There are 10 ways to get from Wrexham to Orkney Islands by train, plane, 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.
Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane MAN - KOI
6h 56m£212–535Train, bus, ferry via Edinburgh
cheapest- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Aberdeen Union Streetbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
17h 29m£110–193Train, ferry via Aberdeen
- Take the train from Wrexham General to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
16h 16m£111–178Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 830
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus Shelterbus X99
- Take the ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminalferry Pf1
18h 52m£154–230Fly from Liverpool
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LPL - KOI
10h 3m£344–573Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Wrexham General to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
7h 50m£249–595Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane GLA - KOI
7h 23m£294–624Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EDI - KOI
7h 58m£251–559Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Wrexham General to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus Shelterbus X99
- Take the ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminalferry Pf1
18h 9m£188–255Train, ferry
- Take the train from Wrexham General to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain
- Take the ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminalferry Pf1
19h 29m£281–398
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wrexham to Orkney Islands is to train and bus and ferry via Edinburgh which costs £110 - £200 and takes 17h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Wrexham to Orkney Islands is to train and fly which takes 6h 56m and costs £210 - £550.
The distance between Wrexham and Orkney Islands is 457 miles.
The best way to get from Wrexham to Orkney Islands without a car is to train and ferry via Aberdeen which takes 16h 16m and costs £110 - £180.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Wrexham to Orkney Islands, including transfers.
There are 212+ hotels available in Orkney Islands.
What companies run services between Wrexham, Wales and Orkney Islands, Scotland?
Aer Lingus, Loganair, and easyJet fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–550
Flights from Liverpool to Kirkwall via Isle Of Man, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–900
Flights from Liverpool to Kirkwall via Belfast (Aldergrove), Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–400
Flights from Liverpool to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–900
Flights from Liverpool to Kirkwall via Derry, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–400
Flights from Liverpool to Kirkwall via Derry, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–950
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–470
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–410
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Wrexham General to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Wrexham General to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Wrexham General to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Wrexham General to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wrexham General to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wrexham General to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wrexham General to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–140
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–140
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Haymarket to Aberdeen Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus Shelter
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus Shelter
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
- 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
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
- Phone
- +44 (0)800 688 8998
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pentland Ferries
Ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28
- Website
- Pentland Ferries
Ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28
- Website
- Pentland Ferries
Ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28
- Website
- Pentland Ferries
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