There are 4 ways to get from Basel 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 Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BSL - KOI
8h 46m£105–456Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane ZRH - KOI
9h£301–596Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane FRA - KOI
13h 1m£279–700Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane STR - KOI
14h 16m£439–707
Basel (BSL) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kirkwall is to fly which costs £100 - £460 and takes 8h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 8h 46m and costs £100 - £460.
The distance between Basel and Kirkwall is 907 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Basel to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 9:55 PM in Basel and 8:55 PM in Kirkwall.
There are 215+ 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) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–450
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via London Luton, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–450
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via London Luton, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- 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 Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Birmingham, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- £12–15
- 1st Class Ticket
- £15–22
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
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