There are 9 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 Station
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)LHR - KOI
6h 42m£145–455Fly from Luton Airport
cheapest- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Kirkwall (KOI)LTN - KOI
4h 27m£55–290Train, ferry
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
17h 28m£139–352Train, bus, ferry via London
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry TerminalX99
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalNl1
18h 15m£173–300Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Finchley Road Station757
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Union Square Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
23h 55m£99–185Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Luton to Farringdon
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kirkwall (KOI)LCY - KOI
6h 39m£159–649Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Luton to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kirkwall (KOI)LGW - KOI
7h 47m£196–432Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)BHX - KOI
7h 48m£248–575Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Stevenage to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry TerminalX99
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry TerminalNl1
18h 18m£248–360
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Kirkwall is to bus and ferry which costs £95 - £190 and takes 23h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 4h 27m and costs £55 - £290.
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 ferry which takes 17h 28m and costs £130 - £360.
It takes approximately 6h 42m 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
- £310–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–340
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–300
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–470
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- 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
- £310–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–340
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–300
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–470
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–300
Flights from Luton Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- 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
- £7–25
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- 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
- £6–21
- 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 Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–290
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–50
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- 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
- 3 times a day
- 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 30 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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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