There are 7 ways to get from Paris to Kirkwall by plane, train, ferry, 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 from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane CDG - KOI
9h 16m£210–460Fly from Paris Orly Airport
cheapest- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane ORY - KOI
13h 7m£72–352Train, ferry
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
18h 18m£183–509Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Sheffield Interchange/E2bus 560 / ...
- Take the train from Sheffield to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
30h 43m£195–373Bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BVA - KOI
12h 52m£100–355Train, ferry via Stevenage
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Stevenagetrain
- Take the train from Stevenage to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
18h 41m£273–554Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
31h 34m£85–179
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Kirkwall is to bus and ferry which costs £80 - £180 and takes 31h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 9h 16m and costs £210 - £460.
The distance between Paris and Kirkwall is 748 miles.
The best way to get from Paris to Kirkwall without a car is to train and ferry which takes 18h 18m and costs £180 - £550.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Paris to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 1h behind Paris. It is currently 11:17 PM in Paris and 10:17 PM in Kirkwall.
There are 195+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Kirkwall, Scotland?
easyJet and Loganair fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–370
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–360
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–360
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–550
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Kirkwall via London Gatwick, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–350
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–340
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–340
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Stevenage to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £180–260
Train from Sheffield to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £140–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Sheffield Interchange/E2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–18
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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