There are 8 ways to get from Eastbourne to Lerwick by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Eastbourne to London Victoriatrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lerwick (LSI)plane LHR - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
8h 11mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Old Steine to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 025
- 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
35h 13m£71–146Train, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Eastbourne to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
25h 36m£105–345Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Eastbourne to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Lerwick (LSI)plane BHX - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
9h 11mTrain, train to Norwich International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Eastbourne to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Norwichtrain
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Lerwick (LSI)plane NWI - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
14h 44mTrain to London Gatwick Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Eastbourne to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lerwick (LSI)plane LGW - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
7h 30mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Eastbourne to East Croydontrain
- Take the train from East Croydon to Stevenagetrain
- Take the train from Stevenage to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
26h 47m£228–390Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Eastbourne to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus
- Take the train from Leeds to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
29h 30m£125–257
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Eastbourne to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £70 - £150 and takes 35h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Eastbourne to Lerwick is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 25h 36m and costs £100 - £350.
The distance between Eastbourne and Lerwick is 698 miles.
The best way to get from Eastbourne to Lerwick without a car is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 25h 36m and costs £100 - £350.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Eastbourne to Lerwick, including transfers.
There are 85+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Eastbourne, England and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Eastbourne to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to London Victoria, walk to Victoria station, take the subway to Paddington station, walk to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take a train from Eastbourne to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via London Victoria, Victoria station, King's Cross St. Pancras station, King's Cross, Edinburgh Waverley, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 25h 36m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £210–500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £210–500
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–350
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–360
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £210–500
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–350
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Inverness, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–500
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–360
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Eastbourne to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Eastbourne to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Eastbourne to East Croydon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Stevenage to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £180–260
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- 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
- £250–290
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- 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
- £240–280
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–210
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–65
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London Liverpool Street to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from East Croydon to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Old Steine to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–15
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- 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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