There are 4 ways to get from Paris to Kirkwall by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly from Paris Orly Airport
best- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Kirkwall (KOI)ORY - KOI
19h 12m£102–552Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
33h 6m£102–277Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Kirkwall (KOI)CDG - KOI
8h 26m£220–460Bus, ferry via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
33h 11m£112–273
Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Kirkwall is to bus and ferry which costs £100 - £280 and takes 33h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs £220 - £460.
The distance between Paris and Kirkwall is 756 miles.
The best way to get from Paris to Kirkwall without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 33h 6m and costs £100 - £280.
It takes approximately 19h 12m to get from Paris to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 1h behind Paris. It is currently 11:29 PM in Paris and 10:29 PM in Kirkwall.
There are 168+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Kirkwall, Scotland?
Transavia France, Loganair, and three other airlines fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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