There are 5 ways to get from Cornwall to Stromness by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Exeter, fly
best- Take the train from Par to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EXT - KOI
10h 43m£367–694Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Par to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
11h 52m£336–710Train, bus, ferry via Plymouth
- Take the train from Par to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
22h 57m£340–504Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane NQY - KOI
11h 21m£433–768Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bodmin Parkway to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley 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
23h 7m£384–631
Cornwall to Stromness by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cornwall to Stromness is to train and bus and ferry via Plymouth which costs £340 - £550 and takes 22h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cornwall to Stromness is to train and fly which takes 10h 43m and costs £360 - £700.
The distance between Cornwall and Stromness is 690 miles.
The best way to get from Cornwall to Stromness without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Plymouth which takes 22h 57m and costs £340 - £550.
It takes approximately 10h 43m to get from Cornwall to Stromness, including transfers.
There are 212+ hotels available in Stromness.
What companies run services between Cornwall, England and Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland?
Ryanair UK, Loganair, and Aer Lingus fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Kirkwall (KOI) 6 times a week.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Exeter to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–600
Flights from Exeter to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–600
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–440
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,300
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
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–490
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Par to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Par to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Par to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Par to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £280–410
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bodmin Parkway to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £300–420
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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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