
Although Prestwick Airport is one of the smaller Scottish Airports, arriving there can still be a bit of a daunting prospect. Visitors find themselves in an unfamiliar surrounding, and most of them will travel on to their final destination, may it be the City of Glasgow, other Scottish Airports (Glasgow International Airport or Edinburgh Airport), or a town in the surrounding area. Organising your onward journey can cause a lot off stress, but by reserving your transfer with UK Airport Transfers you can be content and at ease in the knowledge that we will meet you at the arrivals, take you to your waiting vehicle and whisk you to your destination in no time. Our drivers are friendly, knowledgable and will have been given prior notice of your destination so that they know exactly the quickest and shortest route there.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport is situated just 32 miles (50 km) and a 40 minute drive from Glasgow City Centre. It’s passenger numbers have grown considerably thanks to low cost airlines and in particular Ryanair who are by far the largest operator at Glasgow Prestwick International Airport.
History was made on October 17th 1860 where the first ever round of the Open Golf Championship took place at Prestwick.
There are many wondrous golf courses around Ayrshire such as Glasgow and Western Gailes, Kilmarnock Lochgreen, Prestwick and Barassie with it’s 27 classic holes. All of which are closeby to Championship courses Royal Troon and Turnberry, the scene of that historic battle, the duel in the sun between Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson in the Open Championship in 1977.
Alloway is the birthplace of our National Poet Rabbie Burns and there are many sites relating to him around Ayrshire. Visit Burns thatched cottage which has been restored to its original setting and in the adjacent museum there is a collection of original manuscripts including Auld Lang Syne.
Scotlands premier racecourse Ayr stages year round racing with both national hunt and flat fixtures. Ayr is home to the Coral Scottish Grand National in April and the Totesport Gold Cup festival in September.
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