There are 6 ways to get from Slough to Kirkwall by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly from London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI)LHR - KOI
6h 5m£120–400Bus, ferry via Travel Centre
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus StationUkn11
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
24h 51m£93–185Train, ferry
- Take the train from Farringdon to Stevenage
- Take the train from Stevenage to Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
18h 17m£260–399Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kirkwall (KOI)LGW - KOI
7h 59m£218–435Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)BHX - KOI
8h 5m£249–594Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant) to Aberdeen Bus StationUkn11
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry TerminalNl2
25h 38m£99–187
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Slough to Kirkwall is to bus and ferry which costs £95 - £190 and takes 25h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Slough to Kirkwall is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs £120 - £400.
The distance between Slough and Kirkwall is 540 miles.
The best way to get from Slough to Kirkwall without a car is to train and ferry which takes 18h 17m and costs £260 - £400.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Slough to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 163+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Slough, England and Kirkwall, Scotland?
Loganair and British Airways fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkwall (KOI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–470
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkwall via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkwall via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–470
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–16
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Stevenage to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £180–260
Train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant) to Aberdeen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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