There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Lerwick by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly Athens International Airport to Lerwick, bus
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lerwick (LSI)ATH - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
13h 23mFly Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)ATH - ABZ
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
23h 41m£115–317Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road London
- Take the train from King's Cross to Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry TerminalNl2
2d 21hFly Athens International Airport to Kirkwall, ferry
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kirkwall (KOI)ATH - KOI
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
21h 23m£148–437Fly Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)ATH - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
24h 39m£127–413Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly to Lerwick, bus
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Lerwick (LSI)KLX - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
28h 26mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Take the bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry TerminalNl2
3d 6h£136–266
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Lerwick is to fly and ferry which costs £110 - £320 and takes 23h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Lerwick is to fly and ferry which takes 21h 23m and costs £140 - £440.
The distance between Athens and Lerwick is 1935 miles.
The best way to get from Athens to Lerwick without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 2 days 21h and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 23m to get from Athens to Lerwick, including transfers.
Lerwick is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 7:50 PM in Athens and 5:50 PM in Lerwick.
There are 82+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Athens to Lerwick. However, you can take the subway to Στ.Αεροδρομιου, walk to Athens International Airport (ATH) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Tirana, Bounds Green Road London, Hobart Corner, St Pancras International Station, King's Cross, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–490
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–450
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kirkwall via Copenhagen, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–400
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £260–850
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–490
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–450
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kirkwall via Copenhagen, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–700
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £260–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–320
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £85–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–170
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £60–90
- 1st Class
- £110–170
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- +44 1950 477573
- jagdnicolson@btinternet.com
- Website
- nicolsonsgroup.com
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- JA+GD Nicolson
- Phone
- 01957766766
- office@rrobertsonandson.com
- Website
- rrobertsonandson.com
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £36
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road London
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £10–40
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–31
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £18–22
- Peak
- £26–31
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