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How to get fromDarlington to Kirkwallby train, bus, ferry, or plane

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There are 7 ways to get from Darlington to Kirkwall by train, bus, ferry, or plane

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  1. Train, bus, ferry

    best
    1. Take the train from Darlington to Invernesstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus bus X99
    3. Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry ferry Nl1
    13h 35m
    £133–182

  2. Bus, ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dolphin Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus bus 591
    2. Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus bus X99
    4. Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry ferry Nl1
    16h 5m
    £66–124

  3. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Darlington to Invernesstrain train
    2. Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain train
    3. Take the ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminalferry ferry Pf1
    14h 36m
    £291–399

  4. Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport

    1. Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane plane MME - KOI
    10h 28m
    £194–1,005

  5. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane plane EDI - KOI
    5h 3m
    £228–528

  6. Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Darlington to Leedstrain train
    2. Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane plane MAN - KOI
    7h 36m
    £227–573

  7. Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    2. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    3. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane plane GLA - KOI
    6h 4m
    £277–619

Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights

Calendar27Weekly Planes
Duration12h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket£190Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 514 mi
  • Duration: 13h 35m

What companies run services between Darlington, England and Kirkwall, Scotland?

KLM and Loganair fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Kirkwall (KOI) 4 times a day.

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