There are 7 ways to get from Australia to Lerwick by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly Perth Airport to Lerwick, bus
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Lerwick (LSI)plane PER - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
30h 39mFly Perth Airport to Aberdeen Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane PER - ABZ
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry
44h 36m£473–915Fly Adelaide Airport to Lerwick, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Lerwick (LSI)plane ADL - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
31h 44mFly Melbourne Airport to Lerwick, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lerwick (LSI)plane MEL - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
34h 40mFly Brisbane Airport to Lerwick, bus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Lerwick (LSI)plane BNE - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
33h 21mFly Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PER - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry
42h 9m£473–1,968Fly Perth Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane PER - INV
- Take the train from Inverness Airport Station to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry
43h 38m£569–1,841
Perth Airport (PER) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Australia to Lerwick is to fly and ferry which costs £470 - £950 and takes 44h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Australia to Lerwick is to fly and train and ferry which takes 42h 9m and costs £470 - £2,000.
The distance between Australia and Lerwick is 9123 miles.
It takes approximately 30h 39m to get from Australia to Lerwick, including transfers.
There are 90+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Australia and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Australia to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Airport Central Stn Platform 2, walk to Perth Airport (PER) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Stop 10 Adelaide Airport, walk to Adelaide Airport (ADL) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Lerwick via Doha, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £950–2,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Lerwick via London Heathrow, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £1,100–4,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Lerwick via Doha, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £950–2,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Lerwick via Singapore Changi, Copenhagen, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £800–5,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lerwick via Doha, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £900–2,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Lerwick via Doha, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £1,000–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–2,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Lerwick via London Heathrow, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £1,100–4,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Lerwick via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £850–5,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Rome, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–2,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Perth Airport to Lerwick via London Heathrow, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £1,100–4,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Lerwick via Singapore Changi, Copenhagen, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £800–5,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Doha, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dubai, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,300
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness Airport Station to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
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