OF5 bus: Kirkwall – Rapness
Orkney Ferries bus OF5 runs between Kirkwall and Loth via Whitehall, Eday and Rapness. Runs every day. On Thursday 12 November the first bus from Kirkwall leaves at 07:00 and the last at 16:00, about every 4 hours during the day.
Operated by Orkney Ferries. Timetable for Thursday, 12 November 2026. Tomorrow'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 OF5 bus from Kirkwall to Loth?
- On Thursday 12 November the first bus leaves Kirkwall at 07:00 and the last at 16:00, 8 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last OF5 bus from Loth to Kirkwall?
- On Thursday 12 November the first bus leaves Loth at 09:15 and the last at 16:55, 2 journeys in all.
- Does the OF5 bus run on Sundays?
- Yes. Runs every day.
- How often does the OF5 bus run?
- On Thursday 12 November it runs about every 4 hours during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 8 journeys from Kirkwall.
- Where does the OF5 bus stop?
- Main stops from Kirkwall to Loth: Kirkwall Orkney Ferry Terminal (Kirkwall), Stronsay Orkney Ferry Terminal (Whitehall), Eday Orkney Ferry Terminal (Eday), Rapness Orkney Ferry Terminal (Rapness), Sanday Orkney Ferry Terminal (Loth). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the OF5 bus?
- Orkney Ferries.
Towards Kirkwall
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkwall Orkney Ferry Terminal | 07:00 | 07:20 | 07:40 | 13:00 | 15:20 | 16:00 | ||
| Stronsay Orkney Ferry Terminal, Whitehall | 08:55 | |||||||
| Eday Orkney Ferry Terminal | 09:45 | 17:30 | ||||||
| Stronsay Orkney Ferry Terminal, Whitehall | 18:15 | |||||||
| Rapness Orkney Ferry Terminal | 08:45 | 09:00 | 14:25 | 14:35 | ||||
| Kirkwall Orkney Ferry Terminal | 11:00 | 10:25 | 16:05 | 19:55 | ||||
| Sanday Orkney Ferry Terminal, Loth | 09:05 | 16:45 |
Loth to Kirkwall
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sanday Orkney Ferry Terminal, Loth | 09:15 | 16:55 |
| Kirkwall Orkney Ferry Terminal | 10:40 | 18:20 |
Places on this route
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Wednesday, 11 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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