4 bus: Kirkwall – Kirkwall Airport (circular)
Stagecoach Bluebird bus 4 is a circular service around Kirkwall via Kirkwall Airport. Runs every day. On Friday 13 November the first bus from Kirkwall leaves at 06:15 and the last at 19:30, about every 30 minutes during the day.
Operated by Stagecoach Bluebird. 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
Adult single £1.30 to £5.50, return £2.35 to £3.80, day ticket £3.10, weekly £9.60, monthly £33. From the operator's published fares; caps, passes and concessions can be cheaper.
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Questions
- When is the first and last 4 bus around Kirkwall?
- On Friday 13 November the first bus leaves Kirkwall at 06:15 and the last at 19:30, 27 journeys in all.
- Does the 4 bus run on Sundays?
- Yes. Runs every day.
- How often does the 4 bus run?
- On Friday 13 November it runs about every 30 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 27 journeys from Kirkwall.
- Where does the 4 bus stop?
- Main stops: Travel Centre (Kirkwall), St Magnus centre (Kirkwall), New Balfour Hospital (Kirkwall), Airport Terminal (Kirkwall Airport), Supermarkets (Kirkwall). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the 4 bus?
- Stagecoach Bluebird.
- How much does the 4 bus cost?
- Adult single £1.30 to £5.50, return £2.35 to £3.80, day ticket £3.10, weekly £9.60, monthly £33. Singles and returns depend on how far you travel; caps, passes and concessions can be cheaper.
Towards Kirkwall
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 | Journey 19 | Journey 20 | Journey 21 | Journey 22 | Journey 23 | Journey 24 | Journey 25 | Journey 26 | Journey 27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel Centre, Kirkwall | 06:15 | 06:45 | 07:15 | 07:45 | 08:15 | 08:45 | 09:15 | 09:45 | 10:15 | 10:45 | 11:15 | 11:45 | 12:15 | 12:45 | 13:15 | 13:45 | 14:15 | 14:45 | 15:15 | 15:45 | 16:15 | 16:45 | 17:15 | 17:45 | 18:15 | 18:45 | 19:30 |
| St Magnus centre, Kirkwall | 06:18 | 06:48 | 07:18 | 07:48 | 08:18 | 08:48 | 09:18 | 09:48 | 10:18 | 10:48 | 11:18 | 11:48 | 12:18 | 12:48 | 13:18 | 13:48 | 14:18 | 14:48 | 15:18 | 15:48 | 16:18 | 16:48 | 17:18 | 17:48 | 18:18 | 18:48 | 19:33 |
| New Balfour Hospital, Kirkwall | 06:21 | 06:51 | 07:21 | 07:51 | 08:21 | 08:51 | 09:21 | 09:51 | 10:21 | 10:51 | 11:21 | 11:51 | 12:21 | 12:51 | 13:21 | 13:51 | 14:21 | 14:51 | 15:21 | 15:51 | 16:21 | 16:51 | 17:21 | 17:51 | 18:21 | 18:51 | 19:36 |
| Airport Terminal, Kirkwall Airport | 06:32 | 07:02 | 07:32 | 08:02 | 08:32 | 09:02 | 09:32 | 10:02 | 10:32 | 11:02 | 11:32 | 12:02 | 12:32 | 13:02 | 13:32 | 14:02 | 14:32 | 15:02 | 15:32 | 16:02 | 16:32 | 17:02 | 17:32 | 18:02 | 18:32 | 19:02 | 19:47 |
| New Balfour Hospital, Kirkwall | 06:38 | 07:08 | 07:38 | 08:08 | 08:38 | 09:08 | 09:38 | 10:08 | 10:38 | 11:08 | 11:38 | 12:08 | 12:38 | 13:08 | 13:38 | 14:08 | 14:38 | 15:08 | 15:38 | 16:08 | 16:38 | 17:08 | 17:38 | 18:08 | 18:38 | 19:08 | 19:53 |
| Supermarkets, Kirkwall | 06:39 | 07:09 | 07:39 | 08:09 | 08:39 | 09:09 | 09:39 | 10:09 | 10:39 | 11:09 | 11:39 | 12:09 | 12:39 | 13:09 | 13:39 | 14:09 | 14:39 | 15:09 | 15:39 | 16:09 | 16:39 | 17:09 | 17:39 | 18:09 | 18:39 | 19:09 | 19:54 |
| Travel Centre, Kirkwall | 06:42 | 07:12 | 07:42 | 08:12 | 08:42 | 09:12 | 09:42 | 10:12 | 10:42 | 11:12 | 11:42 | 12:12 | 12:42 | 13:12 | 13:42 | 14:12 | 14:42 | 15:12 | 15:42 | 16:12 | 16:42 | 17:12 | 17:42 | 18:12 | 18:42 | 19:12 | 19:57 |
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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