There are 2 ways to get from Europe to Fair Isle by train, plane, or ferry
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Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly, ferry
best- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Lerwick (LSI)plane HAJ - LSI
- Take the ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminalferry
18h 7mTrain to Frankfurt, fly, ferry
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lerwick (LSI)plane FRA - LSI
- Take the ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminalferry
14h 53m
Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Europe and Fair Isle is 817 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 7m to get from Europe to Fair Isle, including transfers.
Fair Isle is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 1:38 PM in Europe and 12:38 PM in Fair Isle.
What companies run services between Europe and Fair Isle, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Fair Isle. However, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, take the line 6 bus to Pier, walk to Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, take the line 6 bus to Pier, walk to Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminal.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lerwick via London Heathrow, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–850
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–750
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–800
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lerwick via Frankfurt, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Lerwick via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–750
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–750
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–800
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lerwick via Frankfurt, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Lerwick via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Website
- shetland.gov.uk
Ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- http://www.shetland.gov.uk/ferries/timetable.asp
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