There are 3 ways to get from Zurich to Kirkwall by plane or train
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 Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane ZRH - KOI
7h 32m£275–557Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BSL - KOI
9h 52m£110–479Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane STR - KOI
13h 26m£438–715
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Kirkwall is to train and fly which costs £110 - £480 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs £270 - £600.
The distance between Zurich and Kirkwall is 940 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Zurich to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 10:46 AM in Zurich and 9:46 AM in Kirkwall.
There are 212+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Kirkwall, Scotland?
easyJet, Loganair, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–450
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–490
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–450
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–490
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–450
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–490
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–20
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
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