There are 5 ways to get from Bergen to Lerwick by bus, plane, taxi, train, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Haugesund Airport, Karmøy, fly, taxi
best- Take the bus from Bergen busstasjon to Avaldsnesbus
- Fly from Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU) to Lerwick (LSI)plane HAU - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
17h 1m£234–754Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bergen stasjon to Oslo Strain F4
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
2d 23h£249–383Ferry to Florø Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the ferry from Strandkaiterminalen båtkai to Florø terminalferry
- Fly from Florø Airport (FRO) to Lerwick (LSI)plane FRO - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
17h 13m£261–982Car ferry to Stavanger Airport, Sola, fly, taxi
- Take the carferry from Bergen Jektevik terminal to Risavika utenriksterminalcarferry
- Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Lerwick (LSI)plane SVG - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
13h 22m£335–890Ferry to Sogndal, fly, taxi
- Take the ferry from Strandkaiterminalen båtkai to Sogndal kaiferry
- Fly from Sogndal (SOG) to Lerwick (LSI)plane SOG - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
30h 46m£254–915
Bergen to Lerwick by train, bus, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bergen to Lerwick is to train and bus and ferry which costs £240 - £390 and takes 2 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Bergen to Lerwick is to car ferry and fly and taxi which takes 13h 22m and costs £330 - £900.
The distance between Bergen and Lerwick is 352 miles.
The best way to get from Bergen to Lerwick without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 23h and costs £240 - £390.
It takes approximately 17h 1m to get from Bergen to Lerwick, including transfers.
Lerwick is 1h behind Bergen. It is currently 1:48 AM in Bergen and 12:48 AM in Lerwick.
There are 104+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Bergen, Norway and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Bergen to Lerwick. However, you can take the bus to Avaldsnes, take the line 221 bus to Visnes, walk to Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), then take the taxi to Lerwick. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bergen stasjon to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via Oslo Central Station, Oslo bussterminal, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, London Victoria, Union Square Bus Station, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 2d 23h.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Haugesund Airport, Karmøy to Lerwick via Bergen, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Haugesund Airport, Karmøy to Lerwick via Bergen, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Florø Airport to Lerwick via Bergen, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Florø Airport to Lerwick via Bergen, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Sogndal to Lerwick via Bergen, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Bergen stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Bergen busstasjon to Avaldsnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- £55–65
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