There are 7 ways to get from Luton to Kirkwall by bus, plane, train, or ferry
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Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Heathrow Airportbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LHR - KOI
5h 35m£126–429Train, bus, ferry via London
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus X99
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
17h 21m£232–334Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Luton to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LGW - KOI
7h 5m£274–513Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LCY - KOI
6h 21m£162–643Fly from Luton Airport
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LTN - KOI
3h 45m£293–461Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
6h 56m£267–673Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Stevenage to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus X99
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
17h 38m£209–296
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Kirkwall is to train and bus and ferry which costs £200 - £300 and takes 17h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 3h 45m and costs £290 - £470.
The distance between Luton and Kirkwall is 568 miles.
The best way to get from Luton to Kirkwall without a car is to train and bus and ferry via London which takes 17h 21m and costs £230 - £340.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Luton to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 228+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Luton, England and Kirkwall, Scotland?
easyJet and Loganair fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Kirkwall (KOI) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
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
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
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 Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £320–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £320–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £320–490
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
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–390
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £320–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £320–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £320–490
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £200–280
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Stevenage to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01224591381
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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