There are 7 ways to get from Stromness to London by plane, ferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane KOI - LHR
5h 54m£135–459Ferry, 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
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
19h 17m£96–168Ferry, bus, train
- 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 King's Crosstrain
15h 13m£217–308Fly to London City Airport
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane KOI - LCY
6h 28m£166–608Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane KOI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
6h 56m£247–634Ferry, 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 King's Crosstrain
17h 47m£275–408Ferry, bus, train via London Euston
- 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 London Eustontrain
18h 11m£157–228
Stromness to London by ferry, bus, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stromness to London is to ferry and bus which costs £95 - £170 and takes 19h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Stromness to London is to fly which takes 5h 54m and costs £130 - £460.
The distance between Stromness and London is 564 miles.
The best way to get from Stromness to London without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 15h 13m and costs £210 - £310.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Stromness to London, including transfers.
There are 21167+ hotels available in London.
What companies run services between Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland and London, England?
Loganair and British Airways fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Lerwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Kirkwall to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Kirkwall to London City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Kirkwall to London City Airport via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Kirkwall to London City Airport via Lerwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–380
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–380
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Wick to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
Ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
Ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
Ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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