There are 5 ways to get from Auckland to Kirkwall by plane, bus, ferry, 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 Auckland to Kirkwall
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane AKL - KOI
34h 50m£1,005–3,009Fly Auckland to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane AKL - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
38h 47m£538–2,060Bus to Whangarei Airport, fly to Kirkwall
- Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Whangareibus
- Fly from Whangarei Airport (WRE) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane WRE - KOI
42h 7m£1,011–3,826Fly Auckland to Edinburgh Airport, train, bus, ferry
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AKL - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
40h 9m£659–2,231Fly Auckland to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus, ferry
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane AKL - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
40h 59m£584–2,043
Auckland (AKL) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Kirkwall is to fly and train and bus and ferry which costs £650 - £2,300 and takes 40h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 34h 50m and costs £1,000 - £3,100.
The distance between Auckland and Kirkwall is 11003 miles.
It takes approximately 34h 50m to get from Auckland to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 11h behind Auckland. It is currently 10:52 PM in Auckland and 11:52 AM in Kirkwall.
There are 47+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Kirkwall, Scotland?
Qatar Airways, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Auckland (AKL) to Kirkwall (KOI) 6 times a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Auckland to Kirkwall via Doha, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £1,000–3,000
Flights from Auckland to Kirkwall via New York JFK, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £900–3,400
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Kirkwall via Auckland, New York JFK, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £1,000–4,000
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Kirkwall via Auckland, Vancouver, Calgary, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £1,000–3,800
Flights from Auckland to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Los Angeles, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,000
Flights from Auckland to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Aberdeen Airport via Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Aberdeen Airport via New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500–2,000
Flights from Auckland to Aberdeen Airport via Houston, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Kirkwall via Auckland, New York JFK, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £1,000–4,000
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Kirkwall via Auckland, Vancouver, Calgary, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £1,000–3,800
Flights from Auckland to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Los Angeles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,100
Flights from Auckland to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Aberdeen Airport via Los Angeles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–2,000
Flights from Auckland to Aberdeen Airport via Vancouver, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Auckland to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Los Angeles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,100
Flights from Auckland to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Aberdeen Airport via Los Angeles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–2,000
Flights from Auckland to Aberdeen Airport via Vancouver, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–2,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Auckland to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Los Angeles, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,000
Flights from Auckland to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Aberdeen Airport via Houston, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,100
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Kirkwall via Auckland, New York JFK, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £1,000–4,000
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Kirkwall via Auckland, Vancouver, Calgary, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £1,000–3,800
Flights from Auckland to Aberdeen Airport via Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Aberdeen Airport via New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500–2,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Auckland to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500–2,000
Flights from Auckland to Inverness Dalcross Airport via San Francisco, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £500–2,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Auckland to Edinburgh Airport via Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,500
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Auckland - Central to Whangarei
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–22
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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