There are 7 ways to get from Marlow 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 London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LHR - KOI
6h£133–443Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus Ukn11
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
23h 57m£86–162Train, ferry
- Take the train from Maidenhead to Farringdon Withouttrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Stevenagetrain
- Take the train from Stevenage to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
17h 42m£227–356Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Maidenhead to Farringdon Withouttrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LGW - KOI
7h 59m£278–527Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
7h 45m£275–645Train, ferry via York
- Take the train from Reading to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
19h 22m£256–476Train, ferry #2
- Take the train from London Euston to Aberdeentrain London Euston - Inverness
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
20h 20m£201–374
Marlow to Orkney Islands by train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marlow to Orkney Islands is to bus and ferry which costs £85 - £170 and takes 23h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Marlow to Orkney Islands is to fly which takes 6h and costs £130 - £450.
The distance between Marlow and Orkney Islands is 557 miles.
The best way to get from Marlow to Orkney Islands without a car is to train and ferry which takes 17h 42m and costs £220 - £360.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Marlow to Orkney Islands, including transfers.
There are 231+ hotels available in Orkney Islands.
What companies run services between Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England and Orkney Islands, Scotland?
Loganair and British Airways fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI) 3 times a day.
- 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
- £120–410
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 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
- £310–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–490
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
- £310–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £310–490
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
- 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
- £310–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £310–490
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
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Maidenhead to Farringdon Without
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Maidenhead to Farringdon Without
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Stevenage to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £170–240
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to York
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from York to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £160–270
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 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
- 6 times a week
- 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
- 6 times a week
- 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
- 6 times a week
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
Want to know more about travelling around United Kingdom
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Which London airport should I choose?
Read the travel guide
How to get from Heathrow Airport into central London
Read the travel guide




























