There are 2 ways to get from Kirkwall to Orkney by plane, taxi, or bus
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Fly to Johannesburg International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane KOI - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Orkneytaxi
29h 39mR 12,849–46,363Fly to Bram Fischer International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN)plane KOI - BFN
- Take the bus from Bloemfontein to Orkneybus
33h 29mR 15,674–65,848
Kirkwall (KOI) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kirkwall to Orkney is to fly and taxi which costs R 12 000 - R 47 000 and takes 29h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkwall to Orkney is to fly and taxi which takes 29h 39m and costs R 12 000 - R 47 000.
The distance between Kirkwall and Orkney is 10086 km.
It takes approximately 29h 39m to get from Kirkwall to Orkney, including transfers.
Orkney is 1h ahead of Kirkwall. It is currently 10:05 PM in Kirkwall and 11:05 PM in Orkney.
There are 123+ hotels available in Orkney.
What companies run services between Kirkwall, Scotland and Orkney, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Kirkwall to Orkney. However, you can take the bus to Airport Terminal, walk to Kirkwall (KOI) airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB), then take the taxi to Orkney. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Airport Terminal, walk to Kirkwall (KOI) airport, fly to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN), take the taxi to Bloemfontein, take the bus to Orkney, then take the taxi to Orkney.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Johannesburg International Airport via Inverness, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–44,000
Flights from Kirkwall to Johannesburg International Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 57m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–44,000
Flights from Kirkwall to Bram Fischer International Airport via Inverness, Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–65,000
Flights from Kirkwall to Bram Fischer International Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 21m
- When
- Saturday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–65,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Kirkwall to Bram Fischer International Airport via Inverness, Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–65,000
Flights from Kirkwall to Bram Fischer International Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–65,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Johannesburg International Airport via Glasgow, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–50,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Kirkwall to Bram Fischer International Airport via Glasgow, Zurich, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 20,000–70,000
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Bloemfontein to Orkney
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 480–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Estimated price
- R 1,800–2,300
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
Ortiac
- Phone
- +27 76 382 9496
- Website
- ortiacortambocab.co.za
Orange Cabs
- Phone
- 0860 700 222
- Website
- orangecab.co.za
Corporate Cabs
- Phone
- +27 11 782 1391
- Website
- corporatecabs.co.za
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