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Ayr is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde, in south-west Scotland. With a population of around 46,000, Ayr is the largest settlement in Ayrshire, of which it is the county town, and has held royal burgh status since 1205. Ayr is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire council area, which is the unitary local authority.

Ayr has three main roads serving the town:
A79 — main road running through Ayr and linking Ayr with Prestwick and its airport.
A77(M77) — Ayr by-pass stretching from Glasgow to Stranraer.
A70 — running from Ayr to Edinburgh.

Ayr railway station has services to Glasgow Central station with a half-hourly service except on Sundays. There are also regular services to Stranraer, Girvan, Kilmarnock and Newcastle. These services are operated by SPT/First ScotRail.

The town also has air links to European cities from Glasgow Prestwick International Airport located just two miles from Ayr. Ayr is also only 35 miles away from Glasgow Airport which operates further international destinations to Europe, America and the Middle East.

The town also has bus connections spread all of the town and Prestwick. These services are operated by Stagecoach West Scotland. The town has 8 local services. There are express coaches to Glasgow Buchanan Street every 30–60 minutes. Ulsterbus operate bus services to Belfast via Stranraer Ferry service on Stena Line.

Although the town does not have any ferry services from its harbour, it has good access to ferry services, mainly to Northern Ireland. Troon, 5 miles north of Ayr, has a seasonal service to Larne onboard P&O. Troon can be reached by train with trains every 30 minutes, or by bus. Stranraer, 60 miles south of Ayr, has up to 8 daily departures to Belfast.

Postcode areas in Ayr : KA6, KA7, KA8.

Phone Dialling Code : 01292

Population: 46,050 (est., 2006)

Coordinates: (approx)
Latitude: 55.415°N - Longitude: 4.505°W

Local Areas: Mauchline, Maybole, Prestwick

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