There are 5 ways to get from Greenock to Kirkwall by plane, bus, ferry, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane GLA - KOI
3h 49m£224–498Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Stance 1 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 906 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn 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
13h 45m£49–68Train, ferry
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain
- Take the ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminalferry Pf1
14h 33m£254–374Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EDI - KOI
5h 7m£188–465Drive to Campbeltown, fly
- Drive from Greenock to Campbeltown (CAL)car
- Fly from Campbeltown (CAL) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane CAL - KOI
20h 38m£296–901
Greenock to Kirkwall by bus and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Greenock to Kirkwall is to bus and ferry which costs £45 - £70 and takes 13h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Greenock to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 3h 49m and costs £220 - £500.
The distance between Greenock and Kirkwall is 244 miles.
The best way to get from Greenock to Kirkwall without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 13h 45m and costs £45 - £70.
It takes approximately 3h 49m to get from Greenock to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 212+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Greenock, Scotland and Kirkwall, Scotland?
Loganair flies from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI) once daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–470
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–410
Flights from Campbeltown to Kirkwall via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–850
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- 08000 51 56 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- McGills Buses
Bus from Stance 1 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6
- Website
- McGills Buses
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- 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
- +44 845 600 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
- 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
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