Which bus companies run in South Ayrshire?

Stagecoach West Scotland (35 routes), Shuttle Buses (5 routes), Stuart's Coaches (2 routes), Caledonian MacBrayne (1 routes), DGC Buses (1 routes) and Scottish Citylink (1 routes), and 1 smaller operators.

What are the busiest bus routes in South Ayrshire?

the 4 (Ayr – Glasgow), the 42 (Drongan – Ayr), the X77 (Ayr – Glasgow), the 52 (Bellsbank – Ayr) and the 43 (Ayr – New Cumnock).

How can I see live bus times in South Ayrshire?

StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in South Ayrshire, with live times for buses already on the road (from their positions, via the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service), and a live map of every bus.

Buses in South Ayrshire

45 bus routes, run by 6 bus companies, serve 39 towns and villages and 604 stops across South Ayrshire, with 1 ferry route too. Timetables, live departures and journey planning for all of them.

Main towns

Ayr 39 routes
Prestwick, South Ayrshire 12 routes
Girvan 8 routes
Troon 8 routes
Maybole 7 routes
Barassie 6 routes
Minishant 6 routes
Coylton 4 routes
Dundonald 4 routes
Holmhead 4 routes
Monkton, South Ayrshire 4 routes
Pinmore 4 routes
Pinwherry 4 routes
Colmonell 3 routes
Crosshill, South Ayrshire 3 routes
Hansel Village 3 routes
Mossblown 3 routes
Ballantrae 2 routes
Barrhill 2 routes
Culzean 2 routes
Dailly 2 routes
Dipple 2 routes
Dunure 2 routes
Failford 2 routes

Bus stations and interchanges

Ayr Bus Station

Busiest routes

4: Ayr – Glasgow Stagecoach West Scotland
42: Drongan – Ayr Stagecoach West Scotland
X77: Ayr – Glasgow Stagecoach West Scotland
52: Bellsbank – Ayr Stagecoach West Scotland
43: Ayr – New Cumnock Stagecoach West Scotland
1: Ayr town service Stagecoach West Scotland
585: Ayr – Largs Stagecoach West Scotland
3: Ayr – Whitletts (circular) Stagecoach West Scotland
6: Ayr – Prestwick (circular) Stagecoach West Scotland
2: Ayr – Prestwick (circular) Stagecoach West Scotland
43A: Annbank – Ayr Stagecoach West Scotland
14: Ayr – Irvine Stagecoach West Scotland

Bus companies

Stagecoach West Scotland 35 routes
Shuttle Buses 5 routes
Stuart's Coaches 2 routes
Caledonian MacBrayne 1 route
DGC Buses 1 route
Scottish Citylink 1 route
South Ayrshire Community Transport 1 route

All towns and villages

Questions

Which bus companies run in South Ayrshire?: Stagecoach West Scotland (35 routes), Shuttle Buses (5 routes), Stuart's Coaches (2 routes), Caledonian MacBrayne (1 routes), DGC Buses (1 routes) and Scottish Citylink (1 routes), and 1 smaller operators.
What are the busiest bus routes in South Ayrshire?: the 4 (Ayr – Glasgow), the 42 (Drongan – Ayr), the X77 (Ayr – Glasgow), the 52 (Bellsbank – Ayr) and the 43 (Ayr – New Cumnock).
Where are the main bus stations in South Ayrshire?: Ayr Bus Station.
How can I see live bus times in South Ayrshire?: StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in South Ayrshire, with live times for buses already on the road (from their positions, via the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service), and a live map of every bus.

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Tuesday, 10 November 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.

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