There are 2 ways to get from Europe to Rousay by train, plane, or ferry
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Train to Frankfurt, fly, 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 Tingwall Orkney Ferry Terminal to Rousay Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
16h 18m£282–592Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly, 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 Tingwall Orkney Ferry Terminal to Rousay Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
16h
Frankfurt (FRA) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Rousay is to train and fly and ferry which costs £280 - £600 and takes 16h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Rousay is to train and fly and ferry which takes 16h 18m and costs £280 - £600.
The distance between Europe and Rousay is 919 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 18m to get from Europe to Rousay, including transfers.
Rousay is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 8:00 AM in Europe and 7:00 AM in Rousay.
There are 172+ hotels available in Rousay.
What companies run services between Europe and Rousay, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Rousay. 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, take the taxi to Tingwall Orkney Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Rousay 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, take the taxi to Tingwall Orkney Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Rousay Orkney Ferry Terminal.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–550
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
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kirkwall via Copenhagen, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £160–750
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
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–700
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–550
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
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–700
- 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
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–30
- 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
- 4 times a week
- 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 Tingwall Orkney Ferry Terminal to Rousay Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- http://www.orkneyferries.co.uk/
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