There are 9 ways to get from Stromness to Doncaster by ferry, bus, train, or plane
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Ferry, bus, train via York
best- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
- Take the bus from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the train from Inverness to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Doncastertrain
13h 36m£146–234Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
- Take the bus from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus M90
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Middlesbroughbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand Z to Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange/C7bus 436
18h 11m£72–171Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane KOI - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Doncastertrain
8h 58m£201–508Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus X99
- Take the train from Inverness to Doncastertrain
13h 40m£133–249Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
- Take the train from Wick to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Doncastertrain
16h 8m£213–363Ferry, bus, train via Cupar
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus X99
- Take the train from Inverness to Cupartrain
- Take the train from Cupar to Doncastertrain
16h 19m£263–419Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane KOI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Doncastertrain
8h 15m£259–582Fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane KOI - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Doncastertrain
7h 26m£217–590Fly to Norwich International Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Norwich International Airport (NWI)plane KOI - NWI
- Take the train from Norwich to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Doncastertrain
12h 4m£329–1,041
Stromness to Doncaster by ferry, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stromness to Doncaster is to ferry and bus which costs £70 - £180 and takes 18h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Stromness to Doncaster is to fly and train which takes 7h 26m and costs £210 - £600.
The distance between Stromness and Doncaster is 582 miles.
The best way to get from Stromness to Doncaster without a car is to ferry and bus and train via York which takes 13h 36m and costs £140 - £240.
It takes approximately 13h 36m to get from Stromness to Doncaster, including transfers.
There are 327+ hotels available in Doncaster.
What companies run services between Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland and Doncaster, England?
There is no direct connection from Stromness to Doncaster. However, you can take the ferry to Scrabster Ferry Terminal, walk to Scrabster Ferry Terminal, take the bus to Inverness Union Street, walk to Inverness, take the train to York, then take the train to Doncaster. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange/C7 via Scrabster Ferry Terminal, Scrabster Ferry Terminal, Inverness Union Street, Bus Station Stance 3, Edinburgh, Bus Station, Middlesbrough, and Bus Station Stand Z in around 18h 11m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–450
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–450
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–490
Flights from Kirkwall to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–390
Flights from Kirkwall to Norwich International Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–390
Flights from Kirkwall to Norwich International Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,200
Flights from Kirkwall to Norwich International Airport via Edinburgh Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,200
Flights from Kirkwall to Norwich International Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,300
Flights from Kirkwall to Norwich International Airport via Inverness, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–300
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to York
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cupar to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £140–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from York to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
Train from Peterborough to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Wick to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Cupar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Norwich to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- hulltrains.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Middlesbrough
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Middlesbrough
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £27–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bus Station Stand Z to Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange/C7
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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