There are 7 ways to get from Chester to Lerwick by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lerwick (LSI)MAN - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
7h 26mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station830
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry TerminalNl2
23h 53m£66–116Train, ferry via Glasgow
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry TerminalNl2
23h 12m£78–278Fly from Liverpool, bus
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Lerwick (LSI)LPL - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
9h 36mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Lerwick (LSI)BHX - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
8h 25mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry TerminalNl2
24h 11m£105–167Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Haymarket
- Take the bus from Haymarket Station to AdelphiE1
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry TerminalNl2
24h 39m
Chester to Lerwick by train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £65 - £120 and takes 23h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Lerwick is to train and ferry via Glasgow which takes 23h 12m and costs £75 - £280.
The distance between Chester and Lerwick is 533 miles.
The best way to get from Chester to Lerwick without a car is to train and ferry via Glasgow which takes 23h 12m and costs £75 - £280.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Chester to Lerwick, including transfers.
There are 80+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Chester, England and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Chester to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chester to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal via Warrington Bank Quay, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen in around 23h 12m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
Flights from Liverpool to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Liverpool to Lerwick via Derry, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
Flights from Liverpool to Lerwick via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–460
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–460
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £250–460
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–28
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–270
Train from Preston to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £290–340
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11–45
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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
- +44 1950 477573
- jagdnicolson@btinternet.com
- Website
- nicolsonsgroup.com
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- JA+GD Nicolson
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Haymarket Station to Adelphi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
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