There are 7 ways to get from Crewe to Kirkwall by plane, train, bus, 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 from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI)MAN - KOI
6h 13m£174–407Train, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Crewe to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry TerminalX99
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalNl1
17h 23m£115–152Train, bus, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Crewe to Haymarket
- Take the train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry TerminalX99
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalNl1
16h 23m£118–255Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)BHX - KOI
6h 57m£224–545Train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Kirkwall (KOI)LPL - KOI
8h 58m£312–582Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Crewe to Haymarket
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)EDI - KOI
6h 51m£199–495Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Crewe to Glasgow Central
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI)GLA - KOI
7h 6m£216–661
Crewe to Kirkwall by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crewe to Kirkwall is to train and bus and ferry which costs £110 - £160 and takes 17h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Crewe to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 6h 13m and costs £170 - £410.
The distance between Crewe and Kirkwall is 416 miles.
The best way to get from Crewe to Kirkwall without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 16h 23m and costs £110 - £260.
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Crewe to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 162+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Crewe, England and Kirkwall, Scotland?
Loganair flies from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI) once daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–390
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–470
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Liverpool to Kirkwall via Derry, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–340
Flights from Liverpool to Kirkwall via Derry, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Liverpool to Kirkwall via Dublin, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–320
Flights from Liverpool to Kirkwall via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–380
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–500
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–85
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £11–17
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–270
Train from Crewe to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £320–370
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.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
- 3 times a day
- 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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