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How to get from Kirkwall (Scotland) to Elgin (Scotland)

Calculate route from Kirkwall (Scotland, United Kingdom) to Elgin (Scotland, United Kingdom).

The flight distance (as the crow flies) between Kirkwall and Elgin is 149.9 km.

Roadmap (route) to go from Kirkwall to Elgin detailed above, you can also see the course layout on the map.

While doing trip Kirkwall - Elgin by car, the calculated route ends at a distance , or more straight.

Calculation of distance and route from Elgin to Kirkwall :

149.9299.3 km5h15mn
  1. Continue onto Harbour Street 0h0mn
    3 m
  2. Turn right onto Bridge Street 0h0mn
    129 m
  3. Turn sharp left onto Bridge Street Wynd 0h0mn
    35 m
  4. Turn right onto Bridge Street Wynd 0h0mn
    66 m
  5. Turn right onto Queen Street 0h0mn
    338 m
  6. Turn left onto Dundas Crescent 0h1mn
    563 m
  7. Turn right onto Holm Road 0h1mn
    580 m
  8. Turn left onto Holm Road 0h19mn
    21.7 km
  9. Turn right onto Saint Margaret's Road 0h1mn
    532 m
  10. Continue onto Cromarty Square 0h0mn
    176 m
  11. Continue onto Pier Road 0h1mn
    602 m
  12. Turn sharp right 1h26mn
    28.7 km
  13. Turn left 0h0mn
    103 m
  14. Turn left onto Gills Pier Road 0h0mn
    338 m
  15. Turn right onto A836 0h0mn
    35 m
  16. Turn left 0h0mn
    21 m
  17. Continue 0h2mn
    653 m
  18. Turn left 0h0mn
    327 m
  19. Turn right 0h16mn
    12.9 km
  20. Turn left onto B876 0h1mn
    1.5 km
  21. Turn right onto B870 0h4mn
    4.5 km
  22. Turn right onto B874 0h0mn
    234 m
  23. Turn left onto B870 0h11mn
    11.0 km
  24. Turn left onto A9 0h17mn
    20.3 km
  25. Turn right onto A9 0h23mn
    28.2 km
  26. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Navidale Road 1h43mn
    51.5 km
  27. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Meikle Ferry Roundabout 0h0mn
    68 m
  28. Turn slight left onto A9 0h3mn
    4.3 km
  29. Turn right onto Scotsburn Road 0h11mn
    15.5 km
  30. Turn right 0h1mn
    2.1 km
  31. Turn left 0h1mn
    986 m
  32. Turn right onto High Street 0h1mn
    957 m
  33. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto B817 0h1mn
    1.8 km
  34. Turn left onto B9176 0h0mn
    664 m
  35. Turn left onto B9176 0h0mn
    24 m
  36. Keep right onto B9176 0h0mn
    30 m
  37. Turn right onto A9 0h5mn
    7.1 km
  38. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ardullie Roundabout 0h7mn
    10.5 km
  39. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Tore Roundabout 0h6mn
    9.5 km
  40. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Longman Roundabout 0h1mn
    1.3 km
  41. Keep left onto A9 0h0mn
    400 m
  42. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Raigmore Interchange 0h1mn
    852 m
  43. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto West Seafield Roundabout 0h1mn
    957 m
  44. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Smithton Roundabout 0h6mn
    8.6 km
  45. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A96 0h12mn
    13.9 km
  46. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Forres Road 0h10mn
    13.6 km
  47. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A96 0h1mn
    574 m
  48. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A96 0h2mn
    2.3 km
  49. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Findhorn Roundabout 0h1mn
    1.6 km
  50. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A96 0h12mn
    15.3 km
  51. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto High Street 0h0mn
    49 m
  52. Turn slight left onto High Street 0h0mn
    303 m
  53. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Alexandra Road 0h0mn
    131 m
  54. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Alexandra Road 0h0mn
    360 m
  55. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A941 0h0mn
    110 m
  56. Turn left onto Trinity Place 0h0mn
    104 m
  57. Continue onto Trinity Road 0h0mn
    165 m
  58. Arrive at destination 0h0mn
    0 m

Travel from Kirkwall (Scotland) to a selection of major cities.

