--- title: "Prestwick South Ayrshire to Maddiston – 2 ways by car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Prestwick South Ayrshire to Maddiston is 78 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/prestwick-south-ayrshire-to-maddiston" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/prestwick-south-ayrshire-to-maddiston.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Prestwick South Ayrshire to Maddiston [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Maddiston) [Maddiston to Prestwick South Ayrshire](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/maddiston-to-prestwick-south-ayrshire) **Fastest:** 1h 26m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £9\ by car\ **Distance:** 78 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 5\ 4 ways, Wed 28 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 78 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 28 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 £26 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 1h 26m£9–12 Estimated 101 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Maddiston) - [**Train** 1h 37m£26–126 Estimated 2 departures · ScotRail](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Maddiston) - [**Bus** Least hassle 1h 47m£56–103 Estimated 3 departures · Stagecoach West Scotland](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Maddiston) - [**Taxi** 1h 26m£140–200 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Maddiston) 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) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [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. [07:59 → 09:46 1h 47m · 1 change · Stagecoach West Scotland X76£56–92](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Maddiston&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:09 → 09:57 1h 48m · 1 change · ScotRail£69–126](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Maddiston&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [08:09 → 09:46 1h 37m · 2 changes · ScotRail£26–68](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Maddiston&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [08:10 → 10:07 1h 57m · 1 change · Stagecoach West Scotland X77£69–103](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Maddiston&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [08:19 → 10:08 1h 49m · 1 change · Stagecoach West Scotland X76£65–103](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Maddiston&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 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 Prestwick South Ayrshire to Maddiston? The fastest way is by car: about 1h 26m door to door. The straight-line distance is 78 km. What is the cheapest way from Prestwick South Ayrshire to Maddiston? Drive is the cheapest, from £9. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Prestwick South Ayrshire to Maddiston? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 1h 37m. How much is the bus from Prestwick South Ayrshire to Maddiston? Buses take about 1h 47m and cost £56–103 depending on operator and seat type. 3 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Maddiston from Prestwick South Ayrshire by road? About 101 km, roughly 1h 26m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £9–12; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - Stagecoach West Scotland - Ember Railways - ScotRail Metro - SPT Subway Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Maddiston Human settlement in Scotland Maddiston is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It lies 3.8 miles (6.1 km) west-southwest of Linlithgow, 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south of Polmont and 0.6 miles (1.0 km) south-east of Rumford at the south-east edge of the Falkirk urban area. 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