There are 4 ways to get from Southampton to Kirkwall by plane or train
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Fly from Southampton Airport
best- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane SOU - KOI
7h 16m£334–605Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Southampton Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LHR - KOI
6h 55m£155–498Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BRS - KOI
7h 29m£286–662Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LCY - KOI
6h 44m£197–668
Southampton Airport (SOU) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Kirkwall is to train and fly which costs £150 - £500 and takes 6h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Kirkwall is to train and fly which takes 6h 44m and costs £190 - £700.
The distance between Southampton and Kirkwall is 568 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Southampton to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 210+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Kirkwall, Scotland?
Loganair, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–600
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £110–700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £280–600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £230–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £290–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–600
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £280–600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £230–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–750
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £230–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–550
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
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