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How to get fromChester to Stromnessby train, plane, bus or ferry

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There are 10 ways to get from Chester to Stromness by train, plane, bus, or ferry

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  1. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Kirkwall

    best
    1. Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI)planeMAN - KOI
    8h 28m
    £186–424

  2. Train, ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Crewe to Invernesstrain
    2. Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain
    3. Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalferryNl1
    19h 34m
    £102–156

  3. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus830
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union StreetbusE8
    3. Take the bus from Union Street to Ferry TerminalbusE6
    4. Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalferryNl1
    15h 50m

  4. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Prestontrain
    2. Take the train from Preston to Invernesstrain
    3. Take the bus from Union Street to Ferry TerminalbusE6
    4. Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalferryNl1
    16h 52m

  5. Fly Liverpool to Kirkwall

    1. Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Kirkwall (KOI)planeLPL - KOI
    10h 29m
    £311–567

  6. Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Kirkwall

    1. Take the train from Chester to Staffordtrain
    2. Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
    3. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)planeBHX - KOI
    9h 3m
    £258–530

  7. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)planeMAN - INV
    3. Take the bus from Union Street to Ferry Terminalbus
    4. Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
    11h 46m

  8. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Kirkwall

    1. Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Glasgow Centraltrain
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI)planeGLA - KOI
    9h 17m
    £223–704

  9. Train, bus, ferry via Darlington

    1. Take the train from Newton-le-Willows to Darlingtontrain
    2. Take the train from Darlington to Invernesstrain
    3. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry TerminalbusX99
    4. Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalferryNl1
    17h 20m
    £145–269

  10. Train, bus, ferry via Glasgow

    1. Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Glasgow Centraltrain
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
    3. Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
    4. Take the bus from Union Street to Ferry TerminalbusE6
    5. Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalferryNl1
    17h 30m

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration5h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket£216Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Chester, England and Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland?

Aer Lingus, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Kirkwall (KOI) once daily.

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