There are 8 ways to get from Peterborough to Kirkwall by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Peterborough to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LHR - KOI
6h 40m£154–494Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane STN - KOI
7h 31m£98–377Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Peterborough to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus X99
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
15h 19m£187–256Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Peterborough to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LCY - KOI
6h 39m£199–673Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Peterborough to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
6h 56m£265–619Train to Norwich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Peterborough to Norwichtrain
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane NWI - KOI
6h 34m£402–712Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EDI - KOI
6h 40m£281–583Train, ferry
- Take the train from Peterborough to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain
- Take the ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminalferry Pf1
16h 17m£345–473
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Peterborough to Kirkwall is to train and fly which costs £95 - £380 and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Peterborough to Kirkwall is to train and fly which takes 6h 34m and costs £400 - £750.
The distance between Peterborough and Kirkwall is 628 miles.
The best way to get from Peterborough to Kirkwall without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 15h 19m and costs £180 - £260.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Peterborough to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 223+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Peterborough, England and Kirkwall, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Peterborough to Kirkwall. However, you can take the train to King's Cross, walk to King's Cross St. Pancras station, take the subway to Heathrow Terminals 1-2-3 station, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Travel Centre. Alternatively, you can take a train from Peterborough to Hornesquoy Road via Inverness, Bus Station Stance 3, Ferry Terminal, Scrabster Ferry Terminal, Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal, and Travel Centre in around 15h 19m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–390
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £360–600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–410
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–390
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kirkwall via Dublin, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £75–350
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kirkwall via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–350
Train from Peterborough to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Peterborough to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £170–240
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Peterborough to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Peterborough to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £170–240
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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