There are 6 ways to get from Doncaster to Kirkwall by train, plane, ferry, or bus
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Doncaster to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane MAN - KOI
6h 45m£213–538Train, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the bus from George Street to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Vehicle Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
16h 3m£96–213Train, ferry
- Take the train from Doncaster to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain
- Take the ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminalferry Pf1
15h 53m£270–434Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Doncaster to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
6h 48m£265–619Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EDI - KOI
6h 10m£227–577Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane GLA - KOI
7h 11m£275–668
Doncaster to Kirkwall by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Doncaster to Kirkwall is to train and bus and ferry which costs £95 - £220 and takes 16h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Doncaster to Kirkwall is to train and fly which takes 6h 10m and costs £220 - £600.
The distance between Doncaster and Kirkwall is 464 miles.
The best way to get from Doncaster to Kirkwall without a car is to train and ferry which takes 15h 53m and costs £270 - £440.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Doncaster to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 212+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Doncaster, England and Kirkwall, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Doncaster to Kirkwall. However, you can take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Supermarkets. Alternatively, you can take a train from Doncaster to West Tankerness Lane via Inverness, Wick, Gills Bay Ferry Terminal, St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal, and Ferry terminal in around 15h 53m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen, Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £190–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £160–410
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–470
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Doncaster to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Doncaster to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £140–200
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Doncaster to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £95–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Doncaster to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from George Street to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Vehicle Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Ember
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28
- Website
- Pentland Ferries
- 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
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