There are 7 ways to get from Bucharest to Shetland Islands by plane, bus, ferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Lerwick, bus
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Lerwick (LSI)OTP - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
26h 52mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station183 / ...
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Union Square Bus StationM92
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry TerminalNl2
2d 3h£77–171Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Lerwick, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Lerwick (LSI)BBU - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
27h 11mFly Bucharest Otopeni to Kirkwall, ferry
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Kirkwall (KOI)OTP - KOI
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
20h 1m£193–479Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport, ferry
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)OTP - ABZ
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
25h 53m£131–329Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Lerwick, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varna
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Lerwick (LSI)VAR - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
29h 8mBus, ferry via London
- Take the bus from Bucharest 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
2d 13h£181–260
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Shetland Islands is to bus and ferry which costs £75 - £180 and takes 2 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Shetland Islands is to fly and ferry which takes 20h 1m and costs £190 - £480.
The distance between Bucharest and Shetland Islands is 1615 miles.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Shetland Islands without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 2 days 3h and costs £75 - £180.
It takes approximately 26h 52m to get from Bucharest to Shetland Islands, including transfers.
Shetland Islands is 2h behind Bucharest. It is currently 11:52 PM in Bucharest and 9:52 PM in Shetland Islands.
There are 82+ hotels available in Shetland Islands.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Shetland Islands, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Bucharest to Shetland Islands. However, you can take the shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni Airport, walk to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, take the bus to Harrison Square, walk to Esplanade, then take the bus to Road End. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucharest Obor to Road End via Birmingham Coach Station, Edinburgh, Bus Station, Union Square Bus Station, Aberdeen Ferry Terminal, Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal, and Shetland Hotel in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £130–400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lerwick via Oslo, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Lerwick via Krakow, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–430
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Lerwick via Krakow, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–440
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Varna Airport to Lerwick via Sofia, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Lerwick via Krakow, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–430
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–390
Flights from Varna Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Lerwick via Sofia, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–550
- 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
- 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
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £22–29
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £170–240
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.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
- 3 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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