There are 5 ways to get from Brussels to Kirkwall by plane, bus, train, 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 from Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kirkwall (KOI)BRU - KOI
9h 3m£267–608Bus, ferry via Brussels
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
33h 34m£101–184Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
26h 15m£292–343Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
29h 31m£104–195Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kirkwall (KOI)AMS - KOI
8h 4m£284–703
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Kirkwall is to bus and ferry via Brussels which costs £100 - £190 and takes 33h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Kirkwall is to train and fly which takes 8h 4m and costs £280 - £750.
The distance between Brussels and Kirkwall is 643 miles.
The best way to get from Brussels to Kirkwall without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 26h 15m and costs £290 - £350.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Brussels to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 1h behind Brussels. It is currently 7:11 AM in Brussels and 6:11 AM in Kirkwall.
There are 167+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Kirkwall, Scotland?
British Airways, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kirkwall (KOI) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £90–490
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–490
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £90–490
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–430
Train from Birmingham New Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £220–240
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–22
- 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
- £16–25
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Brussels to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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