Kirkwall to Stronsay ferry times and today's sailings
Orkney Ferries · 1 h 40 min · 1 sailing today
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Scheduled
Tomorrow’s sailings
Today’s sailings
- Orkney Ferries
- Now ·
- First sailing
- 07:00
- usual time
- Last sailing
- 16:00
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 1 h 40 min
- 1 h 35 min to 2 h 5 min
- Sailings a week
- 14
Map
Punctuality: 0 sailings measured so far, 50 needed. How we measure
Operators on this route
| Operator | Sailings in the next 7 days | Crossing time |
|---|---|---|
| Orkney Ferries | 14 | 1 h 35 min – 2 h 5 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct | 16:00 |
|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct | 07:0015:00 |
| Tue 27 Oct, Thu 29 Oct | 07:0016:00 |
| Wed 28 Oct | 07:0011:1515:00 |
| Fri 30 Oct | 07:2016:00 |
| Sat 31 Oct | 07:0015:20 |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 7 Dec 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkwall | ||
| Kirkwall | Wind from NW 30–34 knBeaufort 7–8 · galegusts 41 knwaves 1.7–1.9 m9 °Cprecipitation up to 1.2 mm/hvisibility down to 3.2 km | Wind from W 12–30 knBeaufort 4–7 · near galegusts 38 knwaves 0.4–2.0 m9–12 °Cprecipitation up to 3.8 mm/hvisibility down to 1.9 km |
| Stronsay | ||
| Stronsay | Wind from NW 41–44 knBeaufort 9 · strong galegusts 62 knwaves 2.3–2.7 m10–11 °Cprecipitation up to 0.8 mm/hvisibility down to 4.7 km | Wind from W 18–45 knBeaufort 5–9 · strong galegusts 58 knwaves 0.8–2.7 m10–13 °Cprecipitation up to 2.3 mm/hvisibility down to 1.9 km |
Forecast issued 25 Oct, 12:13. It doesn’t tell whether a sailing will run: that is up to the operator.
Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Wind converted from m/s to knots and the Beaufort scale. Waves come from the nearest sea point of MET’s ocean model, which covers north-west Europe only; gusts only where MET forecasts them (the Nordic area).Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Models ECMWF IFS and ECMWF WAM (© ECMWF, CC BY 4.0), 9 km grid: wind in knots converted to the Beaufort scale, temperature at sea level, precipitation (rain, showers and snow) as the hourly total shown for the hour it falls in, waves and mean wave period from the model’s nearest sea point, visibility shown only below 5 km; nearby places in the same grid cell share the same figures.Daily lows and highs, and the hour with the most precipitation, worked out by ferrywhere. Each figure comes from MET Norway where MET forecasts it, otherwise from Open-Meteo.
Questions about this route
How many ferries are there from Kirkwall to Stronsay today?
There is 1 sailing today from Kirkwall to Stronsay, at 16:00.
How long is the ferry from Kirkwall to Stronsay?
The crossing takes 1 h 40 min, between 1 h 35 min and 2 h 5 min depending on the sailing.
Which ferry companies sail from Kirkwall to Stronsay?
The route is operated by Orkney Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from Kirkwall to Stronsay?
The first ferry usually leaves at 07:00 and the last at 16:00, local time in Kirkwall.
How often does the ferry from Kirkwall to Stronsay run?
14 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
Orkney Ferries currently sails from Kirkwall to Stronsay every day, 1 to 3 times a day. The first departure is usually at 07:00 and the last at 16:00.
The crossing takes 1 h 40 min, between 1 h 35 min and 2 h 5 min depending on the sailing. Some sailings call at Eday on the way.
From Kirkwall, ferries also sail to Shapinsay, Rapness, Sanday and 2 more. Stronsay can also be reached by ferry from Eday. The return crossing from Stronsay to Kirkwall has the same number of sailings a week.
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Ports
- Kirkwall: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Stronsay: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Related routes
Return crossing
- Stronsay → Kirkwall1 h 40 min
More ferries from Kirkwall
- Kirkwall → Shapinsay25 min
- Kirkwall → Rapness1 h 25 min
- Kirkwall → Sanday1 h 25 min
- Kirkwall → Papa Westray2 h 5 min
- Kirkwall → North Ronaldsay2 h 40 min
More ferries to Stronsay
- Eday → Stronsay35 min