There are 4 ways to get from Europe to Kirkwall by train or plane
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Train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane FRA - KOI
13h 58m£256–661Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BER - KOI
16h 8m£253–771Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane DUS - KOI
15h 27m£291–1,012Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane AMS - KOI
14h 14m£279–699
Frankfurt (FRA) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Kirkwall is to train and fly which costs £250 - £700 and takes 13h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Kirkwall is to train and fly which takes 13h 58m and costs £250 - £700.
The distance between Europe and Kirkwall is 892 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 58m to get from Europe to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 2:29 PM in Europe and 1:29 PM in Kirkwall.
There are 211+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Europe and Kirkwall, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Kirkwall. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Travel Centre. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, take the train to Duesseldorf Flughafen, walk to D-Flughafen Bf, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Travel Centre.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–460
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £90–430
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkwall via Düsseldorf International Airport, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–470
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Birmingham, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–460
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–460
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–490
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £90–430
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkwall via Düsseldorf International Airport, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–470
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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