Travelling to Orkney

By air: Fly to any of the mainland Scottish airports of Edinburgh, Glasgow or Inverness and then onto Kirkwall by British Airways.
Tel: 0870 8509850
www.ba.com

By ferry: Northlink Ferries operates from Scrabster (near Thurso) to Stromness, from Aberdeen to Kirkwall, and from Lerwick (Shetland) to Kirkwall.
Tel: 0845 6000 449
Email: info@northlinkferries.co.uk
www.northlinkferries.co.uk

Pentland Ferries operates from Gills Bay to St Margaret's Hope, South Ronaldsay.
Tel: 01856 831226
Email: sales@pentlandferries.co.uk
www.pentlandferries.com

John O'Groats Ferries operate a passenger only ferry in the summer months between John O'Groats and Burwick.
Tel: 01955 611353
Email: info@jogferry.co.uk
www.jogferry.co.uk

By bus: Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd offer connecting services from Edinburgh and Glasgow and all major towns northwards to connect with ferries mentioned above.
Tel: 008705 505050
Email: info@citylink.co.uk
www.citylink.co.uk

Also between 1 May and 5 September take the Orkney Bus from Inverness Bus Station.
Tel: 01955 611353
Email: info@jogferry.co.uk
www.jogferry.co.uk

By train: Scotrail Ltd connections to Wick, Thurso & Aberdeen.
Tel: 08457 484950
Email: enquiries@scotrail.co.uk
www.scotrail.co.uk

By car: Travel by car to Aberdeen or Scrabster and take Northlink Ferries to Orkney. Alternatively travel by car to Wick and onwards to Gills Bay and take Pentland Ferries to Orkney. (See above for contact details).