There are 9 ways to get from Orkney Islands to Guernsey by plane, ferry, train, car 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 Alderney Airport
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Alderney Airport (ACI)plane KOI - ACI
9h 59m$803–2,503Fly to Guernsey Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane KOI - GCI
8h 10m$156–756Ferry, train, car ferry via Bristol
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Pooletrain
- Take the carferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
26h 43m$568–878Ferry, train, car ferry
- 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 East Croydon to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
- Take the carferry from Portsmouth International Port to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
30h 28m$378–700Ferry, bus, car ferry
- 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 Seldown Coach Stationbus 035 / ...
- Take the carferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
31h 3m$301–448Fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane KOI - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Stationbus
- Take the carferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
12h 4m$358–868Fly to Southampton Airport, train, car ferry
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane KOI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Pooletrain
- Take the carferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
12h 38m$565–1,017Fly to Bristol Airport, train, car ferry
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane KOI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Pooletrain
- Take the carferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
13h 1m$606–1,096Fly to Jersey Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane KOI - JER
- Take the carferry from Jersey St Helier to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
11h 25m$277–867
Kirkwall (KOI) to Alderney Airport (ACI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Orkney Islands to Guernsey is to ferry and bus and car ferry which costs $300 - $450 and takes 31h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Orkney Islands to Guernsey is to fly which takes 8h 10m and costs $150 - $800.
The distance between Orkney Islands and Guernsey is 1034 km.
The best way to get from Orkney Islands to Guernsey without a car is to ferry and train and car ferry via Bristol which takes 26h 43m and costs $550 - $900.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Orkney Islands to Guernsey, including transfers.
There are 52+ hotels available in Guernsey.
What companies run services between Orkney Islands, Scotland and Guernsey?
Loganair and Aurigny fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Alderney Airport (ACI) 5 times a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Lerwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–750
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–750
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–750
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Alderney Airport via Edinburgh, Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Kirkwall to Alderney Airport via Aberdeen, Bristol Airport, Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Kirkwall to Guernsey Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
Flights from Kirkwall to Guernsey Airport via Aberdeen, Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Kirkwall to Guernsey Airport via Aberdeen, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–750
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–750
Flights from Kirkwall to Jersey Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Kirkwall to Jersey Airport via Aberdeen, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–750
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–750
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–750
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $320–490
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Aberdeen to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from East Croydon to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Southern
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Seldown Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- $28–35
- Peak
- $40–50
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- $28–35
- Peak
- $40–50
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- $28–35
- Peak
- $40–50
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
Car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–220
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
Car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–220
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
Car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–220
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
Car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–220
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
Car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–220
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
Car ferry from Jersey St Helier to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
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