There are 2 ways to get from Flotta to Kirkwall by ferry, bus, or plane
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Ferry
best- Take the ferry from Flotta Orkney Ferry Terminal to Houton Orkney Ferry TerminalOf2
1h 14m£28–36Ferry, bus, fly
- Take the ferry from Flotta Orkney Ferry Terminal to Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Take the bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminal
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Kirkwall (KOI)LSI - KOI
14h 34m
Lerwick (LSI) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Flotta to Kirkwall is to ferry which costs £28 - £40 and takes 1h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Flotta to Kirkwall is to ferry which takes 1h 14m and costs £28 - £40.
The distance between Flotta and Kirkwall is 19 miles.
The best way to get from Flotta to Kirkwall without a car is to ferry which takes 1h 14m and costs £28 - £40.
It takes approximately 1h 14m to get from Flotta to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 167+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Flotta, Orkney Islands, Scotland and Kirkwall, Scotland?
Orkney Ferries operates a ferry from Flotta Orkney Ferry Terminal to Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal every 4 hours. Tickets cost £4–6 and the journey takes 1h.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Lerwick to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–300
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1856 872044
- info@orkneyferries.co.uk
- Website
- orkneyferries.co.uk
Ferry from Flotta Orkney Ferry Terminal to Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- http://www.orkneyferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–31
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £18–22
- Peak
- £26–31
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