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 36m£306–563Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BSL - KOI
9h 42m£132–516Train, 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
14h 14m£160–629
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Kirkwall is to train and fly which costs £130 - £550 and takes 9h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 7h 36m and costs £300 - £600.
The distance between Zurich and Kirkwall is 940 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Zurich to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 5:42 PM in Zurich and 4:42 PM in Kirkwall.
There are 230+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Kirkwall, Scotland?
easyJet, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kirkwall (KOI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–430
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–460
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–430
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–460
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–460
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–460
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £16–20
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
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