There are 5 ways to get from Quimper to Kirkwall by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Kirkwall
best- Take the train from Quimper to Bresttrain
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BES - KOI
14h 7m£159–689Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Kirkwall
cheapest- Take the train from Quimper to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane NTE - KOI
15h 6m£126–435Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Kirkwall
- Take the train from Quimper to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane RNS - KOI
12h 27m£177–734Train to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Quimper to Bresttrain
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BES - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
18h 19m£132–450Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Kirkwall
- Take the train from Quimper to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LHR - KOI
13h 15m£325–859
Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quimper to Kirkwall is to train and fly which costs £120 - £440 and takes 15h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Quimper to Kirkwall is to train and fly which takes 12h 27m and costs £170 - £750.
The distance between Quimper and Kirkwall is 807 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 7m to get from Quimper to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 1h behind Quimper. It is currently 11:52 AM in Quimper and 10:52 AM in Kirkwall.
There are 215+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Quimper, France and Kirkwall, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Quimper to Kirkwall. However, you can take the train to Brest, walk to Liberté, take the vehicle to Porte de Gouesnou, walk to Porte de Gouesnou, take the line 20 bus to Aéroport, walk to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Supermarkets. Alternatively, you can take the train to Nantes, walk to Gare Sud, take the bus to Aéroport, walk to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Supermarkets.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Kirkwall via London Gatwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–650
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Kirkwall via London Gatwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Kirkwall via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–360
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £90–360
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kirkwall via London Stansted, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–360
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kirkwall via Dublin, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £95–370
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–650
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Kirkwall via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £270–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £270–950
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Kirkwall via London Gatwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–650
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Kirkwall via London Gatwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Kirkwall via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–360
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £90–360
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kirkwall via London Stansted, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–360
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kirkwall via Dublin, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £95–370
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–650
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Kirkwall via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £270–950
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Quimper to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Quimper to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Quimper to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Quimper to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Quimper to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Quimper to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- £110–190
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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