There are 6 ways to get from Bradford to Kirkwall by plane, train, or 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 from Leeds Bradford International Airport
best- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LBA - KOI
10h 14m£86–390Train, ferry
- Take the train from Leeds to Berwick-upon-Tweedtrain
- Take the train from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain
- Take the ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminalferry Pf1
17h 58m£313–485Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane MAN - KOI
6h 50m£208–512Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EDI - KOI
6h 28m£260–597Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
8h 9m£277–639Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane GLA - KOI
7h£272–608
Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bradford to Kirkwall is to fly which costs £85 - £390 and takes 10h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Bradford to Kirkwall is to train and fly which takes 6h 28m and costs £260 - £600.
The distance between Bradford and Kirkwall is 371 miles.
The best way to get from Bradford to Kirkwall without a car is to train and ferry which takes 17h 58m and costs £310 - £490.
It takes approximately 10h 14m to get from Bradford to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 219+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Bradford, England and Kirkwall, Scotland?
Aer Lingus, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Kirkwall (KOI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kirkwall via Dublin, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–390
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kirkwall via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,100
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast (Aldergrove), Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–490
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–490
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–420
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–460
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–460
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Bradford Interchange to York
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Bradford Interchange to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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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