There are 6 ways to get from Cambridge to Kirkwall by train, plane, or ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cambridge to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LHR - KOI
6h 42m£174–488Fly from London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane STN - KOI
6h 4m£78–340Train, ferry
- Take the train from Cambridge to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain
- Take the ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminalferry Pf1
18h 3m£355–499Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LCY - KOI
6h 46m£194–655Train to Norwich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cambridge to Norwichtrain
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane NWI - KOI
6h 42m£636–1,958Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
7h 17m£272–676
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cambridge to Kirkwall is to fly which costs £75 - £340 and takes 6h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cambridge to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 6h 4m and costs £75 - £340.
The distance between Cambridge and Kirkwall is 610 miles.
The best way to get from Cambridge to Kirkwall without a car is to train and ferry which takes 18h 3m and costs £350 - £500.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Cambridge to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 210+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Cambridge, England and Kirkwall, Scotland?
Ryanair UK, Loganair, and Ryanair fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Kirkwall (KOI) 5 times a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £290–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–370
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kirkwall via Dublin, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kirkwall via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–370
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kirkwall via Dublin, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kirkwall via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £39
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £37
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £37
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cambridge to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £160–230
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Great Northern
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Cambridge to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- 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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