There are 6 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
10h 30mkr 1,336–6,543Fly to Billund Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane KOI - BLL
7h 53mkr 1,058–4,678Ferry, 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 Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
33h 33mkr 2,835–5,572Ferry, 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 N74 / ...
2dkr 1,612–2,515Fly to Copenhagen Airport
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane KOI - CPH
6h 29mkr 2,024–4,539Ferry, train via London
- 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 train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
36h 15mkr 2,335–4,872
Orkney Islands to Denmark by ferry, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Orkney Islands to Denmark is to ferry and bus which costs 1600 kr - 2600 kr and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Orkney Islands to Denmark is to fly which takes 6h 29m and costs 2000 kr - 4600 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 33m and costs 2800 kr - 6000 kr.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Orkney Islands to Denmark, including transfers.
Denmark is 1h ahead of Orkney Islands. It is currently 12:30 PM in Orkney Islands and 1:30 PM in Denmark.
There are 1114+ hotels available in Denmark.
What companies run services between Orkney Islands, Scotland and Denmark?
Loganair, KLM, and Norwegian Air International fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Aalborg Airport (AAL) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Aalborg Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–9,000
Flights from Kirkwall to Aalborg Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–8,500
Flights from Kirkwall to Billund Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–7,000
Flights from Kirkwall to Billund Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–7,000
Flights from Kirkwall to Copenhagen Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–6,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Aalborg Airport via Edinburgh, Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,500
Flights from Kirkwall to Billund Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,600
Flights from Kirkwall to Copenhagen Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Billund Airport via Glasgow, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–7,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Copenhagen Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,400
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 470–900
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 390–750
- 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 470–900
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 390–750
- 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 800–1,200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,200
- 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 296
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 296
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 350–500
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 350–500
- 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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 400–1,100
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 400–1,100
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–850
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 210–320
- 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
- kr 180–330
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- kr 180–230
- Peak
- kr 280–330
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 180–330
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- kr 180–230
- Peak
- kr 280–330
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 180–330
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- kr 180–230
- Peak
- kr 280–330
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