Travel to Orkney

Arrival by air:

The quickest and easiest way to reach Orkney is to fly.

Flybe  fly to Kirkwall Airport from Aberdeen, Inverness, Edinburgh and Glasgow, with connections beyond on other Flybe services.

Easyjet fly into Inverness, Glasgow and Edinburgh, whilst Ryanair flies into Glasgow.

Arrival by ferry: 

Northlink Ferries 

Daily sailings from Scrabster near Thurso to Stromness

Sailings from Aberdeen to Kirkwall and on to Shetland but not daily.

The Kirkwall - Aberdeen sailing makes good connections with rail services & is probably the best route if you are using public transport, but arrives very late at night in Kirkwall and is overnight going south. It is also not a daily service, but can be used for onward travel to Shetland if you are combining your Orkney holiday with a Shetland visit.

Pentland Ferries Ltd daily sailings from Gill's Bay near Thurso to St. Margaret's Hope.

John o’ Groats Ferries: summer sailings and foot passengers only from John O' Groats to Burwick, with connecting buses to Inverness & Kirkwall in the main season.