There are 4 ways to get from Sweden to Orkney Islands by plane, 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.
Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
best- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane GOT - KOI
10h 13m£89–385Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
2d 8h£215–367Fly from Copenhagen Airport
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane CPH - KOI
8h 47m£255–610Fly from Linköping City Airport
- Fly from Linköping City Airport (LPI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LPI - KOI
11h 27m£142–703
Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sweden to Orkney Islands is to fly which costs £85 - £390 and takes 10h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Sweden to Orkney Islands is to fly which takes 8h 47m and costs £250 - £650.
The distance between Sweden and Orkney Islands is 581 miles.
The best way to get from Sweden to Orkney Islands without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 2 days 8h and costs £210 - £370.
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Sweden to Orkney Islands, including transfers.
Orkney Islands is 1h behind Sweden. It is currently 7:38 PM in Sweden and 6:38 PM in Orkney Islands.
There are 230+ hotels available in Orkney Islands.
What companies run services between Sweden and Orkney Islands, Scotland?
Ryanair, Loganair, and KLM fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Kirkwall (KOI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–700
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–410
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–700
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–700
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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