There are 4 ways to get from Leipzig to Kirkwall by train, plane, 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.
Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuztrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BER - KOI
11h 58m£215–698Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane PRG - KOI
13h 40m£119–459Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane FRA - KOI
13h 33m£278–705Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LEJ - KOI
14h 57m£244–908
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Kirkwall is to train and bus and fly which costs £110 - £460 and takes 13h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Kirkwall is to train and fly which takes 11h 58m and costs £210 - £700.
The distance between Leipzig and Kirkwall is 905 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 58m to get from Leipzig to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 1h behind Leipzig. It is currently 4:24 AM in Leipzig and 3:24 AM in Kirkwall.
There are 210+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Kirkwall, Scotland?
Lufthansa, Loganair, and Lufthansa City fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–430
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–550
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kirkwall via Frankfurt, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–400
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–410
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–430
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–550
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kirkwall via Frankfurt, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–400
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–410
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
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