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Historic county in Scotland
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Ayrshire is a region in the southwest of Scotland. It's divided administratively into South, East and North Ayrshire; but for visitors the practical divisions are the coast, the islands, and the inland areas.
By train
Railways in Ayrshire radiate from Glasgow Central station.
By bus
All the main towns have an express bus service at least hourly from Glasgow Buchanan station. The main routes are X34 / 44 to Irvine, X36 to Ardrossan, X76 to Kilmarnock and X77 to Prestwick and Ayr.
By boat
Ferries to Ireland no longer sail from Ayrshire, you need to go to Cairnryan near Stranraer for the car ferries to Belfast and Larne.
The main transport routes within Ayrshire are described above in "Get in". Beyond that, it's variable, see individual towns for local buses.
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