There are 6 ways to get from Orkney Islands to Norway by plane, ferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Kirkwall to Stavanger Airport, Sola
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane KOI - SVG
8h 57mkr 2,215–7,795Ferry, bus, bus to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Bergen
cheapest- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Scrabster Vehicle Terminal to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Aberdeen Airportbus
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bergen (BGO)plane ABZ - BGO
14h 58mkr 1,430–4,885Ferry, 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 Oslo bussterminalbus
2d 9hkr 2,909–4,450Fly Kirkwall to Bergen
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Bergen (BGO)plane KOI - BGO
6h 11mkr 5,100–8,105Fly Kirkwall to Ålesund Airport, Vigra
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES)plane KOI - AES
10h 5mkr 2,070–8,110Fly Kirkwall to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane KOI - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
7h 42mkr 5,745–7,765
Orkney Islands to Norway by ferry and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Orkney Islands to Norway is to ferry and bus and fly which costs kr 1400 - kr 4900 and takes 14h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Orkney Islands to Norway is to fly which takes 6h 11m and costs kr 5000 - kr 8500.
The distance between Orkney Islands and Norway is 511 km.
The best way to get from Orkney Islands to Norway without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs kr 2900 - kr 4500.
It takes approximately 8h 57m to get from Orkney Islands to Norway, including transfers.
Norway is 1h ahead of Orkney Islands. It is currently 11:37 PM in Orkney Islands and 12:37 AM in Norway.
There are 973+ hotels available in Norway.
What companies run services between Orkney Islands, Scotland and Norway?
Loganair and Widerøe fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) once daily.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Kirkwall to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–7,500
Flights from Kirkwall to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Aberdeen Airport, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–8,500
Flights from Kirkwall to Bergen via Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–6,500
Flights from Kirkwall to Ålesund Airport, Vigra via Aberdeen Airport, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–9,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bergen via Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Ålesund Airport, Vigra via Edinburgh, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–8,000
Flights from Kirkwall to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
Flights from Kirkwall to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Inverness, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Kirkwall to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Glasgow, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Ålesund Airport, Vigra via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–12,000
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 40
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 220–240
- Website
- Flytoget AS
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 800–1,200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- kr 170–240
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 140–200
- Website
- Ember
- 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 250–450
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- kr 250–310
- Peak
- kr 390–450
Ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 170–240
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- kr 170–210
- Peak
- kr 200–240
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