There are 6 ways to get from Dundee to Sanday Island by train, car ferry, ferry, bus or plane
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Recommended option
Train, car ferry, ferry • 12h 3m
5 alternative options
Bus, car ferry, ferry • 13h 18m
Train to Edinburgh, fly, ferry • 7h 8m
Train to Aberdeen, fly, ferry • 7h 11m
Train to Glasgow, fly, ferry • 8h 23m
Bus to Inverness, fly, ferry • 8h 23m
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The cheapest way to get from Dundee to Sanday Island is to bus and car ferry and ferry which costs £55 - £90 and takes 13h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Dundee to Sanday Island is to train and fly and ferry which takes 7h 8m and costs £140 - £390.
The distance between Dundee and Sanday Island is 194 miles.
The best way to get from Dundee to Sanday Island without a car is to train and car ferry and ferry which takes 12h 3m and costs £50 - £210.
It takes approximately 12h 3m to get from Dundee to Sanday Island, including transfers.
The quickest flight from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 15m.
Loganair offers flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall Airport.
There are one+ hotels available in Sanday Island. Prices start at £75 per night.
- Distance: 193.8 miles
- Duration: 12h 3m
What companies run services between Dundee, Scotland and Sanday Island, Orkney Islands, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Dundee to Sanday Island. However, you can take the train to Aberdeen, take the walk to Aberdeen, take the car ferry to Kirkwall, take the walk to Hatston, Passenger Terminal, take the bus to Kirkwall Hotel, take the walk to Kirkwall Orkney Ferry Terminal, take the ferry to Loth, Sanday Orkney Ferry Terminal, then take the taxi to Sanday Island. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dundee to Sanday Island via Union Square Bus Station, Aberdeen, Kirkwall, Hatston, Passenger Terminal, Kirkwall Hotel, Kirkwall Orkney Ferry Terminal, and Loth, Sanday Orkney Ferry Terminal in around 13h 18m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110 - £370
Flights from Edinburgh to Kirkwall via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110 - £370
Flights from Aberdeen to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80 - £240
Flights from Glasgow to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130 - £550
Flights from Inverness to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100 - £310
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15 - £45
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £15 - £22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35 - £45
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11 - £35
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £11 - £17
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £26 - £35
Train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17 - £55
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £17 - £26
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £40 - £55
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9 - £100
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £9 - £13
- Anytime Day Single
- £40 - £65
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £70 - £100
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40 - £140
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £40 - £50
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £95 - £140
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- customer.services@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Dundee City Centre, Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11 - £16
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
- Phone
- 0871 266 3333
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Dundee to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10 - £17
- Website
- Megabus UK
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- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Aberdeen to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20 - £40
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £20 - £25
- Peak
- £31 - £36
- Phone
- +44 (0)1856 872044
- info@orkneyferries.co.uk
- Website
- orkneyferries.co.uk
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Ferry Terminal to Loth, Sanday Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £5 - £8
- Website
- Orkney Ferries
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