There are 4 ways to get from Italy to Orkney Islands by plane, bus, 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.
Fly from Milan Linate Airport
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LIN - KOI
10h 9m£284–654Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BLQ - KOI
10h 5m£107–398Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Luxembourg Park&Drivebus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
2d 2h£241–367Fly from Naples Airport
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane NAP - KOI
9h 33m£113–413
Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Italy to Orkney Islands is to fly which costs £100 - £400 and takes 10h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Italy to Orkney Islands is to fly which takes 9h 33m and costs £110 - £420.
The distance between Italy and Orkney Islands is 1077 miles.
The best way to get from Italy to Orkney Islands without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 2 days 2h and costs £240 - £370.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Italy to Orkney Islands, including transfers.
Orkney Islands is 1h behind Italy. It is currently 2:34 AM in Italy and 1:34 AM in Orkney Islands.
There are 219+ hotels available in Orkney Islands.
What companies run services between Italy and Orkney Islands, Scotland?
easyJet, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Kirkwall (KOI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–650
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–400
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Naples Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
Flights from Naples Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–430
Flights from Naples Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–700
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–400
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–700
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Naples Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
Flights from Naples Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–430
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Luxembourg Park&Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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