There are 5 ways to get from Inverness to Scapa Flow by bus, unknown, 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.
Bus, travel
best- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Royal Bank of Scotlandbus Ember
- Walk from Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland to Scapa Flowunknown
4h 27mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain Inverness - Wick
- Walk from Wick to Scapa Flowunknown
5h 23mFly from Inverness Dalcross Airport, travel
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane INV - KOI
- Walk from Kirkwall-Airport-KOI to Scapa Flowunknown
2h 51mBus, ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Vehicle Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Ferry Terminal to Rapness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Of5
- Walk from Rapness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scapa Flowunknown
10h 33mTrain to Aberdeen Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane ABZ - KOI
- Walk from Kirkwall-Airport-KOI to Scapa Flowunknown
5h 34m
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Inverness and Scapa Flow is 163 miles.
The best way to get from Inverness to Scapa Flow without a car is to bus and travel which takes 4h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 27m to get from Inverness to Scapa Flow, including transfers.
There are 212+ hotels available in Scapa Flow.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Scapa Flow, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Inverness to Scapa Flow. However, you can take the bus to Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland then travel to Scapa Flow. Alternatively, you can take a train from Inverness to Scapa Flow via Wick in around 5h 23m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–330
- 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 Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- 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)1856 872044
- [email protected]
- Website
- Orkney Ferries
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Ferry Terminal to Rapness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- Orkney Ferries
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