There are 3 ways to get from America to Fair Isle by train, plane, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly, ferry
best- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lerwick (LSI)plane AMS - LSI
- Take the ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminalferry
12h 18mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, ferry
- Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lerwick (LSI)plane DUS - LSI
- Take the ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminalferry
15h 57mFly from Weeze Airport, ferry
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Lerwick (LSI)plane NRN - LSI
- Take the ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminalferry
18h 16m
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between America and Fair Isle is 711 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 18m to get from America to Fair Isle, including transfers.
Fair Isle is 1h behind America. It is currently 11:22 PM in America and 10:22 PM in Fair Isle.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Fair Isle, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from America to Fair Isle. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, take the line 6 bus to Pier, walk to Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Venlo, take the train to Duesseldorf Hbf, take the train to D-Flughafen Terminal S, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, take the line 6 bus to Pier, walk to Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminal.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–600
Flights from Weeze Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–410
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lerwick via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Copenhagen, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Birmingham, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Weeze Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–410
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Website
- shetland.gov.uk
Ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- http://www.shetland.gov.uk/ferries/timetable.asp
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