There are 3 ways to get from Basel to Kirkwall by plane or train
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Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kirkwall (KOI)BSL - KOI
9h 37m£113–383Train to Zurich Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kirkwall (KOI)ZRH - KOI
11h 12m£107–404Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kirkwall (KOI)FRA - KOI
11h 25m£246–629
Basel (BSL) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kirkwall is to fly which costs £110 - £390 and takes 9h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 9h 37m and costs £110 - £390.
The distance between Basel and Kirkwall is 905 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 37m to get from Basel to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 4:05 AM in Basel and 3:05 AM in Kirkwall.
There are 163+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kirkwall, Scotland?
easyJet, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–390
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via London Stansted, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–390
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via London Stansted, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–380
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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