There are 6 ways to get from Basildon to Orkney Islands by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly from London City Airport
best- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kirkwall (KOI)LCY - KOI
6h 48m£146–622Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Union Square Bus StationUkn11
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
23h 54m£89–204Train, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
17h 37m£141–343Train, ferry
- Take the train from King's Cross to AberdeenLondon Kings Cross - Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
18h 22m£169–224Fly from London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)LHR - KOI
7h 13m£143–468Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kirkwall (KOI)LGW - KOI
7h 57m£164–406
London City Airport (LCY) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basildon to Orkney Islands is to bus and ferry which costs £85 - £210 and takes 23h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Basildon to Orkney Islands is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs £140 - £650.
The distance between Basildon and Orkney Islands is 558 miles.
The best way to get from Basildon to Orkney Islands without a car is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 17h 37m and costs £140 - £350.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Basildon to Orkney Islands, including transfers.
There are 167+ hotels available in Orkney Islands.
What companies run services between Basildon, England and Orkney Islands, Scotland?
British Airways, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Dublin, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £300–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £300–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £110–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–290
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–16
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–16
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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