There are 5 ways to get from Bergen to Kirkwall by plane, car ferry, train, bus, or 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 Bergen to Kirkwall
best- Fly from Bergen (BGO) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BGO - KOI
7h 5m£135–606Car ferry, train, bus, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Bergen Jekteviksterminalen to Hirtshalscarferry
- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train 76
- Take the bus from Aalborg to Hanover central bus stationbus 172
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
2d 21hCar ferry to Stavanger Airport, Sola, fly to Kirkwall
- Take the car ferry from Bergen Jekteviksterminalen to Stavangercarferry
- Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane SVG - KOI
12h 49m£181–614Bus to Haugesund Airport, Karmøy, fly to Kirkwall
- Take the bus from Bergen busstasjon to Avaldsnesbus
- Fly from Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane HAU - KOI
23h 30m£142–581Fly Bergen to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus, ferry
- Fly from Bergen (BGO) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BGO - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus Shelterbus
- Take the ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminalferry
15h 59m£138–350
Bergen (BGO) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bergen to Kirkwall is to fly and train and bus and ferry which costs £130 - £350 and takes 15h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Bergen to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 7h 5m and costs £130 - £650.
The distance between Bergen and Kirkwall is 313 miles.
The best way to get from Bergen to Kirkwall without a car is to car ferry and train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 21h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Bergen to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 1h behind Bergen. It is currently 9:21 PM in Bergen and 8:21 PM in Kirkwall.
There are 169+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Bergen, Norway and Kirkwall, Scotland?
Widerøe and Loganair fly from Bergen (BGO) to Kirkwall (KOI) 4 times a week.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bergen to Kirkwall via Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Kirkwall via Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from Haugesund Airport, Karmøy to Kirkwall via Bergen, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Haugesund Airport, Karmøy to Kirkwall via Gdansk, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Haugesund Airport, Karmøy to Kirkwall via Oslo, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Bergen to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bergen to Aberdeen Airport via Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- info@NTmail.dk
- Website
- ntrejse.dk
Train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- North Jutland Transport Company
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Aalborg to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- nor-way.no
Bus from Bergen busstasjon to Avaldsnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Bergen busstasjon to Avaldsnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus Shelter
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- info@fjordline.com
- Website
- fjordline.com
Car ferry from Bergen Jekteviksterminalen to Hirtshals
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £19–204
- Website
- https://www.fjordline.com/en
- Flex with Vehicle
- £19–23
- Car
- £204
- No Car
- £107
Car ferry from Bergen Jekteviksterminalen to Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–60
- Website
- https://www.fjordline.com/en
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
- Phone
- +44 (0)800 688 8998
- sales@pentlandferries.co.uk
- Website
- pentlandferries.co.uk
Ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17
- Website
- https://pentlandferries.co.uk/
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