There are 6 ways to get from Belfast to Stromness by plane, busferry, bus, ferry, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Kirkwall (KOI)BHD - KOI
5h 42m£179–443Bus and ferry, bus, ferry via Belfast Stena Line Terminus
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Take the bus from Union Street to Ferry TerminalE6
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalNl1
17h 21mBus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry TerminalX99
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalNl1
17h 22mBus and ferry, train, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Inverness
- Take the bus from Union Street to Ferry TerminalE6
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalNl1
17h 27mCar ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Take the bus from Union Street to Ferry TerminalE6
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalNl1
17h 58mBus and ferry, bus, ferry via Aberdeen
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
18h 34m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Stromness is to fly which costs £170 - £450 and takes 5h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Stromness is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs £170 - £450.
The distance between Belfast and Stromness is 346 miles.
The best way to get from Belfast to Stromness without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and ferry via Belfast Stena Line Terminus which takes 17h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Belfast to Stromness, including transfers.
There are 161+ hotels available in Stromness.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland?
Loganair, Aer Lingus, and easyJet fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–430
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–430
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Union Street to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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