There are 4 ways to get from Seattle to Kirkwall by plane, train, or ferry
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kirkwall
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kirkwall (KOI)SEA - KOI
17h 41m£314–1,006Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Aberdeen Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)SEA - ABZ
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
24h 17m£203–645Train to Portland International Airport, fly to Kirkwall
- Take the train from Seattle to Portland
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Kirkwall (KOI)PDX - KOI
23h 35m£578–1,964Fly King County International Airport to Kirkwall
- Fly from King County International Airport (BFI) to Kirkwall (KOI)BFI - KOI
22h 38m£504–1,506
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Kirkwall is to fly and ferry which costs £200 - £650 and takes 24h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 17h 41m and costs £310 - £1,100.
The distance between Seattle and Kirkwall is 4373 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 41m to get from Seattle to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 8h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 2:33 PM in Seattle and 10:33 PM in Kirkwall.
There are 176+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Kirkwall, Scotland?
British Airways, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kirkwall (KOI) once daily.
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- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £420–2,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–2,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kirkwall via Copenhagen, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,300
Flights from King County International Airport to Kirkwall via Portland International Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
Flights from King County International Airport to Kirkwall via Portland International Airport, Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480–1,900
Flights from King County International Airport to Kirkwall via Portland International Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kirkwall via Copenhagen, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £420–2,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,300
Flights from King County International Airport to Kirkwall via Portland International Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
Flights from King County International Airport to Kirkwall via Portland International Airport, Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480–1,900
Flights from King County International Airport to Kirkwall via Portland International Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kirkwall via Copenhagen, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,300
Flights from King County International Airport to Kirkwall via Portland International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480–1,800
Flights from King County International Airport to Kirkwall via Portland International Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
Flights from King County International Airport to Kirkwall via Portland International Airport, Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480–1,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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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