There are 11 ways to get from Stromness to Bath by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)KOI - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bath Spa
7h 57m£172–627Ferry, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry TerminalNl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Bristol Temple MeadsAberdeen - Plymouth / ...
19h 47m£124–658Ferry, bus, train via Birmingham
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry TerminalNl1
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Union StreetE6
- Take the bus from Union Street to Haymarket StationE9
- Take the train from Haymarket to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads
17h 10mFerry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry TerminalNl1
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Union StreetE6
- Take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Bristol Temple Meads
18h 3mFly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)KOI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads
8h 38m£252–559Fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)KOI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bath Spa
8h 34m£278–646Fly to Cardiff Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)KOI - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bath Spa
10h 8m£333–597Fly to Bristol Airport
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)KOI - BRS
6h 37m£237–512Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)KOI - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads
11h 22m£215–548Ferry, bus, train #2
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry TerminalNl1
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Union StreetE6
- Take the bus from Union Street to Haymarket StationE9
- Take the train from Haymarket to Bristol Temple Meads
18h 25mFerry, bus, train #3
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry TerminalNl1
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3X99
- Take the train from Inverness to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Newport (S Wales)
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Bath Spa
20h 15m£165–248
Kirkwall (KOI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stromness to Bath is to ferry and bus and train which costs £160 - £250 and takes 20h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Stromness to Bath is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs £230 - £550.
The distance between Stromness and Bath is 672 miles.
The best way to get from Stromness to Bath without a car is to ferry and bus and train via Birmingham which takes 17h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Stromness to Bath, including transfers.
There are 2581+ hotels available in Bath.
What companies run services between Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland and Bath, England?
Loganair and easyJet fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Bristol Airport (BRS) once daily.
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- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–390
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–600
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–390
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–390
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Lerwick, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–390
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–450
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Aberdeen, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–450
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–450
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Aberdeen, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
Flights from Kirkwall to Cardiff Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–450
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–450
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–390
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–390
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–390
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Cardiff Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–800
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Bath Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Bath Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bath Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–30
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Bath Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £170–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £170–260
- 1st Class
- £400–550
Train from Aberdeen to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
Train from Inverness to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £320–370
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Union Street to Haymarket Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster 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
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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