There are 5 ways to get from Inverness Station to Kirkwall by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane INV - KOI
2h 41m£177–609Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Terminal Buildingbus Ember
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
6h 50m£29–40Train, ferry
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain Inverness - Wick
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
9h 21m£90–156Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane ABZ - KOI
5h 45m£148–418Bus, ferry via Wick
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus Terminalbus X99
- Take the ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminalferry Pf1
7h 58m£34
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness Station to Kirkwall is to bus and ferry via Wick which costs £34 and takes 7h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness Station to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 2h 41m and costs £170 - £650.
The distance between Inverness Station and Kirkwall is 120 miles.
The best way to get from Inverness Station to Kirkwall without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 6h 50m and costs £29 - £45.
It takes approximately 2h 41m to get from Inverness Station to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 228+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Inverness Station, Scotland and Kirkwall, Scotland?
Loganair flies from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Kirkwall (KOI) once daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–330
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kirkwall via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–330
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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