There are 3 ways to get from Portland to Orkney Islands by plane, train, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Portland International Airport to Kirkwall
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Kirkwall (KOI)PDX - KOI
20h 19m£602–2,102Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Kirkwall
cheapest- Take the train from Portland to Tacoma
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kirkwall (KOI)SEA - KOI
21h 39m£472–1,649Fly Portland International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)PDX - INV
- Take the bus from Union Street to Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
26h 32m
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Orkney Islands is to train and fly which costs £470 - £1,700 and takes 21h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Orkney Islands is to fly which takes 20h 19m and costs £600 - £2,100.
The distance between Portland and Orkney Islands is 4486 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 19m to get from Portland to Orkney Islands, including transfers.
Orkney Islands is 8h ahead of Portland. It is currently 7:45 AM in Portland and 3:45 PM in Orkney Islands.
There are 163+ hotels available in Orkney Islands.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Orkney Islands, Scotland?
British Airways, Loganair, and three other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Kirkwall (KOI) 6 times a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kirkwall via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kirkwall via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,400
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kirkwall via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Union Street to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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