There are 3 ways to get from Kirkwall to Ireland by plane or train
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Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane KOI - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
7h 16m€215–519Fly to Cork Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane KOI - ORK
7h 6m€97–399Fly to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane KOI - DUB
6h 17m€211–566
Kirkwall (KOI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kirkwall to Ireland is to fly which costs €95 - €400 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkwall to Ireland is to fly which takes 6h 17m and costs €210 - €600.
The distance between Kirkwall and Ireland is 623 km.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Kirkwall to Ireland, including transfers.
There are 673+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Kirkwall, Scotland and Ireland?
Loganair and Aer Lingus fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Dublin Airport (DUB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to George Best Belfast City Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €220–500
Flights from Kirkwall to George Best Belfast City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–500
Flights from Kirkwall to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–500
Flights from Kirkwall to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dundee, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–500
Flights from Kirkwall to Dublin Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Kirkwall to Dublin Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Kirkwall to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Kirkwall to Cork Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to George Best Belfast City Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €220–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to George Best Belfast City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Dublin Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Cork Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
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