There are 9 ways to get from Bath to Stromness by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Kirkwall
best- Take the train from Bath Spa to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane SOU - KOI
11h 8m£277–719Fly Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BRS - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
11h 38m£68–210Train, bus, ferry via Birmingham
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
18h 45m£193–361Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley 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 Nl1
19h 31m£287–518Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Kirkwall
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LHR - KOI
8h 3m£185–562Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Kirkwall
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
8h 38m£259–596Fly Bristol Airport to Kirkwall
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BRS - KOI
7h 7m£234–572Train, bus, ferry #2
- Take the train from Bath Spa to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus X99
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
20h 48m£189–315Train, bus, ferry #3
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
20h 49m£266–385
Bath to Stromness by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bath to Stromness is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £65 - £210 and takes 11h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Bath to Stromness is to fly which takes 7h 7m and costs £230 - £600.
The distance between Bath and Stromness is 651 miles.
The best way to get from Bath to Stromness without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Birmingham which takes 18h 45m and costs £190 - £370.
It takes approximately 11h 8m to get from Bath to Stromness, including transfers.
There are 40+ hotels available in Stromness.
What companies run services between Bath, England and Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland?
easyJet and Loganair fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kirkwall (KOI) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–750
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–460
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £270–950
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–460
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £250–460
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–460
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–750
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–460
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–460
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £250–460
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bath Spa to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bath Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bath Spa to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £150–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £220–320
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £220–320
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Crewe to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.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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