There are 3 ways to get from Orkney Islands to Ireland by plane, train, ferry, bus, or busferry
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Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)KOI - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
6h 3m€218–515Fly to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Dublin Airport (DUB)KOI - DUB
6h 43m€190–565Ferry, bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry TerminalNl2
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin ConnollyIc / ...
22h 51m
Kirkwall (KOI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Orkney Islands to Ireland is to fly and train which costs €210 - €550 and takes 6h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Orkney Islands to Ireland is to fly and train which takes 6h 3m and costs €210 - €550.
The distance between Orkney Islands and Ireland is 622 km.
The best way to get from Orkney Islands to Ireland without a car is to ferry and bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 22h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Orkney Islands to Ireland, including transfers.
There are 1062+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Orkney Islands, Scotland and Ireland?
Loganair, Aer Lingus, and Ryanair fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Dublin Airport (DUB) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to George Best Belfast City Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
Flights from Kirkwall to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
Flights from Kirkwall to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dundee, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
Flights from Kirkwall to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Kirkwall to Dublin Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–490
Flights from Kirkwall to Dublin Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Kirkwall to Dublin Airport via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–490
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to George Best Belfast City Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to George Best Belfast City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €8–13
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- €23–29
- Peak
- €35–45
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