There are 6 ways to get from Kirkwall to Hull by plane, train, or ferry
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Fly to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane KOI - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Hulltrain
9h 4m£206–520Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminalferry Pf1
- Take the train from Wick to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Hulltrain
17h 23m£266–433Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane KOI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Hulltrain
8h 9m£261–600Fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane KOI - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Hulltrain
7h 23m£236–603Fly to Norwich International Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Norwich International Airport (NWI)plane KOI - NWI
- Take the train from Norwich to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Hulltrain
10h 25m£334–1,063Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane KOI - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Hulltrain
8h 10m£269–628
Kirkwall (KOI) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kirkwall to Hull is to ferry and train which costs £260 - £440 and takes 17h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkwall to Hull is to fly and train which takes 7h 23m and costs £230 - £650.
The distance between Kirkwall and Hull is 499 miles.
The best way to get from Kirkwall to Hull without a car is to ferry and train which takes 17h 23m and costs £260 - £440.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Kirkwall to Hull, including transfers.
There are 944+ hotels available in Hull.
What companies run services between Kirkwall, Scotland and Hull, England?
There is no direct connection from Kirkwall to Hull. However, you can take the bus to Airport Terminal, walk to Kirkwall (KOI) airport, fly to Manchester Airport (MAN), walk to Manchester Airport, take the train to Manchester Victoria, then take the train to Hull. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Travel Centre to Hull via Ferry terminal, St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal, Gills Bay Ferry Terminal, Wick, Inverness, and York in around 17h 23m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–490
Flights from Kirkwall to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–390
Flights from Kirkwall to Norwich International Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–900
Flights from Kirkwall to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–390
Flights from Kirkwall to Glasgow Airport via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–390
Flights from Kirkwall to Norwich International Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,200
Flights from Kirkwall to Norwich International Airport via Edinburgh Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,300
Flights from Kirkwall to Norwich International Airport via Glasgow Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,300
Flights from Kirkwall to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–300
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Hull
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Wick to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to York
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Hull
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from York to Hull
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Hull
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Hull
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Norwich to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- hulltrains.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Hull
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)800 688 8998
- sales@pentlandferries.co.uk
- Website
- pentlandferries.co.uk
Ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27
- Website
- https://pentlandferries.co.uk/
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