](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Coalford&to=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:25 → 12:58 4h 33m · 2 changes · Scottish Citylink M9£59–102](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Coalford&to=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [08:31 → 12:18 3h 47m · 1 change · ScotRail£81–210](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Coalford&to=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [08:35 → 13:18 4h 43m · 2 changes · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UK092£59–102](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Coalford&to=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [08:41 → 13:24 4h 43m · 2 changes · Stagecoach Bluebird 201£29–140](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Coalford&to=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 6. [08:55 → 13:28 4h 33m · 2 changes · Scottish Citylink M9£89–141](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Coalford&to=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 7. [08:57 → 12:58 4h 1m · 2 changes · ScotRail£87–207](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Coalford&to=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 8. [09:19 → 13:18 3h 59m · 1 change · ScotRail£70–199](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Coalford&to=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=t7) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Coalford to Prestwick South Ayrshire? The fastest way is by car: about 3h 36m door to door. The straight-line distance is 227 km. What is the cheapest way from Coalford to Prestwick South Ayrshire? Drive is the cheapest, from £26. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Coalford to Prestwick South Ayrshire? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 3h 47m. How much is the bus from Coalford to Prestwick South Ayrshire? Buses take about 4h 33m and cost £59–141 depending on operator and seat type. 5 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Prestwick South Ayrshire from Coalford by road? About 285 km, roughly 3h 36m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £26–34; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - FlixBus-gb - Stagecoach West Scotland - Scottish Citylink - Ember - Stagecoach Bluebird Railways - ScotRail Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Prestwick South Ayrshire Town and former royal burgh in Scotland Prestwick is a town and former royal burgh in South Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland. It adjoins the larger town of Ayr to the south on the Firth of Clyde coast, the centre of which is about two miles south, and the small village of Monkton to the north. It had a population of 14,570 in 2022. The town was the first home of the Open Golf Championship, which was played on the Prestwick Old Course from 1860 to 1872. [The Prestwick South Ayrshire guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/prestwick-south-ayrshire) Worth your time - Bruce's Well Maryborough Rd, Prestwick KA9 1SD (adjacent to St. From Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA) [Hotels in Prestwick South Ayrshire Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/coalford-to-prestwick-south-ayrshire, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. 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