There are 9 ways to get from London to Scapa Flow by plane, unknown, train, or bus
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall, travel
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LHR - KOI
- Walk from Kirkwall-Airport-KOI to Scapa Flowunknown
4h 48mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Walk from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Scapa Flowunknown
13h 34mBus, travel
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Walk from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Scapa Flowunknown
18h 1mFly London City Airport to Kirkwall, travel
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LCY - KOI
- Walk from Kirkwall-Airport-KOI to Scapa Flowunknown
5hFly London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LHR - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Walk from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Scapa Flowunknown
9h 50mTrain to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus, travel
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LGW - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Walk from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Scapa Flowunknown
10h 8mTrain to Luton Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus, travel
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LTN - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Walk from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Scapa Flowunknown
10h 2mTrain, bus, travel via Wick
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain
- Take the bus from Caithness General Hospital to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Walk from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Scapa Flowunknown
15h 59mTrain, bus, travel via London Euston
- Take the train from London Euston to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Walk from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Scapa Flowunknown
16h 52m
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between London and Scapa Flow is 550 miles.
The best way to get from London to Scapa Flow without a car is to train and bus and travel which takes 13h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from London to Scapa Flow, including transfers.
There are 210+ hotels available in Scapa Flow.
What companies run services between London, England and Scapa Flow, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from London to Scapa Flow. However, you can take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), then travel to Scapa Flow. Alternatively, you can take a train from King's Cross to Scapa Flow via Inverness, Inverness Union Street, and Scrabster Ferry Terminal in around 13h 34m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £290–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Caithness General Hospital to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
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