There are 8 ways to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 Underground Station to Stromness by plane, train, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)LHR - KOI
7h£129–413Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Union Square Bus StationUkn11
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
23h 44m£64–133Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Take the bus from Union Street to Ferry TerminalE6
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalNl1
17hBus, ferry via Glasgow
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Station802
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union StreetE8
- Take the bus from Union Street to Ferry TerminalE6
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalNl1
19h 35mBus to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kirkwall (KOI)LGW - KOI
8h 47m£195–419Bus, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAir
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)BHX - KOI
9h 57m£287–660Train, bus, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aviemore
- Take the bus from Cairngorm Hotel to Union StreetE9 / ...
- Take the bus from Union Street to Ferry TerminalE6
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalNl1
17h 12mTrain, bus, ferry #2
- Take the train from Finsbury Park to Inverness
- Take the bus from Union Street to Ferry TerminalE6
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalNl1
19h 56m
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 Underground Station to Stromness is to bus and ferry which costs £60 - £140 and takes 23h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 Underground Station to Stromness is to fly which takes 7h and costs £120 - £420.
The distance between Heathrow Terminal 5 Underground Station and Stromness is 552 miles.
The best way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 Underground Station to Stromness without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 17h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 Underground Station to Stromness, including transfers.
There are 163+ hotels available in Stromness.
What companies run services between Heathrow Terminal 5 Underground Station, England and Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland?
Loganair and British Airways fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–380
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–380
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–380
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–480
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–450
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–450
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–290
Train from Finsbury Park to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £350–410
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Union Street to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Cairngorm Hotel to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- info@oxfordbus.co.uk
- Website
- oxfordbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–30
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- 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
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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