There are 6 ways to get from Luton to Kirkwall by bus, plane, train, or ferry
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Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LHR - KOI
6h 47m£145–446Fly from Luton Airport
cheapest- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LTN - KOI
4h 52m£55–310Train, bus, ferry via London
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross 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 15m£173–211Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Finchley Road Stationbus 757
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
24h 12m£93–194Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LCY - KOI
6h 58m£155–635Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Stevenage 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 18m£248–360
Luton to Kirkwall by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Kirkwall is to bus and ferry which costs £90 - £200 and takes 24h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs £55 - £310.
The distance between Luton and Kirkwall is 571 miles.
The best way to get from Luton to Kirkwall without a car is to train and bus and ferry via London which takes 18h 15m and costs £170 - £220.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Luton to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 166+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Luton, England and Kirkwall, Scotland?
easyJet and Loganair fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Kirkwall (KOI) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–400
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 Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–600
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–22
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- £121–124
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Stevenage to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £200–290
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £200–290
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- greenline.co.uk
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.greenline.co.uk/timetables-search/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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