There are 4 ways to get from Milan to Kirkwall by plane, bus, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Milan Linate Airport
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LIN - KOI
9h 54m£222–602Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
42h 4m£125–221Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane ZRH - KOI
14h 27m£302–647Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Plzeňbus 456
- Take the bus from Plzeň CAN to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
2d 2h£263–480
Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Kirkwall is to bus and ferry which costs £120 - £230 and takes 42h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 9h 54m and costs £220 - £600.
The distance between Milan and Kirkwall is 1076 miles.
The best way to get from Milan to Kirkwall without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 42h 4m and costs £120 - £230.
It takes approximately 9h 54m to get from Milan to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 1h behind Milan. It is currently 11:21 PM in Milan and 10:21 PM in Kirkwall.
There are 178+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Kirkwall, Scotland?
easyJet, Loganair, and three other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Kirkwall (KOI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–600
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–600
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via London City, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–600
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £60–90
- 2nd Class
- £50–65
Train from Sheffield to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £140–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Plzeň CAN to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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