There are 7 ways to get from Stromness to Exeter by ferry, bus, train, or plane
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Ferry, bus, train
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 Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Exeter St Davidstrain
19h 4m£98–739Ferry, bus, train via Edinburgh
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 Inverness Union Street to Haymarketbus
- Take the train from Haymarket to Exeter St Davidstrain
19h 32m£81–204Fly to Exeter
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Exeter (EXT)plane KOI - EXT
20h 20m£427–660Ferry, bus, train via Crewe
- 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 Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Exeter St Davidstrain
22h 30m£157–289Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane KOI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
7h 55m£222–521Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane KOI - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
9h 7m£190–581Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane KOI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davidstrain
12h 29m£236–633
Kirkwall (KOI) to Exeter (EXT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stromness to Exeter is to ferry and bus and train via Edinburgh which costs £80 - £210 and takes 19h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Stromness to Exeter is to fly and train which takes 7h 55m and costs £220 - £550.
The distance between Stromness and Exeter is 856 miles.
The best way to get from Stromness to Exeter without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 19h 4m and costs £95 - £750.
It takes approximately 19h 4m to get from Stromness to Exeter, including transfers.
There are 1008+ hotels available in Exeter.
What companies run services between Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland and Exeter, England?
Loganair flies from Kirkwall (KOI) to Exeter (EXT) 5 times a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £420–650
Flights from Kirkwall to Exeter via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £420–650
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–470
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–400
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–400
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–400
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–400
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–480
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £420–650
Flights from Kirkwall to Exeter via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £420–650
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–470
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £200–480
- 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 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–80
- 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
- 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
Train from Inverness to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £320–370
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–600
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–42
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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
- £1–40
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–45
- 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
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