There are 5 ways to get from Sweden to Orkney Islands by plane, train, 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
11h 23m£124–655Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
cheapest- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane ARN - KOI
11h 47m£114–419Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Malmö, Centralstationtrain 535 / ...
- Take the bus from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop to Antwerpbus
- Take the bus from Antwerp 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 3h£229–362Fly from Copenhagen Airport
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane CPH - KOI
7h 18m£225–608Fly from Linköping City Airport
- Fly from Linköping City Airport (LPI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LPI - KOI
13h 13m£139–654
Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sweden to Orkney Islands is to fly which costs £110 - £420 and takes 11h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Sweden to Orkney Islands is to fly which takes 7h 18m and costs £220 - £650.
The distance between Sweden and Orkney Islands is 580 miles.
The best way to get from Sweden to Orkney Islands without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 3h and costs £220 - £370.
It takes approximately 11h 23m to get from Sweden to Orkney Islands, including transfers.
Orkney Islands is 1h behind Sweden. It is currently 10:23 PM in Sweden and 9:23 PM in Orkney Islands.
There are 210+ hotels available in Orkney Islands.
What companies run services between Sweden and Orkney Islands, Scotland?
KLM and Loganair fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–400
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–700
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–700
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–390
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–600
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Kirkwall via Copenhagen Airport, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–410
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–400
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–390
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Kirkwall via Copenhagen Airport, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–410
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £63
- Website
- Snälltåget
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop to Antwerp
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Antwerp to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- 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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