Getting Here
Getting to Gailes Hotel Irvine
Gailes Hotel is located on the northern outskirts of Irvine and only a couple of miles from Troon. The other main Ayrshire towns of Ayr and Kilmarnock are both less than fifteeen minutes drive on dual carriageway roads and Glasgow itself is not much more than half an hour by road via the M77.
Road Directions
The Gailes Hotel sits just off the A78 at the Meadowhead Roundabout. If you come off the roundabout the hotel is signposted sitting between North Gailes Driving Range and Glasgow Gailes Golf Club.
The A78 joins onto both the A71 (to Kilmarnock and Glasgow) and the A77 (to Ayr and Stranraer to the south and Glasgow to the north). If coming from Glasgow we would suggest following the signposts for Irvine. The turn off is the Bellfield Interchange on the A77 heading south at Kilmarnock. Take the sliproad from the A77 and take the fourth exit signposted Troon and Irvine. It is also signposted for ferry traffic. Follow the signposts for Irvine joining the A71 until it comes to the A78.
Follow the signs for Prestwick Airport and Ayr on the A78 until exiting at the Meadowhad Roundabout which is signposted Gailes. Within a quarter of a mile you will come to a smaller roundabout which you take the second exit, signposted Gailes. The hotel is two hundred yards on the right hand side.
Prestwick Airport is only ten minutes drive from Gailes Hotel. On leaving the airport car park turn right at the roundabout and follow the A79 until the roundabout. At the roundabout join the A78 on the filter lane and follow to the Meadowhead roundabout. Take the slip road and the first left at the roundabout. Within a few hundred yards you will come to a smaller roundabout which you take the second exit, signposted Gailes. The hotel is two hundred yards on the right hand side.
Glasgow Airport sits to the west of the city itself and whilst it is still possible to use the M8 towards the City itself and then join the M77 it is also possible to take the more direct route from the Aiport to Irvine. On leaving Glasgow Airport follow the signs for the M8 - at the roundabout for the M8, take the 2nd exit onto the A737 ramp to Irvine Merge onto A737 and follow the road til it joins with the A78 at Irvine. Follow the signs for Prestwick Airport and Ayr on the A78 until exiting at the Meadowhad Roundabout which is signposted Gailes. Within a quarter of a mile you will come to a smaller roundabout which you take the second exit, signposted Gailes. The hotel is two hundred yards on the right hand side.
The P&O Ferry Terminal at Troon is only four miles from Gailes Hotel. On leaving the port turn left onto North Shore road and follow the road heading north along the beach road. The road turns to the right at Barassie over the bridge. At the junction turn left onto the A759 until the roundabout and take the first exit at the small roundabaout, do the same at the next small roundabout following the signs for Dundonald Links. On passing Dundonald Links on your left you will then come to the final roundabout. Turn left tkaing the first exit and the hotel is in front of you to the right.
Ayrshire, on the south west coast of Scotland has always been a popular short break destination and in recent years it has got easier and easier to get to with the growth of low cost airlines, fast ferries from Ireland and improved rail and road connections including the new M77 motorway linking Glasgow with Ayrshire.
It is now well within a couple of hour's reach of much of Europe making it the perfect short break or golf destination.
Prestwick Airport
Prestwick Airport is located around 23 miles from Glasgow and is connected to the city by road and rail. With the opening of the M77 Ayrshire is now less than thirty minutes drive from Glasgow city centre. Prestwick Airport is only a few minutes from Troon and Ayr and well connected to the rest of Ayrshire by an excellent road network.
More about Glasgow Prestwick International Airport
Ryanair to Prestwick
Low cost airline Ryanair fly into Prestwick from London Stansted, Bournemouth and Dublin and Shannon in Ireland. They also currently fly in from Scandinavia and Germany, Brussels Charleroi in Belgium and Paris Beauvais bringing together the Auld Alliance of France and Scotland. Italy and Spain also offer inbound options. It is best
is connected via Rome Ciampino, Pisa and Milan Orio al Serio; Spain has flights from Girona and Murcia.
Check out Ryanair Flights to Ayrshire
Glasgow Airport
Glasgow Airport is situated to the west of the city making Ayrshire easily accessible from the airport. Glasgow Airport has international flights direct from the United States, Canada, Dubai and throughout Europe and the UK with airlines flying inbound including easyJet, flyglobespan, British Airways, Air Canada, Emirates, Aer Lingus, Flybe, British Midland and Air Scotland.
The airport is now connected by motorway all the way to Ayrshire on the M77 in less than thirty minutes.
Sailing into Ayrshire
P&O Irish Ferries
P&O Irish Ferries run the fast ferry operation from Larne into Troon. The crossing takes less than two hours from Ireland to Scotland from March to September on the reliable P&O Express fast craft. Time on board may be short but you'll enjoy a host of facilities including restaurant, bar, gift shop and children's play area.
Troon is just a 10-minute drive from Ayr and 3o minutes to the city of Glasgow, offering a whole range of destinations within easy reach. P&O Irish Ferries bookings can be made online at P&O Irish Ferries
Stena LIne Ferries
Stena Line have both ferry and fast craft sailings between Belfast City Centre to Stranraer. The sailing takes about ninety minutes on the HSS fast ferry and the drive to the heart of Ayrshire less than an hour. Bookings can be made online at Stena Line
Caledonian MacBrayne
The Isle of Arran is connected to Ayrshire via the fifty five minute crossing on the ferry from Ardrossan to Brodick.
"Cal Mac", as they are affectionately known, sail to twenty-two islands and four peninsulas on Scotland's West Coast. From Arran in the south to Lewis in the north, their network covers some of the most beautiful and dramatic places in Scotland allowing you to get away from it all by ferry and discover a different world. Feries can be easily booked online and advance reservations are recommended for may routes - check out Caledonian Macbrayne
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