There are 6 ways to get from Beaconsfield to Orkney Islands by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LHR - KOI
5h 31m£127–418Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus Ukn11
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
23h 39m£87–145Train, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
16h 3m£190–322Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LGW - KOI
6h 49m£347–591Train, ferry
- Take the train from Beaconsfield to Oxfordtrain
- Take the train from Oxford to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
18h 52m£269–430Train, ferry #2
- Take the train from London Euston to Aberdeentrain London Euston - Inverness
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
18h 58m£152–229
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Beaconsfield to Orkney Islands is to bus and ferry which costs £85 - £150 and takes 23h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Beaconsfield to Orkney Islands is to fly which takes 5h 31m and costs £120 - £420.
The distance between Beaconsfield and Orkney Islands is 550 miles.
The best way to get from Beaconsfield to Orkney Islands without a car is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 16h 3m and costs £190 - £330.
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from Beaconsfield to Orkney Islands, including transfers.
There are 211+ hotels available in Orkney Islands.
What companies run services between Beaconsfield, England and Orkney Islands, Scotland?
British Airways and Loganair fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £290–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–440
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–380
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–380
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Oxford to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £200–310
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £120–170
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–18
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 600 5165
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
Train from Beaconsfield to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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