There are 5 ways to get from Quimper to Kirkwall by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Quimper to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane NTE - KOI
11h 36m£261–676Train to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Quimper to Bresttrain
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BES - KOI
12h 9m£171–634Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly
- Take the train from Quimper to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane RNS - KOI
11h 25m£202–725Drive, car ferry, bus to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly
- Drive from Quimper to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane NQY - KOI
19h 12m£303–927Train, ferry to Jersey Airport, fly
- Take the train from Quimper to Rennestrain
- Take the train from Rennes to Granvilletrain
- Take the ferry from Granville to Jersey St Helierferry
- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane JER - KOI
15h 55m£178–656
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quimper to Kirkwall is to train and fly which costs £170 - £650 and takes 12h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Quimper to Kirkwall is to train and fly which takes 11h 25m and costs £200 - £750.
The distance between Quimper and Kirkwall is 991 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 36m to get from Quimper to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 1h behind Quimper. It is currently 7:49 PM in Quimper and 6:49 PM in Kirkwall.
There are 228+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Quimper, France and Kirkwall, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Quimper to Kirkwall. However, you can take the train to Nantes, walk to Gare Sud, take the bus to Aéroclub, walk to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Supermarkets. Alternatively, you can take the train to Rennes, walk to Gares, take the subway to Saint-Germain, walk to République, take the bus to Aéroport, walk to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Supermarkets.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kirkwall via London Gatwick, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–420
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kirkwall via London Stansted, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–350
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–390
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Kirkwall via London Gatwick, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Jersey Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–470
Flights from Jersey Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–470
Flights from Jersey Airport to Kirkwall via Birmingham, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Quimper to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Quimper to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Quimper to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Quimper to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Quimper to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Quimper to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–23
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–80
- Single Ticket Car
- £85–330
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