London to Stromness
Rome2Rio compared 7 ways to get from London to Stromness. The best route is Fly from London Heathrow Airport, a distance of 852.62 km.
Fly from London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LHR - KOI
5h 59m£134–456Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria to Park and Ridebus
- Take the bus from Park and Ride to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
20h 58m£95–162Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
15h£223–309Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LGW - KOI
7h 17m£258–485Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LCY - KOI
6h 28m£156–607Train, 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£290–438Train, bus, ferry via London Euston
- Take the train from London Euston to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
18h 18m£194–317
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Stromness is to bus and ferry which costs £95 - £170 and takes 20h 58m.
The fastest way to get from London to Stromness is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs £130 - £460.
The distance between London and Stromness is 565 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 £220 - £310.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from London to Stromness, including transfers.
There are 217+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–390
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–440
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–390
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–29
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £160–280
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Park and Ride to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Park and Ride to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £21–45
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Park and Ride to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- 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
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
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
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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