There are 5 ways to get from Norfolk to Thurso by plane, ferry, bus, or train
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Fly to Kirkwall, ferry
best- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane ORF - KOI
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry
17h 50m£386–1,449Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ORF - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
20h 19m£212–796Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORF - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
19h 25mFly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane ORF - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
21h 21m£291–961Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane ORF - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
20h 19m£258–922
Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Norfolk to Thurso is to fly and train which costs £210 - £800 and takes 20h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Norfolk to Thurso is to fly and ferry which takes 17h 50m and costs £380 - £1,500.
The distance between Norfolk and Thurso is 3581 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 50m to get from Norfolk to Thurso, including transfers.
Thurso is 5h ahead of Norfolk. It is currently 9:36 PM in Norfolk and 2:36 AM in Thurso.
There are 105+ hotels available in Thurso.
What companies run services between Norfolk, VA, USA and Thurso, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Norfolk to Thurso. However, you can take the taxi to Norfolk International Airport (ORF) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, take the bus to Travel Centre, take the bus to Travel Centre, walk to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal, take the ferry to Scrabster Ferry Terminal, walk to Scrabster Ferry Terminal, then take the bus to Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Norfolk International Airport (ORF) airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Edinburgh Airport, take the bus to Perth station, walk to Perth, take the train to Inverness, then take the train to Thurso.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Kirkwall via New York JFK, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Kirkwall via Philadelphia, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Kirkwall via Washington Dulles, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Kirkwall via Boston, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Kirkwall via Newark, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Kirkwall via Newark, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–1,200
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Newark, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,200
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–950
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Glasgow Airport via New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–900
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £190–900
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Newark, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,200
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Newark, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–1,200
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Kirkwall via Washington Dulles, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Kirkwall via Boston, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Kirkwall via Newark, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Kirkwall via Newark, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–950
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–40
- 1st Class
- £45–70
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £35–50
- 1st Class
- £50–75
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £28–40
- 1st Class
- £45–65
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £17–23
- 1st Class
- £28–40
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £70–100
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- 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 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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