There are 7 ways to get from Lowestoft to Orkney Islands by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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 Norwich International Airport
best- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane NWI - KOI
6h 16m£334–625Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Waveney Chambers to Bus Stationbus X21 / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Coach Stationbus 727 / ...
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road Stationbus A6
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
27h 51m£107–217Train, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Norwich to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
18h 19m£206–385Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Norwich to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LHR - KOI
8h 47m£198–567Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Norwich to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LCY - KOI
8h 22m£205–725Train, ferry
- Take the train from Norwich to Granthamtrain
- Take the train from Grantham to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
18h 22m£226–345Train, ferry #2
- Take the train from Norwich to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
20h 29m£331–500
Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lowestoft to Orkney Islands is to bus and ferry which costs £100 - £220 and takes 27h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Lowestoft to Orkney Islands is to fly which takes 6h 16m and costs £330 - £650.
The distance between Lowestoft and Orkney Islands is 498 miles.
The best way to get from Lowestoft to Orkney Islands without a car is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 18h 19m and costs £200 - £390.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Lowestoft to Orkney Islands, including transfers.
There are 230+ hotels available in Orkney Islands.
What companies run services between Lowestoft, England and Orkney Islands, Scotland?
Loganair flies from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Kirkwall (KOI) 5 times a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–390
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–390
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Norwich to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Norwich to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Norwich to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Grantham to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £140–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £210–300
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from Norwich to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Norwich to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Waveney Chambers to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/norfolk-suffolk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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