There are 3 ways to get from Dublin to Scalloway by plane, bus, train, busferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Dublin Airport, bus
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Lerwick (LSI)plane DUB - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
8h 19mTrain, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- 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
29h 28mTrain to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Lerwick (LSI)plane BHD - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
9h 30m
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Dublin and Scalloway is 532 miles.
The best way to get from Dublin to Scalloway without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and ferry which takes 29h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Dublin to Scalloway, including transfers.
There are 82+ hotels available in Scalloway.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Scalloway, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Dublin to Scalloway. However, you can take the bus to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, take the bus to Harrison Square, walk to Esplanade, then take the line 4 bus to Hall. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dublin Connolly to Hall via Belfast Great Central, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, Buchanan Bus Station, Union Square Bus Station, Aberdeen Ferry Terminal, Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal, and Shetland Hotel in around 29h 28m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £190–470
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–470
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £190–470
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–490
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–490
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–490
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–20
- 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
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
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