There are 5 ways to get from Kirkwall to London by plane, ferry, bus, or train
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Fly to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane KOI - LHR
4h 51m£133–457Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
- Take the bus from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to George Streetbus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
17h 40m£173–242Ferry, 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 King's Crosstrain
17h 41m£365–510Fly to London City Airport
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane KOI - LCY
6h 41m£154–606Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane KOI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
5h 53m£245–632
Kirkwall (KOI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kirkwall to London is to ferry and bus and train which costs £170 - £250 and takes 17h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkwall to London is to fly which takes 4h 51m and costs £130 - £460.
The distance between Kirkwall and London is 548 miles.
The best way to get from Kirkwall to London without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 17h 40m and costs £170 - £250.
It takes approximately 4h 51m to get from Kirkwall to London, including transfers.
There are 21146+ hotels available in London.
What companies run services between Kirkwall, Scotland and London, England?
Loganair and British Airways fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Lerwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Kirkwall to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Kirkwall to London City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Kirkwall to London City Airport via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Kirkwall to London City Airport via Lerwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Wick to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to George Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
- Phone
- +44 (0)800 688 8998
- sales@pentlandferries.co.uk
- Website
- Pentland Ferries
Ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28
- Website
- Pentland Ferries
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