8S Kirkwall to Stromness via Firth, Sandwick
Operated by Stagecoach Bluebird. First bus 08:32, last bus 17:28. 5 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.50 to £2.00 — more.
Wanted a different 8S? 4 other bus routes are numbered 8S elsewhere in the UK — see every 8S bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 08:32 | 11:25 |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital Entrance (at) | · | 11:25 |
| Travel Centre (Stand 3) | 08:32 | 11:32 |
| Allan's of Gillock (at) | 08:43 | 11:43 |
| Queena (at) | 08:56 | 11:56 |
| Shop (at) | 09:02 | 12:02 |
| Crossroads (NW-bound) | 09:09 | 12:09 |
| Junction (opp) | 09:13 | 12:13 |
| Quoyloo Road End (SW-bound) | 09:19 | 12:19 |
| Visitor Centre (at) | 09:24 | 12:24 |
| Kirbister Road End (opp) | 09:30 | 12:30 |
| Travel Centre (at) | 09:36 | 12:36 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off; one that finishes short of the usual end says where ("to …") — not every journey on this route runs the whole way. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Fares on the 8S
Adult single £1.50 to £2.00 · Adult return £2.70 to £8.65 · Child single £0.90 to £2.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.90 | Hatston Park | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.00 | £2.00 | Finstown | ||||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £1.50 | Harray Road | |||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £1.50 | Tormiston Mill | ||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £1.90 | £1.50 | Stenness | |||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Dounby | ||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Greeney Road End | |||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | – | Twatt | ||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | – | £2.00 | Quoyloo | |||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Skaill Skara Brae | ||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | – | £1.90 | £2.00 | – | £2.00 | £2.00 | – | Sandwick Junction | |||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Brig O' Waithe | ||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | – | £2.00 | £2.00 | – | £2.00 | £2.00 | – | £1.50 | – | Stromness Bus Stand | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Voy Junction |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Kirkwall Bus Station.
Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 17 August 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Stagecoach Bluebird before you travel.
Tickets on the 8S
Stagecoach Bluebird publishes singles, day returns, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children and students.
Return · Single · Mearns DayRider · Orkney DayRider · Kirkwall DayRider · Ellon MegaRider Xtra · Ellon 7 Day MegaRider · Mearns Group DayRider
…and 44 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Stagecoach Bluebird's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 13 August 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach Bluebird.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Stagecoach Bluebird before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: 30 November, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, 29 December, 30 December, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, 2 January and 4 January. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
Route map
All stops on route 8S
8S towards Stromness
All 66 stops
- Hospital Entrance (at) Kirkwall
- New Balfour Hospital (at) Kirkwall
- West Tankerness Lane (N-bound) Kirkwall
- Travel Centre (Stand 3) Kirkwall
- Supermarkets (at) Kirkwall
- Tesco (at) Kirkwall
- Glaitness School (at) Kirkwall
- Pickaquoy Leisure Centre (at) Kirkwall
- Peerie Sea Loan (at) Kirkwall
- Grainbank Road End (at) Kirkwall
- Orkney Golf Club (at) Kirkwall
- Hatston Park (opp) Kirkwall
- Quanterness Cottages (at) Firth
- Rennibister (opp) Firth
- Marsdene (opp) Finstown
- Firth Bay Bungalows (opp) Finstown
- Old Finstown Road (at) Finstown
- Allan's of Gillock (at) Finstown
- Bakie's Store (at) Finstown
- Kimberely (at) Finstown
- Binscarth Cottages (at) Finstown
- Harray Road End (opp) Harray
