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Stronsay to Kirkwall ferry times and today's sailings

Orkney Ferries · 1 h 40 min · 1 sailing today

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Orkney Ferries

Tomorrow’s sailings

  1. Orkney FerriesScheduledvia Eday · Full trip: Kirkwall → Stronsay → Eday → Kirkwall
  2. Orkney FerriesScheduledFull trip: Kirkwall → Eday → Stronsay → Kirkwall

Today’s sailings

  1. Orkney FerriesArrived, estimated
  2. Now ·

First sailing
08:55
usual time
Last sailing
17:15
usual time
Crossing time
1 h 40 min
1 h 35 min to 2 h 30 min
Sailings a week
14

Map

0 ships at sea
StronsayKirkwall

Punctuality: 0 sailings measured so far, 50 needed. How we measure

Operators on this route

OperatorSailings in the next 7 daysCrossing time
Orkney Ferries141 h 35 min – 2 h 30 min

Timetable

Next 7 days · local time in Stronsay
Sun 25 Oct17:45
Mon 26 Oct08:5517:15
Tue 27 Oct09:0017:55
Wed 28 Oct08:5513:0017:15
Thu 29 Oct08:5518:15
Fri 30 Oct09:1518:15
Sat 31 Oct08:5017:10

Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 7 Dec 2027.

Weather at sea

PlaceTodaySun 25 OctTomorrowMon 26 Oct
Stronsay
StronsayWind from NW 41 knBeaufort 9 · strong galegusts 56 knwaves 2.3–2.5 m10 °Cprecipitation up to 0.8 mm/hvisibility down to 3.7 kmWind from W 18–45 knBeaufort 5–9 · strong galegusts 57 knwaves 0.8–2.7 m10–13 °Cprecipitation up to 2.3 mm/hvisibility down to 2.3 km
Kirkwall
KirkwallWind from W 31–32 knBeaufort 7 · near galegusts 33 knwaves 1.7–1.8 m9 °Cprecipitation up to 0.8 mm/hvisibility down to 4.4 kmWind from W 12–30 knBeaufort 4–7 · near galegusts 36 knwaves 0.4–2.0 m9–13 °Cprecipitation up to 3.7 mm/hvisibility down to 2.0 km

Forecast issued 25 Oct, 15:08. 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 Stronsay to Kirkwall today?

There is 1 sailing today from Stronsay to Kirkwall, at 17:45.

How long is the ferry from Stronsay to Kirkwall?

The crossing takes 1 h 40 min, between 1 h 35 min and 2 h 30 min depending on the sailing.

Which ferry companies sail from Stronsay to Kirkwall?

The route is operated by Orkney Ferries.

What time is the first and last ferry from Stronsay to Kirkwall?

The first ferry usually leaves at 08:55 and the last at 17:15, local time in Stronsay.

How often does the ferry from Stronsay to Kirkwall run?

14 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.

About this route

Orkney Ferries currently sails from Stronsay to Kirkwall every day, 1 to 3 times a day. The first departure is usually at 08:55 and the last at 17:15.

The crossing takes 1 h 40 min, between 1 h 35 min and 2 h 30 min depending on the sailing. Some sailings call at Eday on the way.

Kirkwall can also be reached by ferry from Shapinsay, Rapness, Sanday and 2 more. The return crossing from Kirkwall to Stronsay has the same number of sailings a week.

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