There are 5 ways to get from Norway to Kirkwall by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly from Ålesund Airport, Vigra
best- Fly from Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane AES - KOI
19h 40m£162–603Fly from Bergen
cheapest- Fly from Bergen (BGO) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BGO - KOI
7h 5m£136–556Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof 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
2d 11h£151–292Train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly
- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane OSL - KOI
11h 24m£240–388Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane SVG - KOI
6h 50m£160–563
Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Norway to Kirkwall is to bus and ferry which costs £150 - £300 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Norway to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs £160 - £600.
The distance between Norway and Kirkwall is 410 miles.
The best way to get from Norway to Kirkwall without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 2 days 11h and costs £150 - £300.
It takes approximately 19h 40m to get from Norway to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 1h behind Norway. It is currently 4:17 PM in Norway and 3:17 PM in Kirkwall.
There are 189+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Norway and Kirkwall, Scotland?
KLM, Loganair, and Widerøe fly from Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES) to Kirkwall (KOI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Ålesund Airport, Vigra to Kirkwall via Bergen, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Ålesund Airport, Vigra to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–800
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–340
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Kirkwall via Copenhagen, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £110–440
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Kirkwall via Stavanger Airport, Sola, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £100–400
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from Bergen to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ålesund Airport, Vigra to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–800
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–340
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Kirkwall via Copenhagen, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £110–440
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Kirkwall via Stavanger Airport, Sola, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £100–400
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
- Phone
- 23 15 90 00
- flytoget@flytoget.no
- Website
- flytoget.no
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–18
- Website
- https://flytoget.no/en/
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- 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
- £30–70
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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