OF4 bus: Balfour – Kirkwall
Orkney Ferries bus OF4 runs between Balfour and Kirkwall. Runs every day. On Friday 13 November the first bus from Balfour leaves at 07:30 and the last at 16:45, about every 3 hours during the day.
Operated by Orkney Ferries. Timetable for Friday, 13 November 2026. Today's timetable · any day up to 60 ahead: add ?date=YYYY-MM-DD to this page's address. Plan a journey · Print this timetable
Questions
- When is the first and last OF4 bus from Balfour to Kirkwall?
- On Friday 13 November the first bus leaves Balfour at 07:30 and the last at 16:45, 6 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last OF4 bus from Kirkwall to Balfour?
- On Friday 13 November the first bus leaves Kirkwall at 08:15 and the last at 17:30, 6 journeys in all.
- Does the OF4 bus run on Sundays?
- Yes. Runs every day.
- How often does the OF4 bus run?
- On Friday 13 November it runs about every 3 hours during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 6 journeys from Balfour.
- Where does the OF4 bus stop?
- Main stops from Balfour to Kirkwall: Shapinsay Orkney Ferry Terminal (Balfour), Kirkwall Shapinsay Ferry Terminal (Kirkwall). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the OF4 bus?
- Orkney Ferries.
Balfour to Kirkwall
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shapinsay Orkney Ferry Terminal, Balfour | 07:30 | 09:00 | 10:30 | 13:30 | 15:15 | 16:45 |
| Kirkwall Shapinsay Ferry Terminal | 07:55 | 09:25 | 10:55 | 13:55 | 15:40 | 17:10 |
Kirkwall to Balfour
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkwall Shapinsay Ferry Terminal | 08:15 | 09:45 | 11:30 | 14:15 | 16:00 | 17:30 |
| Shapinsay Orkney Ferry Terminal, Balfour | 08:40 | 10:10 | 11:55 | 14:40 | 16:25 | 17:55 |
Places on this route
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Thursday, 12 November 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.
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