There are 6 ways to get from Orkney Islands to Germany by plane, ferry, bus, 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 to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)KOI - DUS
8h 8m€250–565Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to AberdeenNl2
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin Südkreuz train station
43h 49m€166–378Ferry, bus via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to AberdeenNl2
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
43h 41m€170–380Fly to Frankfurt
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Frankfurt (FRA)KOI - FRA
7h€259–663Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)KOI - BER
11h 14m€254–757Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)KOI - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
9h 7m€328–821
Kirkwall (KOI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Orkney Islands to Germany is to ferry and bus via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof which costs €170 - €380 and takes 43h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Orkney Islands to Germany is to fly which takes 7h and costs €250 - €700.
The distance between Orkney Islands and Germany is 1064 km.
The best way to get from Orkney Islands to Germany without a car is to ferry and bus via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof which takes 43h 41m and costs €170 - €380.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Orkney Islands to Germany, including transfers.
There are 2560+ hotels available in Germany.
What companies run services between Orkney Islands, Scotland and Germany?
Loganair, KLM, and Eurowings fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Düsseldorf International Airport via Inverness, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Düsseldorf International Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Düsseldorf International Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Frankfurt via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Kirkwall to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Inverness, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Kirkwall to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Kirkwall to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Frankfurt via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Frankfurt via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Frankfurt via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Düsseldorf International Airport via Lerwick, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Frankfurt via Dundee, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–500
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €14–23
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
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 London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- €23–29
- Peak
- €35–45
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