Orkney: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Orkney is a city of 110,052 people in South Africa (North West), 1,312 m (4,304 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Orkney runs from about 10 h 29 min a day in late June to 13 h 53 min in late December (computed for -26.98° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Orkney in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Orkney · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Johannesburg, 161 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Pretoria, 204 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Soweto, 142 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Soshanguve, 220 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Evaton, 127 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Benoni, 186 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bloemfontein, 242 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Thembisa, 189 km
- Vereeniging, 129 km — buses · car rental
- Boksburg, 179 km
Common questions
How big is Orkney?
About 110,052 people live in Orkney (GeoNames).
What time zone is Orkney in?
Africa/Johannesburg, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Orkney?
The Rand (ZAR). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Orkney?
Johannesburg (161 km), Pretoria (204 km), Soweto (142 km), Soshanguve (220 km), Evaton (127 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.