There are 5 ways to get from Flotta to Lyness by ferry, plane, or bus
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Ferry
best- Take the ferry from Flotta Orkney Ferry Terminal to Lyness Orkney Ferry TerminalOf2
20 min£3–5Ferry, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Flotta Orkney Ferry Terminal to Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)KOI - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus Terminal
- Take the ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal to Lyness Orkney Ferry Terminal
15h 18m£258–441Ferry, bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Flotta Orkney Ferry Terminal to Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Union Street
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Kirkwall (KOI)INV - KOI
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to North Hoy Orkney Ferry Terminal
15h 52mFerry, fly to Lerwick, bus
- Take the ferry from Flotta Orkney Ferry Terminal to Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Lerwick (LSI)KOI - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Viking Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal to Lyness Orkney Ferry Terminal
14h 47mFerry, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the ferry from Flotta Orkney Ferry Terminal to Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)KOI - ABZ
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal to Lyness Orkney Ferry Terminal
14h 43m£182–431
Flotta to Lyness by ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Flotta to Lyness is to ferry which costs £3 - £5 and takes 20 min.
The fastest way to get from Flotta to Lyness is to ferry which takes 20 min and costs £3 - £5.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Flotta Orkney Ferry Terminal and arriving at Lyness Orkney Ferry Terminal. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 20 min.
The distance between Flotta and Lyness is 2 miles.
The best way to get from Flotta to Lyness without a car is to ferry which takes 20 min and costs £3 - £5.
The ferry from Flotta Orkney Ferry Terminal to Lyness Orkney Ferry Terminal takes 20 min including transfers and departs every three hours.
There are 169+ hotels available in Lyness.
What companies run services between Flotta, Orkney Islands, Scotland and Lyness, Scotland?
Orkney Ferries operates a ferry from Flotta Orkney Ferry Terminal to Lyness Orkney Ferry Terminal every 3 hours. Tickets cost £3–5 and the journey takes 20 min.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–260
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–260
Flights from Kirkwall to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–300
Flights from Kirkwall to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–310
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Terminal to Viking Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- 01957766766
- office@rrobertsonandson.com
- Website
- rrobertsonandson.com
Bus from Terminal to Viking Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1856 872044
- info@orkneyferries.co.uk
- Website
- orkneyferries.co.uk
Ferry from Flotta Orkney Ferry Terminal to Lyness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- http://www.orkneyferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Flotta Orkney Ferry Terminal to Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- http://www.orkneyferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal to Lyness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- http://www.orkneyferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to North Hoy Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- http://www.orkneyferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)800 688 8998
- sales@pentlandferries.co.uk
- Website
- pentlandferries.co.uk
Ferry from Gills Bay Ferry Terminal to St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17
- Website
- https://pentlandferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
Ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18–31
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £18–22
- Peak
- £26–31
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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