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Driving from Rusness to Watten takes about via Gills Bay - St Margaret's Hope ferry. The distance is 131 km. The straight-line distance is 103 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in St Ola, Orkney Islands, Nether Button, Burwick, Stenness. Driving directions
Driving directions
36 · 131 km- 1 Depart 10 km
- 2 At end of road, turn right 744 m
- 3 Turn left 11 km
- 4 Keep straight 319 m
- 5 Continue straight onto Eday - Sanday 6 km
- 6 Turn left onto Kirkwall - Eday 27 km
- 7 Continue straight 61 m
- 8 Turn left 40 m
- 9 At end of road, turn right 198 m
- 10 Turn left onto Shore Street 52 m
- 11 Turn right onto St. Catherine's Place 178 m
- 12 At end of road, turn right onto Queen Street 175 m
- 13 Continue straight onto King Street 111 m
- 14 Continue straight onto School Place 152 m
- 15 Continue left onto Dundas Crescent 331 m
- 16 Continue straight onto Bignold Park Road 233 m
- 17 Turn right onto Holm Road 23 km
- 18 Turn right onto Saint Margaret's Road 596 m
- 19 Turn left onto Ontoft Road 114 m
- 20 Continue straight onto Pier Road 603 m
- 21 Turn right 39 m
- 22 Continue straight onto Gills Bay - St Margaret's Hope ferry 29 km
- 23 Continue straight 144 m
- 24 Continue straight onto Gills Pier Road 342 m
- 25 At end of road, turn right 518 m
- 26 Turn left 863 m
- 27 At end of road, turn left 816 m
- 28 Turn right 13 km
- 29 At end of road, turn left 2 km
- 30 Turn right 5 km
- 31 At end of road, turn right 235 m
- 32 Turn left 3 km
- 33 Turn right onto Thurso Road 233 m
- 34 Turn left onto Achingale Place 20 m
- 35 Continue right onto Achingale Place 60 m
- 36 Arrive left
The return trip from Watten to Rusness covers roughly the same distance, 131 km.
Places along this route
Driving from Rusness to Watten you pass near Gills Bay, St Margaret's Hope Port, Houton Ferry Terminal, Stromness Port, Kirkwall Port.
Questions and answers
Watten lies roughly to the south-west of Rusness.
How far is it from Rusness to Watten?
The distance between Rusness and Watten is 131 km by road.
How long does it take to drive from Rusness to Watten?
The drive from Rusness to Watten takes approximately 8 h 45 min by car.
What is the best route from Rusness to Watten?
The fastest route from Rusness to Watten covers 131 km with a driving time of approximately 8 h 45 min.
What is the shortest route from Rusness to Watten?
The shortest driving route from Rusness to Watten is about 131 km by road.
Sources
Distance and drive time are computed from OpenStreetMap road data with the OSRM routing engine. Updated .

