There are 4 ways to get from Chesterfield to Kirkwall by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Chesterfield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane MAN - KOI
6h 16m£212–471Train, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Chesterfield to Darlingtontrain
- Take the train from Darlington to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus X99
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
16h 20m£202–300Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
6h 11m£237–557Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EDI - KOI
7h 8m£306–608
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chesterfield to Kirkwall is to train and bus and ferry which costs £200 - £300 and takes 16h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Chesterfield to Kirkwall is to train and fly which takes 6h 11m and costs £230 - £600.
The distance between Chesterfield and Kirkwall is 458 miles.
The best way to get from Chesterfield to Kirkwall without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 16h 20m and costs £200 - £300.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Chesterfield to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 195+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Chesterfield, England and Kirkwall, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Chesterfield to Kirkwall. However, you can take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Supermarkets. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chesterfield to Orcadian Office via Darlington, Inverness, Bus Station Stance 3, Ferry Terminal, Scrabster Ferry Terminal, Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal, and Travel Centre in around 16h 20m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–410
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–490
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–390
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Chesterfield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Chesterfield to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Chesterfield to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Chesterfield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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