Island ferries
Ferries to Orkney
Orkney is served by 7 ferry routes through 3 ports: Hatston Ferry Terminal, Kirkwall, Kirkwall Pier (Orkney Ferries), Stromness Ferry Terminal. Operators include NorthLink Ferries, Orkney Ferries.
Orkney Ferry Map
Orkney Ferry Ports
Hatston Ferry Terminal, Kirkwall
NorthLink’s Orkney terminal on the outskirts of Kirkwall, where the Aberdeen–Lerwick ships call late in the evening on through sailings in both directions.
- Aberdeen → Kirkwall (Orkney) · About 6h · NorthLink Ferries
- Kirkwall (Orkney) → Lerwick (Shetland) · About 7h 45m · NorthLink Ferries
Kirkwall Pier (Orkney Ferries)
The town-centre harbour in Kirkwall from which Orkney Ferries sails to the North Isles — Westray, Papa Westray, Sanday, Stronsay, Eday, North Ronaldsay — and Shapinsay. NorthLink’s Aberdeen and Lerwick ships use Hatston instead.
- Kirkwall → Westray (Rapness) · About 1h 25m · Orkney Ferries
- Kirkwall → Sanday (Loth) · 1h 45m – 2h 5m · Orkney Ferries
- Kirkwall → Stronsay (Whitehall) · About 1h 40m · Orkney Ferries
Stromness Ferry Terminal
Orkney’s second town and the terminal for NorthLink’s Pentland Firth crossing to Scrabster, past the Old Man of Hoy; Orkney Ferries’ passenger boat to Graemsay and Hoy (Moaness) also sails from Stromness.
- Scrabster → Stromness (Orkney) · 1h 30m · NorthLink Ferries
- Stromness → Hoy (Moaness) · Short crossing (arrival times not published) · Orkney Ferries