There are 9 ways to get from Leeds to Stromness by train, bus, ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus, ferry
best- Take the train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Take the bus from Union Street to Ferry TerminalE6
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalNl1
14h 33mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Leeds York Street to Edinburgh Elder Street Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to Inverness Bus Station Stance 3
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry TerminalX99
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalNl1
16h 54m£73–103Bus, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Take the bus from George Street to Union StreetE9
- Take the bus from Union Street to Ferry TerminalE6
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalNl1
15h 12mFly from Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Kirkwall (KOI)LBA - KOI
11h 3m£285–436Train, ferry
- Take the train from Leeds to Darlington
- Take the train from Darlington to Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Wick
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalNl1
16h 47m£179–301Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI)MAN - KOI
11h 16m£189–427Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)EDI - KOI
8h 21m£200–478Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)BHX - KOI
9h 36m£274–606Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI)GLA - KOI
9h 18m£243–658
Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Stromness is to bus and ferry which costs £70 - £110 and takes 16h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Stromness is to train and fly which takes 8h 21m and costs £200 - £480.
The distance between Leeds and Stromness is 575 miles.
The best way to get from Leeds to Stromness without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 14h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 33m to get from Leeds to Stromness, including transfers.
There are 154+ hotels available in Stromness.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland?
Aer Lingus, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Kirkwall (KOI) 6 times a week.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast (Aldergrove), Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kirkwall via Dublin, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £95–370
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kirkwall via Dublin, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £210–440
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £140–380
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast (Aldergrove), Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £190–500
Train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £140–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £140–200
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Union Street to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from George Street to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Leeds York Street to Edinburgh Elder Street Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to Inverness Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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