There are 8 ways to get from Bristol to Stromness by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
7h 31m£274–627Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Newhall Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Terminal Buildingbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
20h 25m£96–164Train, bus, ferry via Darlington
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Darlingtontrain
- Take the train from Darlington to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus X99
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
18h 11m£280–391Train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane SOU - KOI
10h 56m£309–671Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LHR - KOI
7h 54m£187–556Fly from Bristol Airport
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BRS - KOI
6h 14m£246–557Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Terminal Buildingbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
18h 18m£312–496Train, bus, ferry via Stoke-on-Trent
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Stoke-on-Trenttrain
- Take the train from Stoke-on-Trent to Pitlochrytrain
- Take the bus from Pitlochry to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Terminal Buildingbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
19h 50m£218–333
Bristol to Stromness by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Stromness is to bus and ferry which costs £95 - £170 and takes 20h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Stromness is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs £240 - £600.
The distance between Bristol and Stromness is 574 miles.
The best way to get from Bristol to Stromness without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Darlington which takes 18h 11m and costs £280 - £400.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Bristol to Stromness, including transfers.
There are 211+ hotels available in Stromness.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland?
easyJet and Loganair fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kirkwall (KOI) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–550
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–500
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–380
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–380
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–200
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £230–320
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Stoke-on-Trent
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 01224591381
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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