There are 4 ways to get from Bucharest 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
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane OTP - KOI
11h 28m£165–454Bus, train, ferry via Stevenage
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Lutonbus
- Take the train from Stevenage to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
37h 19m£236–346Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birminghambus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
39h 17m£244–684Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bucharest 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 3h£193–251
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Kirkwall is to bus and ferry which costs £190 - £260 and takes 2 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 11h 28m and costs £160 - £460.
The distance between Bucharest and Kirkwall is 1592 miles.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Kirkwall without a car is to bus and train and ferry via Stevenage which takes 37h 19m and costs £230 - £350.
It takes approximately 11h 28m to get from Bucharest to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 2h behind Bucharest. It is currently 12:05 AM in Bucharest and 10:05 PM in Kirkwall.
There are 195+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Kirkwall, Scotland?
Ryanair, Loganair, and KLM fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Kirkwall (KOI) once daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £110–380
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £110–380
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–750
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- 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 Birmingham New Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £190–280
- 1st Class
- £430–600
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- 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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