There are 8 ways to get from Redhill to Kirkwall by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly from London Gatwick Airport
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LGW - KOI
6h 21m£173–441Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus Ukn11
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
24h 29m£76–199Train, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
16h 13m£220–465Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LCY - KOI
6h 57m£161–628Fly from London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LHR - KOI
7h 6m£136–465Train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane SOU - KOI
9h 57m£278–686Train, ferry
- Take the train from King's Cross to Aberdeentrain London Kings Cross - Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
16h 36m£230–345Train, ferry via Sheffield
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
18h 24m£250–660
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Redhill to Kirkwall is to bus and ferry which costs £75 - £200 and takes 24h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Redhill to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 6h 21m and costs £170 - £450.
The distance between Redhill and Kirkwall is 562 miles.
The best way to get from Redhill to Kirkwall without a car is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 16h 13m and costs £220 - £470.
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Redhill to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 195+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Redhill, England and Kirkwall, Scotland?
British Airways, Loganair, and easyJet fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–430
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £230–420
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–600
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £230–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–420
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–700
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £150–220
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–110
Train from King's Cross to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £190–270
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–45
- 1st Class
- £50–75
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £60–90
- 1st Class
- £120–170
Train from Sheffield to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £160–500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £160–240
- 1st Class
- £360–500
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–290
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Clapham Junction to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £30–45
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £50–75
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £50–85
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- 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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