There are 3 ways to get from Brighton to Kirkwall by train or plane
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LHR - KOI
7h 10m£160–508Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
8h 5m£251–643Fly from London Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LGW - KOI
5h 46m£224–470
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brighton to Kirkwall is to fly which costs £220 - £470 and takes 5h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Brighton to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 5h 46m and costs £220 - £470.
The distance between Brighton and Kirkwall is 603 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Brighton to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 215+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Brighton, England and Kirkwall, Scotland?
easyJet, Loganair, and Aer Lingus fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kirkwall (KOI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
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
- 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
- £260–950
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–490
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
- £200–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–430
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
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
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–490
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–430
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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