Ferries to Stromness
Ferries from Stromness to Scrabster, operated by Northlink Ferries.
Ferry routes from Stromness
Every route from Stromness at a glance.
Route map
Ports and terminals
Stromness
Town port
- Terminals
- Stromness Ferry Terminal, Ferry Road, Stromness KW16 3BH
- Location
- Stromness, Orkney, Schottland
- Waters
- Atlantischer Ozean
The ferry port of Stromness is on Orkney in the United Kingdom. From here you can reach Scrabster. There are up to 6 sailings a day and the crossing takes around 1.5 hours. The port is served by Northlink Ferries.
Getting there and the terminal
The terminal is on Ferry Road in Stromness. Arriving by bus is easy: the stop is opposite the terminal and is served by Stagecoach. Kirkwall is around 16 miles away, Kirkwall airport around 19 miles. It pays to know the difference when parking: at the terminal and by the Ferry Inn there are short-stay spaces with a ticket machine, while free long-stay parking is at the Ferry Road Car Park and the Old Academy Car Park. Orkney Ferries' boats to Graemsay and Hoy also leave from the same harbour.
Check-in
Northlink Ferries opens check-in in Stromness 90 minutes before departure, and only 60 minutes ahead for the 06:30 sailing. At every port it closes 30 minutes before departure, and after that no one else is taken on board. Drivers go to the signposted check-in booth, while foot passengers use the desk in the terminal.
Timetable
Departures and arrivals for ferries to and from Stromness