There are 11 ways to get from Manchester to Scapa Flow by train, bus, unknown, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus, travel via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Walk from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Scapa Flowunknown
13h 19mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Walk from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Scapa Flowunknown
13h 51mFly Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MAN - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Walk from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Scapa Flowunknown
9h 30mBus, travel via Manchester Central Coach Station
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Walk from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Scapa Flowunknown
14h 21mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Walk from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Scapa Flowunknown
15h 5mTrain, bus, travel via Wick
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain
- Take the bus from Caithness General Hospital to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Walk from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Scapa Flowunknown
15h 44mFly Manchester Airport to Kirkwall, travel
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane MAN - KOI
- Walk from Kirkwall-Airport-KOI to Scapa Flowunknown
4h 53mTrain to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Kirkwall, travel
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EDI - KOI
- Walk from Kirkwall-Airport-KOI to Scapa Flowunknown
6h 5mFly Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus, travel
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAN - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Walk from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Scapa Flowunknown
12h 11mFly Manchester Airport to Wick, bus, travel
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Wick (WIC)plane MAN - WIC
- Take the bus from Caithness General Hospital to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Walk from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Scapa Flowunknown
10h 46mTrain, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Kirkwall, travel
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane GLA - KOI
- Walk from Kirkwall-Airport-KOI to Scapa Flowunknown
6h 21m
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Manchester and Scapa Flow is 569 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Scapa Flow without a car is to train and bus and travel via Edinburgh which takes 13h 19m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 19m to get from Manchester to Scapa Flow, including transfers.
There are 210+ hotels available in Scapa Flow.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Scapa Flow, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Manchester to Scapa Flow. However, you can take the train to Haymarket, take the train to Inverness, walk to Inverness Union Street, take the bus to Scrabster Ferry Terminal, then travel to Scapa Flow. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Shudehill Interchange to Scapa Flow via Buchanan Bus Station, Bus Station Stance 3, Inverness Union Street, and Scrabster Ferry Terminal in around 13h 51m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £320–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–410
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–450
- Website
- aisairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wick via Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–450
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wick via London Heathrow, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wick via Dublin, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wick via Belfast City, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–490
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–120
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- 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 Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- 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 Inverness Union Street to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- 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 Caithness General Hospital to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- 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 Caithness General Hospital to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- Ember
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- National Express
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