International Ayr Show - Festival of Flight

✈️ Heading to this year’s International Ayr Show - Festival of Flight? 

If you're planning to attend the festival on 4th and 5th September, the bus is the easiest way to get there and back!

Skip the stress of parking with regular services to and from Ayr. The bus station is just a five-minute walk from Ayr shorefront and Low Green - making it the easiest way to travel.

Plan ahead with the Stagecoach Bus App. With just a few taps on your phone, you can plan your journey, track your bus, and buy the best value bus tickets.

Enjoy a stress-free weekend of family fun, travelling by bus.

Check out the weekend line up!

Get ready for a weekend of fun at International Ayr Show - Festival of Flight on Friday 4th 6:15pm - 8:40pm and Saturday 5th September, with aerial displays from 1330 - 1730.

 Ayr Show Line-up

• The Red Arrows (Friday and Saturday)
• Typhoon FGR MK4 (Friday and Saturday)
• Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (Friday and Saturday)
• RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team (Friday)
• The Grob 115E (Friday and Saturday)

Also, this year's Festival Village will be packed full of entertainment and activities:

• Aircraft simulator
• Drone Football
• Military village
• Stem zone

• Funfair
• Family fun village with laser tag, zorb bubble football, mini bikes, dinosaur show and the Cosmos Plan

Find out more about the International Ayr Show - Festival of Flight here!

Park, walk and ride to the Ayr Show

In partnership with South Ayrshire Council, Stagecoach will provide a park and ride shuttle service from Ayr Racecourse and Rozelle Park during the festival, dropping off even closer to the action this year. 

Ayr Racecourse 

The bus will leave up to every 5-10 minutes on Friday and Saturday, picking up from Craigie Park, Craigie Road, and Ayr Esplanade and dropping off at Craigie Park, Craigie Road, and Charlotte Street, Ayr.

Rozelle Park 

The bus will leave up to every 5-10 minutes, picking up from the bus stop outside the entrance to Rozelle Park on Monument Road and Racecourse View and dropping off at the bus stop outside the entrance to Rozelle Park on Monument Road and Seafield Crescent, Ayr.

The shuttle service will operate up to every 5-10 minutes between the following dates and times:

• Friday 4^th September 2025 1200 - 2200 (Ayr Racecourse only)
• Saturday 5^th September 2025 1015 - 2000

Book your parking space today

It’s easy to catch the bus to Ayr

The X77 express service from Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow will take you directly to Ayr Bus Station, five minutes’ walk from the shorefront and Low Green. 

There are regular bus services to Ayr town centre from Prestwick, Monkton, Troon, Irvine, Ardrossan, Largs, Annbank, Mossblown, Coylton, Cumnock, Kilmarnock, Dalmellington, Patna, Bellsbank, Maybole, Girvan and Stranraer.

Plan your journey or download the Stagecoach Bus App!

Free travel for young and young at heart

Take advantage of your free bus pass and hop aboard the bus to visit the Ayr Show. Simply show the driver your Under 22s' National Entitlement Card or Over 60s' National Entitlement Card.

Events are on Friday and Saturday, there's lots for you and the family to see and do! 

Find out more about over 60s and under 22s free travel today.

Travelling as a group to the International Ayr Show - Festival of Flight?

Check out the savings you can make with our Group tickets, whether you're travelling as a group of 3 or 5 people, there's a savings to be made!  

Remember, over 60s and under 22s travel for free with a valid NEC card or Young Scot NEC card. 

Are you a student? Don't forget to ask for a student ticket or buy on the app. Just remember to show student ID to the driver.