There are 5 ways to get from Athens to Lerwick by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly to Lerwick, bus
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lerwick (LSI)ATH - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
13h 11mBus, ferry
cheapest- 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 8h£133–275Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the bus from Tirana to Brighton
- Take the train from Brighton 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 6hFly 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
22h 27m£136–403Fly to Aberdeen Airport, ferry
- 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
25h 35m£184–443
Athens to Lerwick by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £130 - £280 and takes 3 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Lerwick is to fly and ferry which takes 22h 27m and costs £130 - £410.
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 3 days 6h and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 11m to get from Athens to Lerwick, including transfers.
Lerwick is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 7:21 PM in Athens and 5:21 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, Brighton, Brighton, London Victoria, London Victoria, Union Square Bus Station, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 3d 6h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–470
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–450
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–390
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–470
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–450
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £85–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- 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
- £35
- 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 Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- £55–70
- 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
- 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
- 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
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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