There are 2 ways to get from Orkney Islands to Belfast by plane, ferry, bus, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)KOI - BHD
4h 13m£175–436Ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to AberdeenNl2
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
19h 40m
Kirkwall (KOI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Orkney Islands to Belfast is to fly which costs £170 - £440 and takes 4h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Orkney Islands to Belfast is to fly which takes 4h 13m and costs £170 - £440.
The distance between Orkney Islands and Belfast is 329 miles.
The best way to get from Orkney Islands to Belfast without a car is to ferry and bus and bus and ferry which takes 19h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from Orkney Islands to Belfast, including transfers.
There are 1262+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Orkney Islands, Scotland and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
Loganair, Aer Lingus, and two other airlines fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to George Best Belfast City Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £180–450
Flights from Kirkwall to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–450
Flights from Kirkwall to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dundee, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–450
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to George Best Belfast City Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £180–450
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to George Best Belfast City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–450
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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