There are 7 ways to get from Liverpool to Orkney by train, plane, or taxi
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 Manchester Airport, fly, taxi
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane MAN - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Orkneytaxi
19h 49mR 7,384–14,753Fly from Liverpool, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane LPL - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Orkneytaxi
28h 43mR 6,895–22,272Train to Birmingham Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane BHX - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Orkneytaxi
20h 28mR 7,607–14,651Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane LHR - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Orkneytaxi
18h 35mR 7,803–23,982Train to Newcastle, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane NCL - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Orkneytaxi
21h 47mR 8,915–17,159Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane LBA - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Orkneytaxi
21h 46mR 7,660–25,586Train to Humberside Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Barnetbytrain
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane HUY - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Orkneytaxi
22h 43mR 7,357–22,620
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Orkney is to train and fly and taxi which costs R 7 500 - R 15 000 and takes 20h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Orkney is to train and fly and taxi which takes 18h 35m and costs R 7 500 - R 24 000.
The distance between Liverpool and Orkney is 9578 km.
It takes approximately 19h 49m to get from Liverpool to Orkney, including transfers.
Orkney is 2h ahead of Liverpool. It is currently 6:59 AM in Liverpool and 8:59 AM in Orkney.
There are 114+ hotels available in Orkney.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Orkney, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Liverpool to Orkney. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB), then take the taxi to Orkney. Alternatively, you can take the train to Birmingham New Street, take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB), then take the taxi to Orkney.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,700–18,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 4,600–18,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
Flights from Humberside Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Liverpool to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Liverpool to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,700–18,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
Flights from Humberside Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Liverpool to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Liverpool to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–24,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 4,800–20,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–17,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–17,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–15,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–15,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–9,500
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–22,000
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–14,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Liverpool to Johannesburg International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–20,000
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 80–460
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 130–290
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 550–2,800
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 320–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,400
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- R 550–800
- 1st Class
- R 1,100–1,400
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 260–900
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 800–4,200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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
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
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
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
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
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
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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