There are 3 ways to get from Basel to Kirkwall by plane, train, 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.
Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BSL - KOI
9h 11m£115–447Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane GVA - KOI
10h 55m£172–616Train, bus to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane STR - KOI
11h 47m£176–641
Basel (BSL) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kirkwall is to fly which costs £110 - £450 and takes 9h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 9h 11m and costs £110 - £450.
The distance between Basel and Kirkwall is 906 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Basel to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 2:29 AM in Basel and 1:29 AM in Kirkwall.
There are 221+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kirkwall, Scotland?
easyJet, Loganair, and KLM fly from Basel (BSL) to Kirkwall (KOI) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–440
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Frankfurt, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Frankfurt, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–750
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Frankfurt, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £55–80
- 2nd Class
- £40–55
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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