There are 9 ways to get from Orkney Islands to Luton by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly to London City Airport, train
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane KOI - LCY
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lutontrain
7h 31m£162–646Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the bus from Brent Cross Centre / North Circular Road to Luton Station Interchangebus 757
22h 52m£92–161Ferry, 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 King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lutontrain
16h 18m£201–371Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus X99
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lutontrain
17h 23m£222–338Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Stevenagetrain Aberdeen - London Kings Cross
17h 30m£192–279Fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane KOI - LHR
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Luton DART Parkwaybus
6h 24m£126–419Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane KOI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lutontrain
7h 30m£267–677Fly to Luton Airport
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane KOI - LTN
4h 33m£282–462Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Luton Station Interchangebus 230 / ...
20h 34m£265–411
Kirkwall (KOI) to London City Airport (LCY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Orkney Islands to Luton is to ferry and bus which costs £90 - £170 and takes 22h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Orkney Islands to Luton is to fly which takes 4h 33m and costs £280 - £470.
The distance between Orkney Islands and Luton is 575 miles.
The best way to get from Orkney Islands to Luton without a car is to ferry and train via Edinburgh which takes 16h 18m and costs £200 - £380.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Orkney Islands to Luton, including transfers.
There are 1100+ hotels available in Luton.
What companies run services between Orkney Islands, Scotland and Luton, England?
Loganair and easyJet fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Luton Airport (LTN) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to London City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Kirkwall to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Kirkwall to London City Airport via Lerwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–390
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Kirkwall to Luton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–310
Flights from Kirkwall to Luton Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–310
Flights from Kirkwall to Luton Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
Flights from Kirkwall to Luton Airport via Lerwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–320
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–390
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kirkwall to London City Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–700
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–280
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £170–240
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £210–300
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Luton DART Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Brent Cross Centre / North Circular Road to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/airport-services/greenline
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
Ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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