There are 4 ways to get from Mansfield to Kirkwall by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Alfreton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane MAN - KOI
7h 52m£229–545Train, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Retford 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
16h 45m£178–250Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
7h 24m£263–617Train to Norwich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to Norwichtrain
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane NWI - KOI
9h 37m£397–728
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mansfield to Kirkwall is to train and bus and ferry which costs £170 - £250 and takes 16h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Mansfield to Kirkwall is to train and fly which takes 7h 24m and costs £260 - £650.
The distance between Mansfield and Kirkwall is 477 miles.
The best way to get from Mansfield to Kirkwall without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 16h 45m and costs £170 - £250.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Mansfield to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 230+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Mansfield, England and Kirkwall, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Mansfield to Kirkwall. However, you can take the line 9.3 bus to Railway Station, walk to Alfreton, take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Supermarkets. Alternatively, you can take a train from Mansfield to Orcadian Office via Worksop, Retford, Inverness, Bus Station Stance 3, Ferry Terminal, Scrabster Ferry Terminal, Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal, and Travel Centre in around 16h 45m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–490
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–490
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
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–550
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Alfreton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Retford to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £150–210
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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/
- 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
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