There are 8 ways to get from Orkney Islands to Denmark by plane, ferry, train, 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 Aalborg Airport
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane KOI - AAL
8h 24mkr 1,535–7,542Fly to Billund Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane KOI - BLL
8h 37mkr 907–4,077Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
33h 10mkr 2,983–5,941Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Essen central train stationbus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
45h 22mkr 1,961–5,165Fly to Esbjerg
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Esbjerg (EBJ)plane KOI - EBJ
6h 55mkr 2,644–8,557Fly to Copenhagen Airport
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane KOI - CPH
5h 53mkr 3,107–5,247Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburgbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
37h 34mFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Copenhagen Busterminalbus 173 / ...
47h 37mkr 1,438–2,448
Orkney Islands to Denmark by ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Orkney Islands to Denmark is to ferry and bus which costs 1400 kr - 2500 kr and takes 47h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Orkney Islands to Denmark is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs 3100 kr - 5500 kr.
The distance between Orkney Islands and Denmark is 793 km.
The best way to get from Orkney Islands to Denmark without a car is to ferry and train which takes 33h 10m and costs 2900 kr - 6000 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Orkney Islands to Denmark, including transfers.
Denmark is 1h ahead of Orkney Islands. It is currently 10:38 PM in Orkney Islands and 11:38 PM in Denmark.
There are 1092+ hotels available in Denmark.
What companies run services between Orkney Islands, Scotland and Denmark?
Loganair, KLM, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Aalborg Airport (AAL) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Aalborg Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–7,500
Flights from Kirkwall to Aalborg Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–8,000
Flights from Kirkwall to Aalborg Airport via Inverness, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–8,000
Flights from Kirkwall to Billund Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–6,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Aalborg Airport via Aberdeen, Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–7,500
Flights from Kirkwall to Billund Airport via Aberdeen, Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Kirkwall to Copenhagen Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
Flights from Kirkwall to Copenhagen Airport via Aberdeen, Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Billund Airport via Glasgow, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,500
Flights from Kirkwall to Esbjerg via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,600–8,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Billund Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,000
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Esbjerg via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,600–8,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Copenhagen Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,900
Train from Aberdeen to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,200
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–1,000
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 380–800
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–1,000
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,500
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,500
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 450–700
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 450–700
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 450–700
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 420–650
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 420–650
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 420–650
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,400
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–850
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 360–600
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–850
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–310
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 180–320
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- kr 180–220
- Peak
- kr 270–320
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 180–320
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- kr 180–220
- Peak
- kr 270–320
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 180–320
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- kr 180–220
- Peak
- kr 270–320
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 180–320
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- kr 180–220
- Peak
- kr 270–320
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