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How to get fromEssen to Lerwickby plane, bus, train or ferry

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There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Lerwick by plane, bus, train, or ferry

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  1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lerwick (LSI)planeDUS - LSI
    2. Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
    9h 1m

  2. Bus, ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Duisburg central train station to London Victoriabus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry TerminalferryNl2
    41h 44m
    £112–300

  3. Bus, train, ferry

    1. Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus
    2. Take the bus from London Green Line Coach Station to Stevenage Stationbus
    3. Take the train from Stevenage to Aberdeentrain
    4. Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry TerminalferryNl2
    37h 12m
    £260–438

  4. Bus, ferry via Dortmund

    1. Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry TerminalferryNl2
    40h 52m
    £118–227

  5. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lerwick (LSI)planeAMS - LSI
    4. Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
    9h 46m

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lerwick (LSI)planeFRA - LSI
    3. Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
    9h 30m

  7. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln-EhrenfeldtrainRe
    2. Take the train from Koln-Ehrenfeld to Bruxelles-NordtrainNj
    3. Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffieldbus
    4. Take the train from Sheffield to Aberdeentrain
    5. Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry TerminalferryNl2
    38h 1m
    £169–347

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lerwick (LSI) flights

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration8h 39mAverage Duration
Ticket£102Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Lerwick, Scotland?

There is no direct connection from Essen to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Duesseldorf Flughafen, walk to D-Flughafen Bf, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via Dortmund Hbf, DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse, LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall, London Green Line Coach Station, Stevenage Station, Stevenage, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 37h 12m.

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