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Service 2: 

Houton Ferry

Monday to Friday

The 2205 in bold only runs on a Friday. Please note that all buses will wait up to 15 minutes to connect with the arrival of the ferry from Houton. The return leg to Kirkwall may therefore be subject to delays.

& Fri only
Kirkwall Travel Centre 0715 0925 1055 - 1250 1430 1707 2205
Pickaquoy Centre - - - - - - - 2208
Sunnybank Road - - - - - - - 2211
New Scapa Road Balfour Hospital 0718 0928 1058 - 1253 1433 1710 -
Orphir Community School 0730 0940 1110 - 1305 1445 1722 2227
Orphir Clestrian Junction - - - - - 1450 - -
Houton Ferry Terminal (arrive) 0735 0945 1115 - 1310 1455 1727 -
Houton Ferry Terminal (depart) 0745 0950 1140 - 1315 1505 1735 -
Clestrain Junction 0750 0955 1145 - 1320 - 1740 2234
Orphir Community School 0757 1002 1152 - 1327 1510 1747 2241
New Scapa Road Balfour Hospital 0809 1014 1204 - 1339 1522 1759 2253
Kirkwall Grammar School 0815 - - 1245 - - - -
Papdale Hostel 0820 - - - - - - -
Kirkwall Travel Centre 0825 1017 1207 1250 1342 1525 1802 2256

& = Operates Friday Schooldays only. Term dates can be found on our school calendar.

Saturday

Times in bold link with the winter ferry timetable only. 

Kirkwall Travel Centre 0830 0915 1055 1345 1545 1707 2110
Pickaquoy Centre - - - - - - 2113
Sunnybank Road - - - - - - -
New Scapa Road Balfour Hospital 0833 0918 1058 1348 1548 1710 -
Orphir Community School 0845 0930 1110 1400 1600 1722 2125
Houton Ferry Terminal (arrive) - 0935 1115 1405 1605 1727 -
Houton Ferry Terminal (depart) - 0935 1135 1405 1605 1735 -
Clestrain Junction - 0940 1140 1410 1610 1740 2139
Orphir Community School 0845 0947 1147 1417 1617 1747 2146
New Scapa Road Balfour Hospital 0857 0959 1159 1429 1629 1759 2158
Kirkwall Travel Centre 0900 1002 1202 1432 1632 1802 2201

Sunday - Winter

Kirkwall Travel Centre 0925 1610
New Scapa Road Balfour Hospital 0928 1613
Orphir Community School 0940 1625
Houton Ferry Terminal (arrive) 0945 1630
Houton Ferry Terminal (depart) 1000 1645
Orphir Community School 1005 1650
New Scapa Road Balfour Hospital 1017 1702
Kirkwall Travel Centre 1020 1705

Sunday - Summer

S1 - Operates 5 May - 2 June 2024 and 18 August - 29 September 2024

S2 - Operates 9th June until 11th August 2024

S1/S2S2S1S2S2
Kirkwall Travel Centre 0900 1025 1540 1640 1825
New Scapa Road Balfour Hospital 0903 1028 1543 1643 1828
Orphir Community School 0915 1040 1555 1655 1840
Houton Ferry Terminal (arrive) 0920 1045 1600 1700 1845
Houton Ferry Terminal (depart) 0930 1100 1615 1715 1900
Orphir Community School 0935 1105 1620 1720 1905
New Scapa Road Balfour Hospital 0947 1117 1632 1732 1917
Kirkwall Travel Centre 0950 1120 1635 1735 1920