Buses in Stromness
11 bus routes serve Stromness, run by Stagecoach Bluebird, Orkney Ferries and Northlink Ferries. The main interchange is Travel Centre, Stromness.
Bus station: Travel Centre, Stromness
Most frequent routes
- X1: Stromness – St Margarets Hope Stagecoach Bluebird
- OF1: Stromness – Moaness (circular) Orkney Ferries
- 7: Stromness – Kirkwall Stagecoach Bluebird
- NL1: Stromness – Scrabster Northlink Ferries
- 5: Stromness – Houton Stagecoach Bluebird
- X10: Kirkwall – Stromness Stagecoach Bluebird
Where you can go from Stromness
Routes
- X1: Stromness – St Margarets Hope Stagecoach Bluebird
- OF1: Stromness – Moaness (circular) Orkney Ferries
- 7: Stromness – Kirkwall Stagecoach Bluebird
- NL1: Stromness – Scrabster Northlink Ferries
- 5: Stromness – Houton Stagecoach Bluebird
- X10: Kirkwall – Stromness Stagecoach Bluebird
- 8S: Kirkwall – Quoyloo (circular) Stagecoach Bluebird
- 443: Stromness – Dounby Stagecoach Bluebird · school days only
- 441: Swannay – Stromness Stagecoach Bluebird · school days only
- N1: St Margarets Hope – Stromness Stagecoach Bluebird
- 8: Stromness town service Stagecoach Bluebird · school days only
Bus companies
Stops
Questions
- Where can I go by bus from Stromness?
- Direct buses from Stromness go to Kirkwall (7, X10, 8S), St Margarets Hope (X1, N1), Dounby (443), Houton (5), Moaness (OF1), Quoyloo (8S), Scrabster (NL1) and Swannay (441).
- Which bus goes from Stromness to Kirkwall?
- Routes 7, X10 and 8S, run by Stagecoach Bluebird.
- Which bus goes from Stromness to St Margarets Hope?
- Routes X1 and N1, run by Stagecoach Bluebird.
- Which bus goes from Stromness to Dounby?
- Route 443, run by Stagecoach Bluebird.
- Where do buses stop in Stromness?
- The busiest stops are Travel Centre, Swimming Pool, Sandwick Road End, Garson Drive and Howe Road End.
- Which bus companies run in Stromness?
- Stagecoach Bluebird, Orkney Ferries and Northlink Ferries.
- What are the most frequent buses in Stromness?
- the X1 (Stromness – St Margarets Hope), the OF1 (Stromness – Moaness (circular)), the 7 (Stromness – Kirkwall) and the NL1 (Stromness – Scrabster).
- Where is the bus station in Stromness?
- Buses meet at Travel Centre, Stromness.
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Tuesday, 10 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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