There are 6 ways to get from Brussels to Kirkwall by train, ferry, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
17h 55m£193–526Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West 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
28h 18m£77–179Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
25h 51m£197–304Fly from Brussels Airport
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BRU - KOI
11h 23m£279–610Train, ferry via Stevenage
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Stevenagetrain
- Take the train from Stevenage to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
18h 18m£283–571Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane AMS - KOI
8h 28m£284–695
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Kirkwall is to bus and ferry which costs £75 - £180 and takes 28h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Kirkwall is to train and fly which takes 8h 28m and costs £280 - £700.
The distance between Brussels and Kirkwall is 921 miles.
The best way to get from Brussels to Kirkwall without a car is to train and ferry which takes 17h 55m and costs £190 - £550.
It takes approximately 17h 55m to get from Brussels to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 1h behind Brussels. It is currently 1:58 AM in Brussels and 12:58 AM in Kirkwall.
There are 174+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Kirkwall, Scotland?
British Airways, Loganair, and KLM fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–450
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Stevenage to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £180–260
Train from Sheffield to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £140–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–33
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
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