There are 4 ways to get from Europe to Eday by train, plane, or ferry
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kirkwall, ferry
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane FRA - KOI
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Ferry Terminal to Eday Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
17h 13m£254–615Train to Frankfurt, fly to Aberdeen Airport, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane FRA - ABZ
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Ferry Terminal to Eday Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
21h 26m£194–345Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Kirkwall, ferry
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane HAJ - KOI
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Ferry Terminal to Eday Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
17h 2mTrain, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane HAJ - ABZ
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Ferry Terminal to Eday Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
20h 46m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Eday is to train and fly and ferry which costs £190 - £350 and takes 21h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Eday is to train and fly and ferry which takes 17h 13m and costs £250 - £650.
The distance between Europe and Eday is 918 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 13m to get from Europe to Eday, including transfers.
Eday is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 8:44 AM in Europe and 7:44 AM in Eday.
There are 58+ hotels available in Eday.
What companies run services between Europe and Eday, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Eday. However, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, take the bus to Travel Centre, walk to Kirkwall Orkney Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Eday Orkney Ferry Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, take the bus to Travel Centre, walk to Kirkwall Orkney Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Eday Orkney Ferry Terminal.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kirkwall via Copenhagen, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–380
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–750
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kirkwall via Copenhagen, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–330
Flights from Hannover Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £90–430
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kirkwall via Copenhagen, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–330
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £80–300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £95–360
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1856 872044
- info@orkneyferries.co.uk
- Website
- orkneyferries.co.uk
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Ferry Terminal to Eday Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- http://www.orkneyferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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