There are 7 ways to get from Dundee to Kirkwall by bus, plane, train, 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.
Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Malmaison to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EDI - KOI
3h 50mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Overgate to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Union Street 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
12h 53m£48–69Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Dundee 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
11h 25m£94–163Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dundee to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane ABZ - KOI
4h 37m£135–384Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane GLA - KOI
4h 42m£211–472Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane DND - KOI
2h 39m£194–425Train, bus, ferry via Perth
- Take the train from Perth 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
11h 35m£56–134
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dundee to Kirkwall is to bus and ferry which costs £45 - £70 and takes 12h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Dundee to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 2h 39m and costs £190 - £430.
The distance between Dundee and Kirkwall is 264 miles.
The best way to get from Dundee to Kirkwall without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 11h 25m and costs £90 - £170.
It takes approximately 3h 50m to get from Dundee to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 230+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Dundee, Scotland and Kirkwall, Scotland?
Loganair flies from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice a week.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–400
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–320
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kirkwall via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–320
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–400
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–420
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 01382 201121
- travelcare@nationalexpress.com
- Website
- xploredundee.com
Bus from Malmaison to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.xploredundee.com/
- 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
- £2
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Overgate to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Aberdeen Union Street to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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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