There are 5 ways to get from Kirkwall to Dover by plane, train, or ferry
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Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane KOI - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
6h 54m£170–519Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminalferry Pf1
- Take the train from Wick to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
19h 30m£400–580Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane KOI - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priorytrain
7h 3m£199–670Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane KOI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
7h 53m£280–707Fly to Norwich International Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Norwich International Airport (NWI)plane KOI - NWI
- Take the train from Norwich to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priorytrain
11h 12m£480–761
Kirkwall (KOI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kirkwall to Dover is to fly and train which costs £170 - £550 and takes 6h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkwall to Dover is to fly and train which takes 6h 54m and costs £170 - £550.
The distance between Kirkwall and Dover is 628 miles.
The best way to get from Kirkwall to Dover without a car is to ferry and train which takes 19h 30m and costs £400 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Kirkwall to Dover, including transfers.
There are 1103+ hotels available in Dover.
What companies run services between Kirkwall, Scotland and Dover, England?
There is no direct connection from Kirkwall to Dover. However, you can take the bus to Airport Terminal, walk to Kirkwall (KOI) airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), walk to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, take the train to London Paddington, walk to Paddington, take the subway to King's Cross St. Pancras station, walk to London St Pancras International, then take the train to Dover Priory. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Travel Centre to Dover Priory via Ferry terminal, St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal, Gills Bay Ferry Terminal, Wick, Inverness, London Kings Cross, and London St Pancras Intl in around 19h 30m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Lerwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Kirkwall to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Kirkwall to London City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Kirkwall to London City Airport via Lerwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Kirkwall to London City Airport via Glasgow, Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Kirkwall to Norwich International Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £350–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–360
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Norwich International Airport via Edinburgh, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–1,000
Flights from Kirkwall to Norwich International Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–1,100
Flights from Kirkwall to Norwich International Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–1,000
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Kirkwall to Norwich International Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £350–600
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- [email protected]
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Wick to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Norwich to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 (0)800 688 8998
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pentland Ferries
Ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28
- Website
- Pentland Ferries
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