There are 9 ways to get from Orkney to Leeds by plane, train, car, car ferry, ferry or bus
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Recommended option
Fly to Manchester, train • 6h 33m
Cheapest option
Car ferry, bus • 18h 51m
7 alternative options
Fly to Durham, train • 7h 37m
Fly to Humberside, drive • 5h 23m
Fly to Edinburgh, train • 7h 7m
Car ferry, train • 14h 10m
Car ferry, train via Edinburgh • 14h 25m
Ferry, train • 15h 58m
Car ferry, drive • 13h 9m
Orkney to Leeds by car ferry, walk and train
The journey time between Orkney and Leeds is around 14h 10m and covers a distance of around 524 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 1h. Operated by NorthLink Ferries, CrossCountry and LNER, the Orkney to Leeds service departs from Kirkwall and arrives in Leeds. Typically three services run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Orkney to Leeds is to car ferry and bus which costs £40 - £85 and takes 18h 51m.
The quickest way to get from Orkney to Leeds is to fly and drive which costs £210 - £550 and takes 5h 23m.
The distance between Orkney and Leeds is 365 miles.
The best way to get from Orkney to Leeds without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 14h 10m and costs £65 - £410.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Orkney to Leeds, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Kirkwall Airport to Manchester Airport. The quickest flight takes 3h 10m and has one stopover.
KLM, British Airways and Loganair offer flights from Kirkwall Airport to Manchester Airport.
There are 314+ hotels available in Leeds. Prices start at £75 per night.
The best way to get from Orkney to Kirkwall Airport is to line 4 bus which takes 12 min and costs £1 - £3.
- Distance: 364.6 miles
- Duration: 6h 33m
What companies run services between Orkney, Scotland and Leeds, England?
There is no direct connection from Orkney to Leeds. However, you can take the line 4 bus to Kirkwall Airport, Airport Terminal, take the walk to Kirkwall airport, fly to Manchester, take the walk to Manchester Airport, then take the train to Leeds. Alternatively, you can take the line 4 bus to Kirkwall Airport, Airport Terminal, take the walk to Kirkwall airport, fly to Durham, take the walk to Teesside Airport, Terminal Building, take the line 12 bus to Darlington, Town Hall, take the walk to Darlington, then take the train to Leeds.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120 - £600
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120 - £600
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester via Edinburgh, Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120 - £600
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester via Aberdeen, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160 - £700
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester via Edinburgh, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160 - £700
Flights from Kirkwall to Durham via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £190 - £550
Flights from Kirkwall to Durham via Edinburgh, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110 - £490
Flights from Kirkwall to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110 - £360
Flights from Kirkwall to Edinburgh via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110 - £360
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120 - £600
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120 - £600
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester via Edinburgh, Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120 - £600
Flights from Kirkwall to Durham via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £190 - £550
Flights from Kirkwall to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110 - £360
Flights from Kirkwall to Edinburgh via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110 - £360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120 - £600
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £300 - £750
Flights from Kirkwall to Humberside via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £150 - £550
Flights from Kirkwall to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110 - £360
- Website
- easternairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Humberside via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £200 - £500
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20 - £35
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- £10 - £15
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £15 - £23
- Anytime Day Single
- £20 - £35
Train from Darlington to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24 - £40
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- £12 - £17
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £18 - £28
- Anytime Day Single
- £24 - £40
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13 - £20
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- £8 - £12
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £9 - £14
- Anytime Day Single
- £13 - £20
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40 - £140
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £40 - £50
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £95 - £140
Train from Edinburgh to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £100 - £270
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £100 - £130
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £180 - £270
Train from Aberdeen to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £150 - £370
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £150 - £180
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £260 - £370
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60 - £190
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £60 - £80
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £130 - £190
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24 - £100
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £24 - £30
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £70 - £100
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- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- 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 Edinburgh to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30 - £240
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £30 - £45
- Anytime Day Single
- £100 - £150
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £170 - £240
Train from Aberdeen to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45 - £360
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £45 - £65
- Anytime Day Single
- £150 - £230
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £250 - £360
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16 - £150
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £16 - £24
- Anytime Day Single
- £65 - £95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100 - £150
Train from Inverness to York
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50 - £380
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £50 - £75
- Anytime Day Single
- £170 - £240
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £270 - £380
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £3 - £60
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £3 - £5
- Anytime Day Single
- £26 - £40
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £40 - £60
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27 - £85
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £27 - £40
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £60 - £85
Train from Wick to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £110
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £35 - £55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £85 - £110
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40 - £44
- Website
- sleeper.scot
- Sleeper Seat
- £40 - £44
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £180 - £210
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £75 - £100
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10 - £18
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £10 - £13
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £12 - £18
- Phone
- 0871 266 3333
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Aberdeen Coach Station to Edinburgh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £13 - £22
- Website
- Megabus UK
Bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to Leeds Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14 - £24
- Website
- Megabus UK
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National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh to Leeds Coach Station, Dyer Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9 - £12
- Website
- National Express
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- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Kirkwall to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20 - £40
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £20 - £25
- Peak
- £31 - £36
- 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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