--- title: "Prestwick South Ayrshire to Shieldhill – 4 ways by car, bus, train | Mixroutes" description: "Prestwick South Ayrshire to Shieldhill is 75 km. Fastest: drive in 1h 25m. Cheapest: bus from £6. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/prestwick-south-ayrshire-to-shieldhill" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/prestwick-south-ayrshire-to-shieldhill.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Prestwick South Ayrshire to Shieldhill [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Shieldhill) [Shieldhill to Prestwick South Ayrshire](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/shieldhill-to-prestwick-south-ayrshire) **Fastest:** 1h 25m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £6\ by bus\ **Distance:** 75 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 8\ 4 ways, Mon 26 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 75 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 26 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 2 rides fewer than the bus, with less waiting between them. - [**Drive** best fastest 1h 25m£8–11 Estimated 94 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Shieldhill) - [**Bus** cheapest Least hassle 1h 32m£6–90 Estimated 6 departures · Stagecoach West Scotland](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Shieldhill) - [**Train** 1h 33m£17–66 Estimated 2 departures · ScotRail](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Shieldhill) - [**Taxi** 1h 25m£130–190 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Shieldhill) 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. [08:05 → 11:16 3h 11m · 3 changes · Stagecoach West Scotland X77£6–15](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Shieldhill&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 2. [08:09 → 09:42 1h 33m · 2 changes · ScotRail£26–66](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Shieldhill&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 3. [08:19 → 10:00 1h 41m · 1 change · Stagecoach West Scotland X76£56–90](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Shieldhill&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 4. [08:28 → 10:00 1h 32m · 2 changes · Stagecoach West Scotland X77£23–46](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Shieldhill&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 5. [08:30 → 11:16 2h 46m · 4 changes · ScotRail£17–60](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Shieldhill&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t7) 6. [08:39 → 10:12 1h 33m · 1 change · Stagecoach West Scotland X76£56–90](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Shieldhill&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t8) 7. [08:50 → 12:16 3h 26m · 2 changes · Stagecoach West Scotland X77£6–15](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Shieldhill&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t10) 8. [08:50 → 11:16 2h 26m · 5 changes · Stagecoach West Scotland X77£9–26](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Prestwick+South+Ayrshire&to=Shieldhill&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t11) 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 Shieldhill? The fastest way is by car: about 1h 25m door to door. The straight-line distance is 75 km. What is the cheapest way from Prestwick South Ayrshire to Shieldhill? Bus is the cheapest, from £6. 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 Shieldhill? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 1h 33m. How much is the bus from Prestwick South Ayrshire to Shieldhill? Buses take about 1h 32m and cost £6–90 depending on operator and seat type. 6 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Shieldhill from Prestwick South Ayrshire by road? About 94 km, roughly 1h 25m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £8–11; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - Stagecoach West Scotland - Stagecoach East Scotland - Midland Bluebird - McGill's Bus Service - First Greater Glasgow Railways - ScotRail Metro - SPT Subway Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Shieldhill Human settlement in Scotland Shieldhill is a village within the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. The village is two miles southeast of Falkirk, 2+1⁄2 miles southwest of Polmont and 1⁄2 mile north of California. 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