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Edinburgh to Orkney, Scotland - Transfer & Transportation Guides

Find transfer & transportation guides from Edinburgh to Orkney, Scotland. How to get from Edinburgh to Orkney, Scotland by Flight, Ferry.

You can get to Orkney, Scotland from Edinburgh by verhicle types below

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Transfer solutions

You have 8 options transfer to Orkney, Scotland from Edinburgh below

1. Fly from Edinburgh
Tram ( 32 min. )

Take a tram from Edinburgh, Princes Street to Edinburgh Airport.

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Plane ( 1 hr. 15 min. )

Take a flight from Edinburgh to Kirkwall.

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Bus ( 13 min. )

Take a bus from Kirkwall Airport, Airport Terminal to Kirkwall, Travel Centre.

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Duration 3 hr. 26 min.
Distance 353 km.
Cost 248 USD
2. Train to Glasgow + fly
Train ( 1 hr. 30 min. )

Take a train from Edinburgh to Glasgow Central.

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Train ( 14 min. )

Take a train from Glasgow Central to Paisley Gilmour Street.

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Bus ( 11 min. )

Take a bus from Paisley, Stop 3 Central Road to Shortroods, Sanderling Road.

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Walk ( 13 min. )

Take a foot from Shortroods, Sanderling Road to Glasgow.

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Plane ( 1 hr. 15 min. )

Take a flight from Glasgow to Kirkwall.

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Bus ( 13 min. )

Take a bus from Kirkwall Airport, Airport Terminal to Kirkwall, Travel Centre.

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Duration 5 hr. 21 min.
Distance 452 km.
Cost 459 USD
3. Train to Aberdeen + fly
Train ( 2 hr. 18 min. )

Take a train from Edinburgh to Aberdeen.

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Train ( 8 min. )

Take a train from Aberdeen to Dyce.

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Walk ( 14 min. )

Take a foot from Dyce to Aberdeen.

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Plane ( 55 min. )

Take a flight from Aberdeen to Kirkwall.

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Bus ( 13 min. )

Take a bus from Kirkwall Airport, Airport Terminal to Kirkwall, Travel Centre.

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Duration 5 hr. 35 min.
Distance 423 km.
Cost 238 USD
4. Drive + car ferry
Car ( 2 hr. 14 min. )

Drive a car from Edinburgh to Aberdeen.

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car ferry ( 6 hr. )

Take a ferry from Aberdeen to Kirkwall.

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Duration 8 hr. 14 min.
Distance 457 km.
Cost 77 USD
5. Train + car ferry
Train ( 2 hr. 18 min. )

Take a train from Edinburgh to Aberdeen.

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Walk ( 10 min. )

Take a foot from Aberdeen to Aberdeen.

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car ferry ( 6 hr. )

Take a ferry from Aberdeen to Kirkwall.

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Duration 9 hr. 28 min.
Distance 471 km.
Cost 103 GBP (149 USD)
6. Bus + car ferry
Bus ( 3 hr. )

Take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station.

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Walk ( 7 min. )

Take a foot from Union Square Bus Station to Aberdeen.

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car ferry ( 6 hr. )

Take a ferry from Aberdeen to Kirkwall.

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Duration 10 hr. 7 min.
Distance 458 km.
Cost 46 GBP (68 USD)
7. Bus + ferry
Bus ( 3 hr. 45 min. )

Take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Inverness, Bus Station.

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Bus ( 3 hr. 38 min. )

Take a bus from Inverness, Bus Station to Scrabster, Ferry Terminal.

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Ferry ( 1 hr. 30 min. )

Take a ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal.

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Bus ( 30 min. )

Take a bus from Stromness, Travel Centre to Kirkwall, Travel Centre.

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Duration 12 hr. 2 min.
Distance 526 km.
Cost
8. Train + ferry
Train ( 3 hr. 35 min. )

Take a train from Edinburgh to Inverness.

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Train ( 3 hr. 49 min. )

Take a train from Inverness to Thurso.

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Taxi ( 4 min. )

Take a taxi from Thurso to Scrabster Ferry Terminal.

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Ferry ( 1 hr. 30 min. )

Take a ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal.

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Bus ( 30 min. )

Take a bus from Stromness, Travel Centre to Kirkwall, Travel Centre.

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Duration 12 hr. 7 min.
Distance 589 km.
Cost 188 GBP (270 USD)

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About Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh ( (listen); Scots: Edinburgh; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann [ˈt̪uːn ˈeːtʲən̪ˠ]) is the capital of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is loc... Learn more

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