There are 5 ways to get from Middlesbrough to Kirkwall by train, plane, or ferry
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Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EDI - KOI
5h 57m£239–545Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport
cheapest- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane MME - KOI
12h 34m£206–1,109Train, ferry
- Take the train from Darlington to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain
- Take the ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminalferry Pf1
16h 1m£290–409Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane MAN - KOI
7h 35m£280–613Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane GLA - KOI
7h 4m£277–616
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Middlesbrough to Kirkwall is to train and ferry which costs £290 - £410 and takes 16h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Middlesbrough to Kirkwall is to train and fly which takes 5h 57m and costs £230 - £550.
The distance between Middlesbrough and Kirkwall is 395 miles.
The best way to get from Middlesbrough to Kirkwall without a car is to train and ferry which takes 16h 1m and costs £290 - £410.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Middlesbrough to Kirkwall, including transfers.
There are 210+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Middlesbrough, England and Kirkwall, Scotland?
KLM and Loganair fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Kirkwall (KOI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
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 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £160–410
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–1,100
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–450
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
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 Durham Tees Valley Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirkwall via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £320–550
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–450
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Darlington to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)800 688 8998
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pentland Ferries
Ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28
- Website
- Pentland Ferries
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