There are 6 ways to get from Cornwall to Stromness by plane, train, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport
best- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane NQY - KOI
8h 17m£558–1,579Train, bus, ferry via Plymouth
cheapest- Take the train from Par to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
23h 36m£298–450Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Par to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
23h 1m£329–542Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Par to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BRS - KOI
10h 34m£322–731Train to Exeter, fly
- Take the train from Par to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EXT - KOI
10h 15m£343–675Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Par to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BHX - KOI
12h 45m£337–730
Cornwall to Stromness by train, bus, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cornwall to Stromness is to train and bus and ferry via Plymouth which costs £290 - £450 and takes 23h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Cornwall to Stromness is to fly which takes 8h 17m and costs £550 - £1,600.
The distance between Cornwall and Stromness is 631 miles.
The best way to get from Cornwall to Stromness without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 23h 1m and costs £320 - £550.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Cornwall to Stromness, including transfers.
There are 193+ hotels available in Stromness.
What companies run services between Cornwall, England and Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland?
Aer Lingus and Loganair fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Kirkwall (KOI) twice a week.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £490–1,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £280–600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £230–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kirkwall via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–550
Flights from Exeter to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–370
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Par to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £260–380
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Par to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Par to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Par to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Par to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £240–360
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Par to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Par to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Par to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Par to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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