There are 5 ways to get from Bergen to Orkney Islands by plane, train, bus, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bergen to Kirkwall
best- Fly from Bergen (BGO) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BGO - KOI
7h 6m£418–658Bus to Haugesund Airport, Karmøy, fly to Kirkwall
cheapest- Take the bus from Bergen busstasjon to Avaldsnesbus
- Fly from Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane HAU - KOI
14h 2m£164–657Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bergen stasjon to Oslo Strain F4
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
2d 16h£243–383Car ferry to Stavanger Airport, Sola, fly to Kirkwall
- Take the carferry from Bergen Jektevik terminal to Risavika utenriksterminalcarferry
- Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane SVG - KOI
12h 2m£221–595Fly Bergen to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus, ferry
- Fly from Bergen (BGO) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BGO - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus Shelterbus
- Take the ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminalferry
15h 56m£181–540
Bergen (BGO) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bergen to Orkney Islands is to train and bus and ferry which costs £240 - £390 and takes 2 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Bergen to Orkney Islands is to fly which takes 7h 6m and costs £410 - £700.
The distance between Bergen and Orkney Islands is 314 miles.
The best way to get from Bergen to Orkney Islands without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 16h and costs £240 - £390.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Bergen to Orkney Islands, including transfers.
Orkney Islands is 1h behind Bergen. It is currently 3:36 PM in Bergen and 2:36 PM in Orkney Islands.
There are 215+ hotels available in Orkney Islands.
What companies run services between Bergen, Norway and Orkney Islands, Scotland?
Norwegian Air Shuttle, Loganair, and Widerøe fly from Bergen (BGO) to Kirkwall (KOI) 5 times a week.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bergen to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–420
Flights from Bergen to Kirkwall via Stavanger Airport, Sola, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–490
Flights from Bergen to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–470
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Kirkwall via Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–470
Flights from Haugesund Airport, Karmøy to Kirkwall via Bergen, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Haugesund Airport, Karmøy to Kirkwall via Oslo, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Haugesund Airport, Karmøy to Kirkwall via Bergen, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Bergen to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–310
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Bergen stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- 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
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Bergen busstasjon to Avaldsnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Bergen busstasjon to Avaldsnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus Shelter
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
- 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
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fjordline
Car ferry from Bergen Jektevik terminal to Risavika utenriksterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- Fjordline
- Phone
- +44 (0)800 688 8998
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pentland Ferries
Ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28
- Website
- Pentland Ferries
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