There are 2 ways to get from Europe to Unst by train, plane, car, or ferry
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Train to Frankfurt, fly, drive, ferry
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lerwick (LSI)plane FRA - LSI
- Drive from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal to Bressay Shetland Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the ferry from Bressay Shetland Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminalferry
- Drive from Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal to Toft Shetland Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the ferry from Toft Shetland Ferry Terminal to Ulsta Shetland Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the ferry from Gutcher Shetland Ferry Terminal to Belmontferry
16h 3mTrain, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, drive, 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
- Drive from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal to Bressay Shetland Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the ferry from Bressay Shetland Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminalferry
- Drive from Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal to Toft Shetland Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the ferry from Toft Shetland Ferry Terminal to Ulsta Shetland Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the ferry from Gutcher Shetland Ferry Terminal to Belmontferry
18h 51m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Europe and Unst is 990 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 3m to get from Europe to Unst, including transfers.
Unst is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 10:45 PM in Europe and 9:45 PM in Unst.
There are four+ hotels available in Unst.
What companies run services between Europe and Unst, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Unst. However, 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), drive to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal, take the ferry to Bressay Shetland Ferry Terminal, take the ferry to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal, drive to Toft Shetland Ferry Terminal, take the ferry to Ulsta Shetland Ferry Terminal, drive to Gutcher Shetland Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Belmont. 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 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), drive to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal, take the ferry to Bressay Shetland Ferry Terminal, take the ferry to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal, drive to Toft Shetland Ferry Terminal, take the ferry to Ulsta Shetland Ferry Terminal, drive to Gutcher Shetland Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Belmont.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–470
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Frankfurt to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–470
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–470
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Birmingham, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–470
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Website
- Shetland Ferries
Ferry from Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal to Bressay Shetland Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Shetland Ferries
Ferry from Bressay Shetland Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Shetland Ferries
Ferry from Toft Shetland Ferry Terminal to Ulsta Shetland Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Shetland Ferries
Ferry from Gutcher Shetland Ferry Terminal to Belmont
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Shetland Ferries
Ferry from Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal to Bressay Shetland Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Shetland Ferries
Ferry from Bressay Shetland Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Shetland Ferries
Ferry from Toft Shetland Ferry Terminal to Ulsta Shetland Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Shetland Ferries
Ferry from Gutcher Shetland Ferry Terminal to Belmont
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Shetland Ferries
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