Distances from Kirkwall to biggest cities in Scotland

  • Falkirk,35,310 inhabitants.336 km
  • Irvine,33,740 inhabitants.388 km
  • Dumfries,33,280 inhabitants.438 km
  • Motherwell,32,120 inhabitants.361 km
  • Rutherglen,31,180 inhabitants.359 km
  • Wishaw,30,510 inhabitants.363 km
  • Cambuslang,27,610 inhabitants.361 km
  • Bearsden,27,340 inhabitants.351 km
  • Clydebank,26,640 inhabitants.354 km
  • Newton Mearns,24,650 inhabitants.367 km
  • Vale of Leven,24,640 inhabitants.349 km
  • Arbroath,23,640 inhabitants.270 km
  • Musselburgh,23,620 inhabitants.339 km
  • Bishopbriggs,23,430 inhabitants.351 km
  • Elgin,22,980 inhabitants.150 km
  • Renfrew,22,010 inhabitants.357 km
  • Bathgate,21,070 inhabitants.346 km
  • Bellshill,20,650 inhabitants.358 km
  • Alloa,20,390 inhabitants.323 km
  • Orkney,20,100 inhabitants.0 km

Other major cities in country :

  • Bradford [ENG], 299,310 inhabitants. 583 km
  • Southend-on-Sea [ENG], 295,310 inhabitants. 861 km
  • Belfast [NIR], 274,770 inhabitants. 521 km
  • Derby [ENG], 270,468 inhabitants. 681 km
  • Plymouth [ENG], 260,203 inhabitants. 962 km
  • Luton [ENG], 258,018 inhabitants. 807 km
  • Wolverhampton [ENG], 252,791 inhabitants. 714 km
  • City of Westminster [ENG], 247,614 inhabitants. 852 km
  • Southampton [ENG], 246,201 inhabitants. 905 km
  • Blackpool [ENG], 239,409 inhabitants. 575 km
  • Milton Keynes [ENG], 229,941 inhabitants. 785 km
  • Bexley [ENG], 228,000 inhabitants. 862 km
  • Northampton [ENG], 215,963 inhabitants. 761 km
  • Archway [ENG], 215,667 inhabitants. 845 km
  • Norwich [ENG], 213,166 inhabitants. 756 km
  • Dudley [ENG], 199,059 inhabitants. 724 km
  • Portsmouth [ENG], 194,150 inhabitants. 919 km
  • Newcastle upon Tyne [ENG], 192,382 inhabitants. 454 km
  • Sutton [ENG], 187,600 inhabitants. 868 km
  • Swindon [ENG], 185,609 inhabitants. 830 km

Route from Elgin to major cities (United Kingdom).

  • Distance Elgin London
    714 km
  • Distance Elgin Birmingham
    582 km
  • Distance Elgin Liverpool
    472 km
  • Distance Elgin Nottingham
    540 km
  • Distance Elgin Sheffield
    489 km
  • Distance Elgin Bristol
    691 km
  • Distance Elgin Leicester
    575 km
  • Distance Elgin Leeds
    443 km
  • Distance Elgin Cardiff
    687 km
  • Distance Elgin Manchester
    469 km
  • Distance Elgin Stoke-on-Trent
    522 km
  • Distance Elgin Coventry
    595 km
  • Distance Elgin Sunderland
    328 km
  • Distance Elgin Birkenhead
    474 km
  • Distance Elgin Islington
    711 km
  • Distance Elgin Reading
    706 km
  • Distance Elgin Kingston upon Hull
    473 km
  • Distance Elgin Preston
    434 km
  • Distance Elgin Newport
    675 km
  • Distance Elgin Swansea
    672 km

Nearest cities to Kirkwall :

