There are 3 ways to get from Bern to Kirkwall by train or plane
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane ZRH - KOI
12h 17m£132–608Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BSL - KOI
10h 27m£120–454Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LIN - KOI
14h 51m£264–683
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Kirkwall is to train and fly which costs £120 - £460 and takes 10h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Kirkwall is to train and fly which takes 10h 27m and costs £120 - £460.
The distance between Bern and Kirkwall is 1011 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 17m to get from Bern to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 1h behind Bern. It is currently 2:34 AM in Bern and 1:34 AM in Kirkwall.
There are 168+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Kirkwall, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Kirkwall. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Supermarkets. Alternatively, you can take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Supermarkets.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–410
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–600
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–410
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–600
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via London City, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–410
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–600
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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