There are 6 ways to get from Slough to Orkney Islands by plane, train, 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 from London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LHR - KOI
5h 22m£135–425Bus, ferry via Northampton
cheapest- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 to Northamptonbus
- Take the bus from Northampton to Aberdeen Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
23h 43m£80–142Train, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
16h 6m£197–348Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus Ukn11
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
23h 11m£82–132Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LGW - KOI
7h 20m£354–604Train, ferry
- Take the train from London Euston to Aberdeentrain London Euston - Inverness
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
19h 16m£157–241
Slough to Orkney Islands by train, subway, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Slough to Orkney Islands is to bus and ferry which costs £80 - £140 and takes 23h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Slough to Orkney Islands is to fly which takes 5h 22m and costs £130 - £430.
The distance between Slough and Orkney Islands is 542 miles.
The best way to get from Slough to Orkney Islands without a car is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 16h 6m and costs £190 - £350.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Slough to Orkney Islands, including transfers.
There are 219+ hotels available in Orkney Islands.
What companies run services between Slough, England and Orkney Islands, Scotland?
British Airways and Loganair fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–390
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–450
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–390
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–390
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £120–170
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 to Northampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Northampton to Aberdeen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 to Northampton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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