There are 5 ways to get from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kirkwall by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly Bristol Airport to Kirkwall
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BRS - KOI
4h£230–526Fly Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BRS - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Terminal Buildingbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
10h 28m£71–175Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Kirkwall
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
7h 11m£271–632Train to Exeter, fly to Kirkwall
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EXT - KOI
8h 58m£286–673Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Kirkwall
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane SOU - KOI
10h 54m£295–625
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kirkwall is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £70 - £180 and takes 10h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 4h and costs £230 - £550.
The distance between Bristol Airport (BRS) and Kirkwall is 530 miles.
It takes approximately 4h to get from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 232+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Bristol Airport (BRS), England and Kirkwall, Scotland?
easyJet and Loganair fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kirkwall (KOI) once daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–500
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
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £210–500
Flights from Exeter to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–600
Flights from Exeter to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–600
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–550
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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