There are 4 ways to get from Tynemouth to Kirkwall by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EDI - KOI
5h 32m£190–516Train, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Newcastle to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus X99
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
14h 40m£108–208Fly from Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane NCL - KOI
11h 24m£376–560Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane GLA - KOI
6h 40m£221–546
Tynemouth to Kirkwall by subway, train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tynemouth to Kirkwall is to train and bus and ferry which costs £100 - £210 and takes 14h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Tynemouth to Kirkwall is to train and fly which takes 5h 32m and costs £190 - £550.
The distance between Tynemouth and Kirkwall is 356 miles.
The best way to get from Tynemouth to Kirkwall without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 14h 40m and costs £100 - £210.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Tynemouth to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 214+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Tynemouth, England and Kirkwall, Scotland?
Aer Lingus, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–400
Flights from Newcastle to Kirkwall via Dublin, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from Newcastle to Kirkwall via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Kirkwall via Belfast (Aldergrove), Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £260–900
Flights from Newcastle to Kirkwall via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–400
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney 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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