There are 6 ways to get from Kirkwall to Italy by plane, ferry, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Milan Linate Airport
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane KOI - LIN
8h 3m€257–683Fly to Naples Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane KOI - NAP
14h 52m€123–412Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Roma Terminitrain
2dFly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane KOI - BLQ
8h 32m€140–750Fly to Fiumicino International Airport
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane KOI - FCO
9h 2m€570–765Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
2d 6h€203–369
Kirkwall (KOI) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kirkwall to Italy is to fly which costs €120 - €420 and takes 14h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkwall to Italy is to fly which takes 8h 3m and costs €250 - €700.
The distance between Kirkwall and Italy is 1722 km.
The best way to get from Kirkwall to Italy without a car is to ferry and train and bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Kirkwall to Italy, including transfers.
Italy is 1h ahead of Kirkwall. It is currently 1:08 AM in Kirkwall and 2:08 AM in Italy.
There are 21498+ hotels available in Italy.
What companies run services between Kirkwall, Scotland and Italy?
Loganair, easyJet, and KLM fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Milan Linate Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Kirkwall to Milan Linate Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Kirkwall to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Kirkwall to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
Flights from Kirkwall to Naples Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–750
Flights from Kirkwall to Fiumicino International Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Milan Linate Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €681
Flights from Kirkwall to Milan Linate Airport via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €681
Flights from Kirkwall to Naples Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Kirkwall to Naples Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Naples Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Kirkwall to Naples Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Naples Airport via Dundee, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Naples Airport via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Train from Aberdeen to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €180–270
- 1st Class
- €420–600
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €50–70
- Smart Flex
- €55–70
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- €23–29
- Peak
- €35–45
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