There are 6 ways to get from Germany to Kirkwall by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly from Frankfurt
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kirkwall (KOI)FRA - KOI
9h£226–558Bus, ferry via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
cheapest- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
43h 47m£145–319Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kirkwall (KOI)DUS - KOI
7h 56m£217–480Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Kirkwall (KOI)BER - KOI
10h 30m£223–653Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kirkwall (KOI)AMS - KOI
8h 51m£282–701Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
44h 29m£145–319
Frankfurt (FRA) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Kirkwall is to bus and ferry which costs £140 - £320 and takes 44h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 7h 56m and costs £210 - £480.
The distance between Germany and Kirkwall is 783 miles.
The best way to get from Germany to Kirkwall without a car is to bus and ferry via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof which takes 43h 47m and costs £140 - £320.
It takes approximately 9h to get from Germany to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 163+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Germany and Kirkwall, Scotland?
Lufthansa, Loganair, and KLM fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kirkwall (KOI) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–440
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkwall via Düsseldorf International Airport, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–440
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkwall via Düsseldorf International Airport, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–420
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–430
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £25–40
- 1st Class
- £50–85
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–20
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £7–12
- 1st Class
- £12–20
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £9–10
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- £9–10
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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