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How to get fromMorpeth to Orkney Islandsby train, plane, bus, or ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Morpeth to Orkney Islands by train, plane, bus, or ferry

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  1. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Morpeth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane plane EDI - KOI
    4h 24m
    £192–495

  2. Train, bus, ferry #3

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Morpeth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    2. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain train
    3. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus bus X99
    4. Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry ferry Nl1
    14h 4m
    £75–212

  3. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Morpeth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    2. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain train
    3. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus Shelterbus bus X99
    4. Take the ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminalferry ferry Pf1
    13h 46m
    £140–286

  4. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Morpeth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    2. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain train
    3. Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain train
    4. Take the ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminalferry ferry Pf1
    15h 6m
    £233–429

  5. Train, bus, ferry via Aberdeen

    1. Take the train from Morpeth to Aberdeentrain train
    2. Take the bus from Aberdeen Union Street to Inverness Union Streetbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Vehicle Terminalbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry ferry Nl1
    15h 42m
    £144–210

  6. Fly from Newcastle

    1. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane plane NCL - KOI
    10h 30m
    £91–388

  7. Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Morpeth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    2. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    3. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane plane GLA - KOI
    5h 25m
    £241–566

  8. Train, bus, ferry #2

    1. Take the train from Morpeth to Berwick-upon-Tweedtrain train
    2. Take the train from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Invernesstrain train
    3. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus Shelterbus bus X99
    4. Take the ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminalferry ferry Pf1
    13h 51m
    £177–249

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration1h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket£168Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 327.2 mi
  • Duration: 4h 24m

What companies run services between Morpeth, Northumberland, England and Orkney Islands, Scotland?

Aer Lingus, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice daily.

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