Traveling to Port

Transportation to and from the Port of Kirkwall

Frequent ferries connect Kirkwall with Aberdeen in Scotland and Lerwick in the Shetland Islands. On the island there are a limited number of buses available, though you may travel to the island with your own car.

Buses on the Orkney Islands are very limited. Apart from the daily service between Burwick and Kirkwall, which meets with the ferry, there are buses from Kirkwall to Stromness, Evie/Tingwall, Dounby, St Margaret's Hope, Deerness and East Holm. There's also a bus that travels from Houton (Hoy) and connects with the ferry.

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Craigie's Taxis (tel: (+ 44 (0) 1856 878787) located on Great Western Road in Kirkwall, are available for transport around the island.

There are direct flights to Kirkwall airport daily except on Sundays from Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Shetland, with onward connections available to London Heathrow, Birmingham, Manchester and Belfast. All these flights are run by Loganair/British Regional Airlines and can be booked through British Airways.

Ferries run by NorthLink Ferries connect Kirkwall with Lerwick in the Shetlands, and Aberdeen in Scotland.

Motorists will find a limited number of parking spaces available near the port.

Website: http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kirkwall/kirkwall/index.html
Enquiry number: +44 (0) 1856 873636