There are 5 ways to get from Minneapolis to Orkney Islands by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Kirkwall
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane MSP - KOI
19h 41m£503–1,703Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MSP - GLA
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
25h 15m£288–874Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MSP - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
23h 48m£312–1,149Fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MSP - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
25h£320–1,158Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MSP - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
24h 32m£384–563
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Minneapolis to Orkney Islands is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £380 - £600 and takes 24h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Minneapolis to Orkney Islands is to fly which takes 19h 41m and costs £500 - £1,700.
The distance between Minneapolis and Orkney Islands is 3691 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 41m to get from Minneapolis to Orkney Islands, including transfers.
Orkney Islands is 6h ahead of Minneapolis. It is currently 9:20 AM in Minneapolis and 3:20 PM in Orkney Islands.
There are 210+ hotels available in Orkney Islands.
What companies run services between Minneapolis, MN, USA and Orkney Islands, Scotland?
Icelandair, Loganair, and six other airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Kirkwall via Toronto, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Kirkwall via Montreal, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Kirkwall via Toronto, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Kirkwall via Dublin, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Kirkwall via Toronto, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Kirkwall via Montreal, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Kirkwall via Toronto, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Kirkwall via Toronto, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Kirkwall via Montreal, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Kirkwall via Toronto, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £340–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Aberdeen Airport to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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