There are 4 ways to get from Hull to Rousay by train, bus, ferry, or plane
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Train, bus, ferry
best- Take the train from Hull to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus X99
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
- Take the ferry from Tingwall Orkney Ferry Terminal to Rousay Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Of3
16h 55m£204–308Train to Manchester Airport, fly, ferry
- Take the train from Hull to Manchester Victoriatrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane MAN - KOI
- Take the ferry from Tingwall Orkney Ferry Terminal to Rousay Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
10h 37m£245–508Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly, ferry
- Take the train from Hull to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EDI - KOI
- Take the ferry from Tingwall Orkney Ferry Terminal to Rousay Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
9h 40m£245–613Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly, ferry
- Take the train from Hull to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
- Take the ferry from Tingwall Orkney Ferry Terminal to Rousay Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
11h 7m£279–668
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hull to Rousay is to train and bus and ferry which costs £200 - £310 and takes 16h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Hull to Rousay is to train and fly and ferry which takes 9h 40m and costs £240 - £650.
The distance between Hull and Rousay is 612 miles.
The best way to get from Hull to Rousay without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 16h 55m and costs £200 - £310.
It takes approximately 16h 55m to get from Hull to Rousay, including transfers.
There are 227+ hotels available in Rousay.
What companies run services between Hull, England and Rousay, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Hull to Rousay. However, you can take the train to York, take the train to Inverness, walk to Bus Station Stance 3, take the bus to Ferry Terminal, walk to Scrabster Ferry Terminal, take the ferry to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal, take the taxi to Tingwall Orkney Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Rousay Orkney Ferry Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the train to Manchester Victoria, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, take the bus to Travel Centre, take the line 6 bus to Ferry terminal, walk to Tingwall Orkney Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Rousay Orkney Ferry Terminal.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–420
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–420
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–470
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Hull to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Hull to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from York to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Hull to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- http://www.orkneyferries.co.uk/
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