There are 10 ways to get from Rugby to Stromness 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 from Birmingham Airport
best- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
7h 26m£210–492Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Clifton Road to Northampton Bus Interchangebus 96
- Take the bus from Coach Park to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
21h 15m£41–154Train, bus, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Rugby to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket 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 Nl1
16h 56m£77–344Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rugby to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LHR - KOI
8h 51m£152–522Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rugby to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LCY - KOI
8h 44m£158–696Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rugby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BRS - KOI
10h 4m£244–571Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rugby to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane GLA - KOI
9h 19m£210–574Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus X99
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
18h 20m£118–165Train, bus, ferry #2
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Broratrain
- Take the bus from Brora Station Square to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
19h 45m£119–191Bus, ferry via Birmingham
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 181
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus M10
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus X99
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
22h 9m£84–159
Rugby to Stromness by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rugby to Stromness is to bus and ferry which costs £40 - £160 and takes 21h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Rugby to Stromness is to fly which takes 7h 26m and costs £210 - £500.
The distance between Rugby and Stromness is 497 miles.
The best way to get from Rugby to Stromness without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 16h 56m and costs £75 - £350.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Rugby to Stromness, including transfers.
There are 177+ hotels available in Stromness.
What companies run services between Rugby, England and Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland?
easyJet, Loganair, and Aer Lingus fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI) 6 times a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–480
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–390
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from London City Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–460
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £200–440
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–440
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–380
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–460
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £200–440
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–440
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–380
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Rugby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–60
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–45
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–16
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Rugby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–85
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Brora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–45
- 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
- £28–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–270
Train from Birmingham International to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £330–380
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- £1–40
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Brora Station Square to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £1–35
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 01604 67 60 60
- midlands.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Clifton Road to Northampton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/midlands
- Single
- £3–4
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Coach Park to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Brora Station Square to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £19–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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