  • Aberdeen, 196,670 inhabitants. 211 km
  • Dundee, 147,710 inhabitants. 280 km
  • Dunfermline, 50,380 inhabitants. 326 km
  • Kirkcaldy, 49,460 inhabitants. 319 km
  • Perth, 47,180 inhabitants. 290 km
  • Inverness, 46,870 inhabitants. 183 km
  • Glenrothes, 39,100 inhabitants. 311 km
  • Stirling, 36,440 inhabitants. 324 km
  • Falkirk, 35,310 inhabitants. 336 km
  • Arbroath, 23,640 inhabitants. 270 km
  • Elgin, 22,980 inhabitants. 150 km
  • Alloa, 20,390 inhabitants. 323 km
  • Orkney, 20,100 inhabitants. 0 km
  • Peterhead, 18,450 inhabitants. 178 km
  • Grangemouth, 17,280 inhabitants. 334 km
  • Saint Andrews, 16,800 inhabitants. 295 km
  • Bo'ness, 14,910 inhabitants. 333 km
  • Forfar, 13,970 inhabitants. 261 km
  • Helensburgh, 13,720 inhabitants. 348 km
  • Rosyth, 13,690 inhabitants. 329 km
  • Fraserburgh, 13,140 inhabitants. 155 km
  • Inverurie, 12,760 inhabitants. 192 km
  • Montrose, 11,880 inhabitants. 254 km
  • Westhill, 11,600 inhabitants. 208 km
  • Cowdenbeath, 11,460 inhabitants. 321 km
  • Carnoustie, 11,430 inhabitants. 277 km
  • Stonehaven, 11,370 inhabitants. 229 km
  • Methil, 11,160 inhabitants. 312 km
  • Ellon, 10,100 inhabitants. 188 km
  • Stenhousemuir, 10,050 inhabitants. 333 km
  • Forres, 9,900 inhabitants. 158 km
  • Nairn, 9,860 inhabitants. 165 km
  • Dalgety Bay, 9,810 inhabitants. 329 km
  • Larbert, 9,530 inhabitants. 334 km
  • Cupar, 9,270 inhabitants. 297 km
  • Queensferry, 8,960 inhabitants. 334 km
  • Leven, 8,960 inhabitants. 310 km
  • Blairgowrie, 8,890 inhabitants. 267 km
  • Dunblane, 8,830 inhabitants. 317 km
  • Tullibody, 8,710 inhabitants. 322 km
  • Oban, 8,540 inhabitants. 323 km
  • Dunbar, 8,470 inhabitants. 333 km
  • Buckie, 8,430 inhabitants. 146 km
  • Monifieth, 8,210 inhabitants. 279 km
  • Portlethen, 8,200 inhabitants. 219 km
  • Denny, 7,860 inhabitants. 334 km
  • Thurso, 7,760 inhabitants. 55 km
  • Lossiemouth, 7,620 inhabitants. 142 km
  • Brechin, 7,520 inhabitants. 252 km
  • Banchory, 7,520 inhabitants. 217 km

Location Kirkwall (Scotland) :

Country flag
Location Kirkwall
State Scotland
County Orkney Islands
Country United Kingdom
Country code / ISO 2 GB
Latitude 58.9847900
Longitude -2.9587300
Altitude 0 meters
Time zone Europe/London

Location Elgin (Scotland) :

Country flag
Location Elgin
State Scotland
County Moray
Country United Kingdom
Country code / ISO 2 GB
Latitude 57.6494700
Longitude -3.3184300
Altitude 0 meters
Time zone Europe/London

Find a hotel in Elgin

The Royal Hotel


Located in Elgin and within 600 metres of Elgin Cathedral, The Royal Hotel has a bar, non-smoking rooms, and free WiFi. Boasting room service, this property also provides guests with a restaurant. The property is situated 2. This hotel is located 0.85 from the city center Banchory.

This 3.0 star property has 18 rooms. You can book a room from 75 GBP.

Location :
The Royal Hotel
Station road
IV30 1QW Elgin

Book a room from 75 GBP

Laichmoray Hotel


Laichmoray Hotel is conveniently situated on the periphery of Elgin town centre, less than 300 metres from the Elgin Rail Station. Guests can benefit from free Wi-Fi as well as the free parking in the ample car park. This hotel is located 0.87 from the city center Banchory.

This 3.0 star property has 34 rooms. You can book a room from 64 GBP.