- Germiston Road End (at) Stenness
- Clairness (at) Sandwick
- Skithva Road End (at) Sandwick
- Queena (at) Sandwick
- Mill of Rango (at) Sandwick
- Community Centre Road End (at) Sandwick
- Vetquoy Cottage (opp) Sandwick
- Kirkness Road End (opp) Sandwick
- Hackland (opp) Sandwick
- Decca Station Houses (opp) Dounby
- West Waterhall (opp) Dounby
- Newhouse Road End (opp) Dounby
- Curcabreck (at) Dounby
- Smiddybrae House (opp) Dounby
- Shop (at) Dounby
- Dounby House (opp) Dounby
- Saither Road End (at) Dounby
- Sandveien (at) Dounby
- Lochlands Chalets (at) Twatt
- Crossroads (NW-bound) Twatt
- Loons Road End (at) Twatt
- Castlehill (opp) Twatt
- Community Centre (at) Birsay
- Harpsquoy (opp) Marwick
- Leaquoy (opp) Marwick
- Junction (opp) Marwick
- Hundland (opp) Marwick
- Vestrafiold (opp) Quoyloo
- Quoyloo Road End (SW-bound) Quoyloo
- St Peter's Church (opp) Quoyloo
- Road End (opp) Skaill
- Visitor Centre (at) Skara Brae
- Road End (opp) Skaill
- Kierfiold Road End (at) Sandwick
- East Aith Junction (at) Sandwick
- West Clumly (at) Sandwick
- Yesnaby Road End (opp) Sandwick
- Kirbister Road End (opp) Sandwick
- Redland Road End (at) Sandwick
- Quholmslie (at) Sandwick
- Newburgh (opp) Sandwick
- Sandwick Road End (opp) Stromness
- Swimming Pool (opp) Stromness
- Travel Centre (at) Stromness
8S towards Kirkwall
All 63 stops
- Travel Centre (at) Stromness
- Swimming Pool (o/s) Stromness
- Sandwick Road End (at) Stromness
- Newburgh (at) Sandwick
- Quholmslie (opp) Sandwick
- Redland Road End (opp) Sandwick
- Kirbister Road End (at) Sandwick
- Yesnaby Road End (at) Sandwick
- West Clumly (opp) Sandwick
- East Aith Junction (opp) Sandwick
- Kierfiold Road End (opp) Sandwick
- Road End (at) Skaill
- Visitor Centre (at) Skara Brae
- St Peter's Church (at) Quoyloo
- Quoyloo Road End (N-bound) Quoyloo
- Vestrafiold (at) Quoyloo
- Hundland (at) Marwick
- Junction (at) Marwick
- Leaquoy (at) Marwick
- Harpsquoy (at) Marwick
- Castlehill (at) Twatt
- Loons Road End (opp) Twatt
- Crossroads (SE-bound) Twatt
- Lochlands Chalets (opp) Twatt
- Sandveien (opp) Dounby
- Saither Road End (opp) Dounby
- Dounby House (at) Dounby
- Shop (opp) Dounby
- Smiddybrae House (at) Dounby
- Curcabreck (opp) Dounby
- Newhouse Road End (at) Dounby
- West Waterhall Dounby
- Decca Station Houses Dounby
- Hackland (at) Sandwick
- Kirkness Road End (at) Sandwick
- Vetquoy Cottage (at) Sandwick
- Community Centre Road End (opp) Sandwick
- Mill of Rango (opp) Sandwick
- Queena (opp) Sandwick
- Skithva Road End (opp) Sandwick
- Clairness (opp) Sandwick
- Standing Stones of Stenness (opp) Stenness
- Germiston Road End (opp) Stenness
- Harray Road End (at) Harray
- Binscarth Cottages (opp) Finstown
- Kimberely (opp) Finstown
- Baikie's Store (opp) Finstown
- Allan's of Gillock (opp) Finstown
- Old Finstown Road (opp) Finstown
- Firth Bay Bungalows (at) Finstown
- Marsdene (at) Finstown
- Rennibister (at) Firth
- Quanterness Cottages (opp) Firth
- Hatston Park Kirkwall
- Grainbank Road End (opp) Kirkwall
- Peerie Sea Loan (opp) Kirkwall
- Pickaquoy Leisure Centre (opp) Kirkwall
- Glaitness School (opp) Kirkwall
- West Tankerness Lane (N-bound) Kirkwall
- Travel Centre (Stand 3) Kirkwall
- Hornesquoy Road (opp) Kirkwall
- New Balfour Hospital (opp) Kirkwall
- Hospital Entrance (at) Kirkwall
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 8S bus?
The first 8S departure on weekdays leaves at 08:32 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 8S bus?
The last 8S on weekdays leaves its first stop at 17:28. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 8S bus cost?
Stagecoach Bluebird's published fares on the 8S: adult single £1.50 to £2.00, adult return £2.70 to £8.65, child single £0.90 to £2.00. The England fare cap doesn't apply in Scotland — Stagecoach Bluebird sets the fares on the 8S. Under-22s, over-60s and eligible disabled passengers travel free with a National Entitlement Card.
Who runs the 8S bus?
The 8S is operated by Stagecoach Bluebird.
Timetable data from Stagecoach Bluebird via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (Scotland feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.