There are 6 ways to get from Rhuddlan to Kirkwall by train, plane, ferry, or bus
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Rhyl to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI)MAN - KOI
8h 3m£189–451Train, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Rhyl to Chester
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station830
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
19h 20m£69–130Train, ferry
- Take the train from Rhyl to Warrington Bank Quay
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Haymarket
- Take the train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
17h 43m£84–361Train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Rhyl to Chester
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Kirkwall (KOI)LPL - KOI
9h 50m£330–529Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rhyl to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Stafford
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)BHX - KOI
9h£254–537Train, bus, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Rhyl to Manchester Oxford Road
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarket
- Take the bus from Haymarket Station to AdelphiE1
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
19h 27m
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rhuddlan to Kirkwall is to train and bus and ferry which costs £65 - £130 and takes 19h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Rhuddlan to Kirkwall is to train and fly which takes 8h 3m and costs £180 - £460.
The distance between Rhuddlan and Kirkwall is 477 miles.
The best way to get from Rhuddlan to Kirkwall without a car is to train and ferry which takes 17h 43m and costs £80 - £370.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Rhuddlan to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 174+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales and Kirkwall, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Rhuddlan to Kirkwall. However, you can take the line 35 bus to Rhyl Bus Station Stand A, walk to Rhyl, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Supermarkets. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vicarage Lane to Ferry Terminal via Rhyl Bus Station Stand A, Rhyl, Warrington Bank Quay, Haymarket, Aberdeen, Aberdeen Ferry Terminal, Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal, and Passenger Terminal in around 17h 43m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–450
Flights from Liverpool to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Liverpool to Kirkwall via Derry, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Liverpool to Kirkwall via Dublin, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from Liverpool to Kirkwall via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–340
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Rhyl to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Rhyl to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Rhyl to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–22
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Rhyl to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Rhyl to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £60–90
- 1st Class
- £110–170
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Haymarket Station to Adelphi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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