There are 5 ways to get from Liverpool to Skara Brae by plane, bus, or train
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 Liverpool, bus
best- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LPL - KOI
- Take the bus from Travel Centre to Visitor Centrebus
11h 7m£337–561Train to Manchester Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane MAN - KOI
- Take the bus from Travel Centre to Visitor Centrebus
8h 35m£206–529Train to Birmingham Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
- Take the bus from Travel Centre to Visitor Centrebus
9h 18m£252–628Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EDI - KOI
- Take the bus from Travel Centre to Visitor Centrebus
9h 51m£239–545Train to Glasgow Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane GLA - KOI
- Take the bus from Travel Centre to Visitor Centrebus
9h 20m£283–611
Liverpool (LPL) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Skara Brae is to train and fly and bus which costs £200 - £550 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Skara Brae is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 35m and costs £200 - £550.
The distance between Liverpool and Skara Brae is 432 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 7m to get from Liverpool to Skara Brae, including transfers.
There are 212+ hotels available in Skara Brae.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Skara Brae, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Liverpool to Skara Brae. However, you can take the train to Liverpool South Parkway, walk to Liverpool South Parkway, take the bus to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, walk to Liverpool (LPL) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, take the bus to Travel Centre, take the bus to Visitor Centre, then walk to Skara Brae. Alternatively, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, take the bus to Travel Centre, take the bus to Visitor Centre, then walk to Skara Brae.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Liverpool to Kirkwall via Isle Of Man, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–900
Flights from Liverpool to Kirkwall via Derry, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–400
Flights from Liverpool to Kirkwall via Belfast (Aldergrove), Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–400
Flights from Liverpool to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–900
Flights from Liverpool to Kirkwall via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–950
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 Airport
- 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
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–470
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Travel Centre to Visitor Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Travel Centre to Visitor Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Travel Centre to Visitor Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Travel Centre to Visitor Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Travel Centre to Visitor Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
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