There are 3 ways to get from Geneva to Kirkwall by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly Geneva International Airport to Kirkwall
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane GVA - KOI
6h 20m£371–620Fly Geneva International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane GVA - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
12h 55m£137–280Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Kirkwall
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LYS - KOI
14h 19m£153–505
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Kirkwall is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £130 - £280 and takes 12h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 6h 20m and costs £370 - £650.
The distance between Geneva and Kirkwall is 964 miles.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Geneva to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 1h behind Geneva. It is currently 12:40 PM in Geneva and 11:40 AM in Kirkwall.
There are 47+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Kirkwall, Scotland?
easyJet, Loganair, and Brussels Airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kirkwall (KOI) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kirkwall via Brussels, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–380
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kirkwall via Brussels, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–360
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kirkwall via Brussels, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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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