There are 7 ways to get from London to Stromness by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LHR - KOI
7h 24m£135–454Train, bus, ferry via London Euston
cheapest- Take the train from London Euston to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus X99
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
18h 29m£104–183Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Union Street to Ferry Terminalbus E6
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
15hBus, ferry
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Park and Ridebus
- Take the bus from Park and Ride to Union Streetbus E8
- Take the bus from Union Street to Ferry Terminalbus E6
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
21h 9mFly London City Airport to Kirkwall
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LCY - KOI
7h 37m£146–610Fly London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LHR - INV
- Take the bus from Union Street to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
10h 54mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
17h 31m£151–174
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Stromness is to train and bus and ferry via London Euston which costs £100 - £190 and takes 18h 29m.
The fastest way to get from London to Stromness is to fly which takes 7h 24m and costs £130 - £460.
The distance between London and Stromness is 564 miles.
The best way to get from London to Stromness without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 15h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from London to Stromness, including transfers.
There are 160+ hotels available in Stromness.
What companies run services between London, England and Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland?
Loganair and British Airways fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–330
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £121–125
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- 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/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Union Street to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Park and Ride to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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