There are 8 ways to get from Stromness to Scotland by bus, plane, ferry, or train
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Bus, fly to Aberdeen Airport
best- Take the bus from Travel Centre to Travel Centrebus
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane KOI - ABZ
3h 23m£122–337Ferry, 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 Buchanan Bus Stationbus
10h 2m£52–74Ferry, 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 Glasgow Queen Streettrain
10h 34m£103–189Ferry, 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 Glasgow Queen Streettrain
13h 6m£165–318Bus, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Travel Centre to Travel Centrebus
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane KOI - EDI
3h 37m£167–420Bus, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the bus from Travel Centre to Travel Centrebus
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane KOI - GLA
3h 23m£170–405Bus, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the bus from Travel Centre to Travel Centrebus
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane KOI - INV
4h 1m£151–349Ferry, bus via Pitlochry
- 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 bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Fishers Hotelbus M90 / ...
- Take the bus from Fishers Hotel to Buchanan Bus Stationbus M10
11h 25m£66–93
Kirkwall (KOI) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stromness to Scotland is to ferry and bus which costs £50 - £75 and takes 10h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Stromness to Scotland is to bus and fly which takes 3h 23m and costs £120 - £340.
The distance between Stromness and Scotland is 152 miles.
The best way to get from Stromness to Scotland without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 10h 2m and costs £50 - £75.
It takes approximately 3h 23m to get from Stromness to Scotland, including transfers.
There are 1517+ hotels available in Scotland.
What companies run services between Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland and Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Stromness to Scotland. However, you can take the bus to Travel Centre, take the bus to Airport Terminal, walk to Kirkwall (KOI) airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ), walk to Airport Terminal Stance 1, then take the bus to Adelphi. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station via Scrabster Ferry Terminal, Scrabster Ferry Terminal, Inverness Union Street, and Bus Station Stance 3 in around 10h 2m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–320
Flights from Kirkwall to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–400
Flights from Kirkwall to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–390
Flights from Kirkwall to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–270
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Wick to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Travel Centre to Travel Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Fishers Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Fishers Hotel to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Fishers Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- 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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