There are 8 ways to get from Orkney Islands to Denmark by plane, ferry, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Aalborg Airport
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane KOI - AAL
10h 9mkr 1,256–6,340Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Antwerpbus 814
- Take the bus from Antwerp to Copenhagen Busterminalbus
46h 50mkr 1,059–1,941Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Bergedorftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece
33h 31mkr 2,331–6,101Fly to Billund Airport
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane KOI - BLL
10h 36mkr 1,341–4,916Fly to Esbjerg
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Esbjerg (EBJ)plane KOI - EBJ
7hkr 2,151–8,104Fly to Copenhagen Airport
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane KOI - CPH
8h 32mkr 2,089–4,075Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Neumünstertrain Re7
- Take the train from Neumuenster to København Htrain Ece
47h 44mkr 1,634–2,941Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Copenhagen Busterminalbus N32
2d 6hkr 1,399–4,061
Orkney Islands to Denmark by ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Orkney Islands to Denmark is to ferry and bus which costs 1000 kr - 2000 kr and takes 46h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Orkney Islands to Denmark is to fly which takes 7h and costs 2100 kr - 8500 kr.
The distance between Orkney Islands and Denmark is 795 km.
The best way to get from Orkney Islands to Denmark without a car is to ferry and train which takes 33h 31m and costs 2300 kr - 6500 kr.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Orkney Islands to Denmark, including transfers.
Denmark is 1h ahead of Orkney Islands. It is currently 2:10 PM in Orkney Islands and 3:10 PM in Denmark.
There are 1044+ hotels available in Denmark.
What companies run services between Orkney Islands, Scotland and Denmark?
Loganair and KLM fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Aalborg Airport (AAL) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Aalborg Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–6,500
Flights from Kirkwall to Aalborg Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–7,000
Flights from Kirkwall to Billund Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–6,000
Flights from Kirkwall to Billund Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–6,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Billund Airport via Aberdeen, Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,900
Flights from Kirkwall to Copenhagen Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,500
Flights from Kirkwall to Copenhagen Airport via Aberdeen, Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Esbjerg via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–8,500
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,100
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Bergedorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,900
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 550–800
- 1st Class
- kr 1,100–1,900
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 480–2,200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Neumünster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 100–160
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Neumuenster to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–900
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 220–450
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- kr 220–310
- 1st Class
- kr 340–450
- Business
- kr 370–410
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 300–420
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Neumünster
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 150–210
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Neumünster
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 110–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Neumünster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 200–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Neumünster
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- kr 120–190
Train from Aberdeen to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,900
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 260–600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Antwerp
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 250–380
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 370–650
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 440–800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 55–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 220–550
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Antwerp
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Antwerp to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,300
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 170–320
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- kr 170–220
- Peak
- kr 270–320
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