There are 6 ways to get from Orkney Islands to Chester 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 to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane KOI - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
7h 32m£218–529Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
- Take the bus from Scrabster Vehicle Terminal to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Buchanan Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 802
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Chester Bus Interchangebus
18h 58m£77–129Ferry, train via Edinburgh
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
16h 7m£125–252Fly to Liverpool
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Liverpool (LPL)plane KOI - LPL
9h 13m£340–567Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane KOI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Crewetrain
7h 9m£242–614Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
17h 32m£111–176
Orkney Islands to Chester by ferry, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Orkney Islands to Chester is to ferry and bus which costs £75 - £130 and takes 18h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Orkney Islands to Chester is to fly and train which takes 7h 9m and costs £240 - £650.
The distance between Orkney Islands and Chester is 443 miles.
The best way to get from Orkney Islands to Chester without a car is to ferry and train via Edinburgh which takes 16h 7m and costs £120 - £260.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Orkney Islands to Chester, including transfers.
There are 1123+ hotels available in Chester.
What companies run services between Orkney Islands, Scotland and Chester, England?
Loganair, Aer Lingus, and easyJet fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Liverpool (LPL) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Liverpool via Edinburgh, Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,100
Flights from Kirkwall to Liverpool via Glasgow, Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,100
Flights from Kirkwall to Liverpool via Glasgow, Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,100
Flights from Kirkwall to Liverpool via Edinburgh, Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,100
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–380
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £190–550
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–550
Flights from Kirkwall to Liverpool via Edinburgh, Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,000
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Scrabster Vehicle Terminal to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Buchanan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
Ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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