There are 8 ways to get from Orkney to Dundee by plane, train, ferry, bus or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly to Edinburgh, train
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Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Edinburgh (EDI)
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Take the train from Edinburgh to Dundee
Cheapest option
Ferry, train
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Take the ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal
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Take the train from Wick to Inverness
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Take the train from Inverness to Perth
6 alternative options
Fly to Aberdeen, train
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Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Aberdeen (ABZ)
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Take the train from Aberdeen to Dundee
Fly to Dundee
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Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Dundee (DND)
Fly to Glasgow, train
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Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Glasgow (GLA)
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Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundee
Fly to Inverness, train
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Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Inverness (INV)
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Take the train from Inverness to Perth
Ferry, train, bus
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Take the ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal
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Take the train from Wick to Inverness
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Take the bus from Inverness to Perth Broxden Park And Ride
Ferry, train, night train
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Take the ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal
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Take the train from Wick to Inverness
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Take the night train from Inverness to Dundee
Kirkwall (KOI) to Dundee (DND) flights
The flight time between Kirkwall (KOI) and Dundee (DND) is around 1h and covers a distance of around 174 miles. Services are operated by Loganair. Typically two flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Orkney to Dundee is to ferry and train and bus which costs £85 - £130 and takes 11h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Orkney to Dundee is to fly which takes 1h 12m and costs £130 - £380.
The distance between Orkney and Dundee is 175 miles.
It takes approximately 3h 51m to get from Orkney to Dundee, including transfers.
The quickest flight from Kirkwall Airport to Edinburgh Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 10m.
Loganair offers flights from Kirkwall Airport to Edinburgh Airport.
There are 73+ hotels available in Dundee. Prices start at £75 per night.
The best way to get from Orkney to Kirkwall Airport is to taxi which takes 5 min and costs £11 - £14.
- Distance: 174.8 miles
- Duration: 3h 51m
What companies run services between Orkney, Scotland and Dundee, Scotland?
Loganair flies from Orkney to Dundee twice a week.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110 - £410
Flights from Kirkwall to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80 - £340
Flights from Kirkwall to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110 - £350
Flights from Kirkwall to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140 - £430
Flights from Kirkwall to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100 - £480
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14 - £21
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £14 - £21
Train from Aberdeen to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17 - £25
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £17 - £25
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20 - £29
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £20 - £29
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £28 - £45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £28 - £45
Train from Wick to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £40 - £60
Night train from Inverness to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40 - £65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £40 - £65
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7 - £90
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £7 - £11
- Anytime Day Single
- £40 - £60
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £60 - £90
Train from Aberdeen to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9 - £100
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £9 - £13
- Anytime Day Single
- £40 - £65
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £70 - £100
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15 - £140
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £15 - £22
- Anytime Day Single
- £60 - £90
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100 - £140
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35 - £80
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Standard
- £35 - £55
- 1st Class
- £55 - £80
Train from Aberdeen to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40 - £95
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Standard
- £40 - £60
- 1st Class
- £65 - £95
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- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Aberdeen to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £38 - £43
- Website
- sleeper.scot
- Sleeper Seat
- £38 - £43
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £170 - £200
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £60 - £85
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Inverness to Perth Broxden Park And Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14 - £21
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables
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- Phone
- +44 (0)800 688 8998
- sales@pentlandferries.co.uk
- Website
- pentlandferries.co.uk
Ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17
- Website
- Pentland Ferries
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