Depending on your preference, or travel requirements, there are a number of different options in getting to Orkney.
If you prefer to travel by ferry, there are three locations from which you can travel to Orkney. These are Aberdeen, Scrabster or, the farthest north, Gills Bay in Caithness.
The routes are more detailed below:
| Departure | Arrival | Operator |
| Aberdeen | Kirkwall | Northlink Ferries |
| Scrabster | Stromness | Northlink Ferries |
| Gills Bay | St Margaret’s Hope | Pentland Ferries |
| John O’ Groats | Burwick | John O’ Groats Ferries |
Should you wish to fly, Kirkwall airport provides easy access to the Orkney Islands from Scotland’s major cities, Shetland and Norway.
General Information
Destination Orkney
The Travel Centre, Kirkwall
Tel: 01856 872856
www.orkney.com
Ferry Information
Northlink Ferries
Stromness Ferry Terminal, Ferry Road, Stromness, KW16 3BH
Tel: 0845 6000 449
www.northlinkferries.co.uk
Pentland Ferries
Pier Road, St Margaret’s Hope, Orkney, KW17 2SW
Head Office: 01856 831 226
www.pentlandferries.co.uk
John O’ Groats Ferries (passenger only ferry)
Ferry Office, John O’Groats, Caithness
Tel: 01955 611353
www.jogferry.co.uk/Home.aspx
Flight Information
Kirkwall Airport
Kirkwall
Tel: 01856 872420
www.hial.co.uk/kirkwall-airport/
Loganair
Reservations Tel: 0344 800 2855
Calling from overseas? +44 141 642 9407
www.loganair.co.uk