There are 6 ways to get from Ayr to Lerwick by train, plane, bus, ferry, or car
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Lerwick (LSI)plane GLA - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
5h 39mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X77
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
20h 34m£46–87Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lerwick (LSI)plane EDI - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
6h 55mDrive to Campbeltown, fly, bus
- Drive from Ayr to Campbeltown (CAL)car
- Fly from Campbeltown (CAL) to Lerwick (LSI)plane CAL - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
23h 27mBus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Bath Streetbus X77
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
20h 51m£97–183Bus, ferry via Dundee
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X77
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Dundee stationbus
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Aberdeen Union Streetbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
21h 51m£51–91
Ayr to Lerwick by bus and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £45 - £90 and takes 20h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which takes 20h 34m and costs £45 - £90.
The distance between Ayr and Lerwick is 366 miles.
The best way to get from Ayr to Lerwick without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 20h 34m and costs £45 - £90.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Ayr to Lerwick, including transfers.
There are 34+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Ayr to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Paisley Gilmour Street, walk to New Sneddon Street, take the bus to Sanderling Road, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ayr Bus Station to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via Buchanan Bus Station, Union Square Bus Station, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 20h 34m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–390
Flights from Campbeltown to Lerwick via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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/
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Bath Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Dundee station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Dundee station to Aberdeen Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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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