There are 2 ways to get from Europe to Fair Isle by train, plane, or ferry
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Train to Frankfurt, fly, ferry
best- 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 56mTrain, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, ferry
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lerwick (LSI)plane DUS - LSI
- Take the ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminalferry
19h 16m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Europe and Fair Isle is 933 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 56m to get from Europe to Fair Isle, including transfers.
Fair Isle is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 9:54 AM in Europe and 8:54 AM 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 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk 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. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, 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, take the line 6 bus to Pier, walk to Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminal.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–650
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Frankfurt to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Birmingham, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–650
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- £30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Website
- shetland.gov.uk
Ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- http://www.shetland.gov.uk/ferries/timetable.asp
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