There are 4 ways to get from Stromness to Bolton by plane, taxi, ferry, or train
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Fly to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane KOI - MAN
7h 47m£176–455Taxi, ferry, train
cheapest- Take the taxi from Stromness to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminaltaxi
- Take the ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminalferry Pf1
- Take the train from Wick to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Prestontrain
17h 8m£158–389Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane KOI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
11h 59m£223–564Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane KOI - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
7h 39m£198–521
Kirkwall (KOI) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stromness to Bolton is to taxi and ferry and train which costs £150 - £390 and takes 17h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Stromness to Bolton is to fly and train which takes 7h 39m and costs £190 - £550.
The distance between Stromness and Bolton is 431 miles.
The best way to get from Stromness to Bolton without a car is to taxi and ferry and train which takes 17h 8m and costs £150 - £390.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Stromness to Bolton, including transfers.
There are 3508+ hotels available in Bolton.
What companies run services between Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland and Bolton, England?
Loganair and Aer Lingus fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Manchester Airport (MAN) twice daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–480
Flights from Kirkwall to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–380
Flights from Kirkwall to Glasgow Airport via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Lerwick, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £200–480
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Wick to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
- Phone
- +44 (0)800 688 8998
- sales@pentlandferries.co.uk
- Website
- pentlandferries.co.uk
Ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17
- Website
- https://pentlandferries.co.uk/
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- £60–75
Stromness Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1856 850 750
Orkney Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1856 875 511
Orkney Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1856 875000
Island Travel Orkney
- Phone
- +44 1856 494 737
Harbour Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7596 106 642
Abs Taxi
- Phone
- +44 7437 332 012
- Website
- abstaxi.co.uk
Craigies Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1856 878787
- Website
- craigiestaxis.co.uk
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