There are 4 ways to get from Grimsby to Kirkwall by train, plane, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Grimsby Town to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane MAN - KOI
7h 53m£227–561Train, ferry
- Take the train from Grimsby Town to Doncastertrain
- 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
17h 55m£284–463Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Grimsby Town to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
8h 24m£274–649Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Grimsby Town to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EDI - KOI
7h 47m£238–609
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Grimsby to Kirkwall is to train and ferry which costs £280 - £470 and takes 17h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Grimsby to Kirkwall is to train and fly which takes 7h 47m and costs £230 - £650.
The distance between Grimsby and Kirkwall is 513 miles.
The best way to get from Grimsby to Kirkwall without a car is to train and ferry which takes 17h 55m and costs £280 - £470.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Grimsby to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 212+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Grimsby, England and Kirkwall, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Grimsby 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 Grimsby Town to West Tankerness Lane via Doncaster, Inverness, Wick, Gills Bay Ferry Terminal, St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal, and Ferry terminal in around 17h 55m.
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Grimsby Town to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Grimsby Town to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Grimsby Town to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Grimsby Town to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Grimsby Town to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- 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
- +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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