There are 5 ways to get from Coventry to Kirkwall by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly from Birmingham Airport
best- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
5h 12m£225–560Train, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Birmingham International 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
19h 4m£130–181Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Coventry to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LHR - KOI
6h 40m£164–511Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Coventry to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane MAN - KOI
7h 9m£239–563Train, ferry
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain
- Take the ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminalferry Pf1
20h 5m£288–398
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Coventry to Kirkwall is to train and bus and ferry which costs £130 - £190 and takes 19h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Coventry to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 5h 12m and costs £220 - £600.
The distance between Coventry and Kirkwall is 470 miles.
The best way to get from Coventry to Kirkwall without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 19h 4m and costs £130 - £190.
It takes approximately 5h 12m to get from Coventry to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 215+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Coventry, England and Kirkwall, Scotland?
Loganair, easyJet, and Aer Lingus fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester Airport, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £290–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £320–490
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–490
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £320–490
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Coventry to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Coventry to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–75
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Coventry to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
- Phone
- +44 (0)800 688 8998
- sales@pentlandferries.co.uk
- Website
- Pentland Ferries
Ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28
- Website
- Pentland Ferries
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