There are 8 ways to get from Wick to Orkney by bus, plane, taxi, or train
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Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport, taxi
best- Take the bus from Town Hall to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane INV - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Orkneytaxi
22h 47mR 7,949–27,178Fly Wick John O' Groats Airport to Johannesburg International Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane WIC - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Orkneytaxi
26h 56mR 6,834–23,343Bus, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Town Hall to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane ABZ - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Orkneytaxi
25h 2mR 8,949–29,048Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Bram Fischer International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Town Hall to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN)plane INV - BFN
- Take the bus from Bloemfontein to Orkneybus
29h 16mR 8,774–34,663Bus, train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Town Hall to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Stirlingtrain
- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane GLA - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Orkneytaxi
26h 56mR 10,399–20,198Bus, train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Town Hall to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane DND - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Orkneytaxi
26h 10mR 9,124–32,403Bus, train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Town Hall to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane EDI - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Orkneytaxi
26h 30mR 8,049–36,218Bus, train, train to Newcastle, fly to Johannesburg International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Town Hall to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane NCL - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Orkneytaxi
27h 7mR 8,699–29,363
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wick to Orkney is to bus and train and fly and taxi which costs R 8 000 - R 37 000 and takes 26h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Wick to Orkney is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 22h 47m and costs R 7 500 - R 28 000.
The distance between Wick and Orkney is 10156 km.
It takes approximately 22h 47m to get from Wick to Orkney, including transfers.
Orkney is 1h ahead of Wick. It is currently 3:06 PM in Wick and 4:06 PM in Orkney.
There are 10+ hotels available in Orkney.
What companies run services between Wick, Scotland and Orkney, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Wick to Orkney. However, you can take the bus to Bus Station Stance 3, walk to Inverness, take the train to Inverness Airport Station, walk to Inverness Airport station, take the bus to Terminal Building, walk to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB), then take the taxi to Orkney. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Bus Station Stance 3, walk to Inverness, take the train to Aberdeen, walk to Aberdeen Union Street, take the bus to Aberdeen Airport, walk to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB), then take the taxi to Orkney.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–25,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–34,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–33,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–25,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–24,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–24,000
Flights from Wick John O' Groats Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Aberdeen Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–27,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 4,900–21,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–25,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–25,000
Flights from Wick John O' Groats Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Aberdeen Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–28,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–24,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–24,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–26,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–34,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–38,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–1,900
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–2,600
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 280–500
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,100–2,000
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,800–3,200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 700–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 550–950
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 850–1,500
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 950–1,500
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 750–1,200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,100–1,800
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 750–1,200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–2,100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Town Hall to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 500–700
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Bloemfontein to Orkney
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 480–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 160–230
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Estimated price
- R 1,800–2,300
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
Ortiac
- Phone
- +27 76 382 9496
- Website
- ortiacortambocab.co.za
Orange Cabs
- Phone
- 0860 700 222
- Website
- orangecab.co.za
Corporate Cabs
- Phone
- +27 11 782 1391
- Website
- corporatecabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
Ortiac
- Phone
- +27 76 382 9496
- Website
- ortiacortambocab.co.za
Orange Cabs
- Phone
- 0860 700 222
- Website
- orangecab.co.za
Corporate Cabs
- Phone
- +27 11 782 1391
- Website
- corporatecabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
Ortiac
- Phone
- +27 76 382 9496
- Website
- ortiacortambocab.co.za
Orange Cabs
- Phone
- 0860 700 222
- Website
- orangecab.co.za
Corporate Cabs
- Phone
- +27 11 782 1391
- Website
- corporatecabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
Ortiac
- Phone
- +27 76 382 9496
- Website
- ortiacortambocab.co.za
Orange Cabs
- Phone
- 0860 700 222
- Website
- orangecab.co.za
Corporate Cabs
- Phone
- +27 11 782 1391
- Website
- corporatecabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
Ortiac
- Phone
- +27 76 382 9496
- Website
- ortiacortambocab.co.za
Orange Cabs
- Phone
- 0860 700 222
- Website
- orangecab.co.za
Corporate Cabs
- Phone
- +27 11 782 1391
- Website
- corporatecabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
Ortiac
- Phone
- +27 76 382 9496
- Website
- ortiacortambocab.co.za
Orange Cabs
- Phone
- 0860 700 222
- Website
- orangecab.co.za
Corporate Cabs
- Phone
- +27 11 782 1391
- Website
- corporatecabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
Ortiac
- Phone
- +27 76 382 9496
- Website
- ortiacortambocab.co.za
Orange Cabs
- Phone
- 0860 700 222
- Website
- orangecab.co.za
Corporate Cabs
- Phone
- +27 11 782 1391
- Website
- corporatecabs.co.za
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