Location :
Laichmoray Hotel
Maisondieu Road
IV30 1QR Elgin

Book a room from 64 GBP

The Lodge Guest House


The Lodge Guest House is situated in Elgin, 700 metres from Elgin Cathedral. Featuring a garden, the property is located within 2.7 km of Glen Moray Distillery. Free WiFi is featured. All guest rooms in the guest house are equipped with a kettle. This hotel is located 0.89 from the city center Banchory.

This 4.0 star property has 7 rooms. You can book a room from 59 GBP.

Location :
The Lodge Guest House
20 Duff Avenue
IV30 1QS Elgin

Book a room from 59 GBP

Sunninghill Hotel


In the heart of Elgin, Sunninghill Hotel features a traditional restaurant and elegant rooms with free Wi-Fi. The hotel is just a 5-minute walk from Elgin Railway Station. The bright and airy bedrooms each have a flat-screen TV and a work desk. This hotel is located 0.50 from the city center Banchory.

This 3.0 star property has 23 rooms. You can book a room from 99 GBP.

Location :
Sunninghill Hotel
Hay Street
IV30 1NH Elgin

Book a room from 99 GBP

Southbank Guesthouse


Southbank is a Georgian town house in the middle of Elgin and the Whisky Trail. It is a few minutes' walk from the town centre's shops and restaurants. The guest house is over 200 years old and located on a quiet road. This hotel is located 0.56 from the city center Banchory.

This 3.0 star property has 15 rooms. You can book a room from 45 GBP.

Location :
Southbank Guesthouse
36 Academy St
IV301LP Elgin

Book a room from 45 GBP

The Mansefield Hotel


Based in the former cathedral city of Elgin, The Mansefield Hotel is surrounded by rolling hills and vibrant glens. With free parking on-site and free Wi-Fi access to all guests, the hotel also has a newly refurbished restaurant and a bar. This hotel is located 0.36 from the city center Banchory.

This 4.0 star property has 41 rooms. You can book a room from 87 GBP.

Location :
The Mansefield Hotel
2 Mayne Road, Elgin, Moray
IV30 1NY Elgin

Book a room from 87 GBP

Moraydale Guest House


A short walk from the shops on Elgin High Street, Moraydale Guest House offers attractive bed and breakfast accommodation in Moray. You can enjoy free parking, free Wi-Fi and a full Scottish breakfast served in the conservatory. This hotel is located 0.43 from the city center Banchory.

This 4.0 star property has 5 rooms. You can book a room from 60 GBP.

Location :
Moraydale Guest House
276 High Street
IV30 1AG Elgin

Book a room from 60 GBP

The Pines Guesthouse


The Pines Guesthouse is set in Elgin and features a garden. The property is around 1.1 km from Elgin Cathedral and 3.2 km from Glen Moray Distillery. Free WiFi is available. Guest rooms in the guest house are equipped with a flat-screen TV. This hotel is located 1.11 from the city center Banchory.

This 4.0 star property has 6 rooms. You can book a room from 58 GBP.

Location :
The Pines Guesthouse
East Road
IV30 1XG Elgin

Book a room from 58 GBP

Crerar Eight Acres Hotel


Close to Elgin town centre, Crerar Eight Acres Hotel sits in 8 acres of manicured grounds. The hotel boasts bright bedrooms, all en-suite and decorated with a contemporary style with complimentary toiletries and a welcome tea tray. This hotel is located 1.69 from the city center Banchory.

This 3.0 star property has 53 rooms. You can book a room from 57.8 GBP.

Location :
Crerar Eight Acres Hotel
Morriston Road
IV30 6UL Elgin

Book a room from 57.8 GBP

Mansion House Hotel


Nestled within its own grounds on the banks of the River Lossie, The Mansion House is a peaceful getaway just a few minutes’ walk from the historical centre of Elgin. Free parking is available on site, and free Wi-Fi is accessible throughout. This hotel is located 0.36 from the city center Banchory.

This 4.0 star property has 23 rooms. You can book a room from 78 GBP.

Location :
Mansion House Hotel
The Haugh
IV30 1AW Elgin

Book a room from 78 GBP