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Ferries to Orkney

The only ferries to Orkney sail from Scotland. We offer three ferry sailings to Orkney from Scotland – Scrabster to Stromness, Gills Bay to St Margarets Hope and Aberdeen to Kirkwall. The NorthLink Ferries Scrabster to Stromness service operates up to 3 sailings per day, and the journey time is 1.5 hours. Pentland Ferries operate the Gills Bay to St Margarets Hope service and sail up to 4 times a day with a crossing time of 1 hour.

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• Scrabster to Stromness (NorthLink Ferries). Up to 3 sailings per day. Duration 1.5 hours.
• Gills Bay to St Margarets Hope (Pentland Ferries). Up to 4 sailings per day. Duration 1 hour.
• Aberdeen to Kirkwall (Northlink Ferries). Up to 4 sailings per week. Duration 6 hours.