There are 6 ways to get from Riga to Kirkwall by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly Riga International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus, ferry
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane RIX - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
16h 37m£124–298Fly Riga International Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC)plane RIX - WIC
- Take the ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminalferry
16h 17m£96–240Fly Riga International Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus, ferry
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane RIX - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
16h 54m£150–384Fly Riga International Airport to Kirkwall
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane RIX - KOI
7h 40m£137–472Fly Riga International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train, bus, ferry
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane RIX - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
18h 29m£158–394Train to Kaunas, fly to Kirkwall
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Jonavatrain
- Fly from Kaunas (KUN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane KUN - KOI
19h 22m£125–429
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Kirkwall is to fly and ferry which costs £95 - £240 and takes 16h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 7h 40m and costs £130 - £480.
The distance between Riga and Kirkwall is 1238 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 37m to get from Riga to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 2h behind Riga. It is currently 6:34 AM in Riga and 4:34 AM in Kirkwall.
There are 221+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Kirkwall, Scotland?
Air Baltic and Loganair fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Kirkwall (KOI) once a week.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Riga International Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Dublin, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Riga International Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Manchester, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Riga International Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via London Gatwick, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–310
Flights from Riga International Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £130–470
Flights from Kaunas to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–340
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
Flights from Riga International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Riga International Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £130–470
Flights from Kaunas to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Riga International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–340
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Jonava
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/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
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)800 688 8998
- sales@pentlandferries.co.uk
- Website
- pentlandferries.co.uk
Ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29
- Website
- https://pentlandferries.co.uk/
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