There are 6 ways to get from Greater Manchester to Sullom Voe, Oil Terminal by plane, bus, train, car or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly from Manchester, bus • 7h 54m
Cheapest option
Drive, car ferry • 21h
4 alternative options
Train to Birmingham, fly, bus • 13h 28m
Train, car ferry, bus via Edinburgh • 23h 42m
Train, car ferry, bus • 25h 27m
Bus, car ferry • 26h 6m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greater Manchester to Sullom Voe, Oil Terminal is to drive and car ferry which costs £85 - £150 and takes 21h.
The quickest way to get from Greater Manchester to Sullom Voe, Oil Terminal is to drive and car ferry which costs £85 - £150 and takes 21h.
The distance between Greater Manchester and Sullom Voe, Oil Terminal is 488 miles.
The best way to get from Greater Manchester to Sullom Voe, Oil Terminal without a car is to train and car ferry and bus via Edinburgh which takes 23h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Greater Manchester to Sullom Voe, Oil Terminal, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Manchester Airport to Lerwick Airport. The quickest flight takes 6h 20m and has one stopover.
easyJet, KLM, British Airways and Loganair offer flights from Manchester Airport to Lerwick Airport.
There are three+ hotels available in Sullom Voe, Oil Terminal. Prices start at £75 per night.
The best way to get from Greater Manchester to Manchester Airport is to taxi which takes 11 min and costs £18 - £22.
- Distance: 488.3 miles
- Duration: 7h 54m
What companies run services between Greater Manchester, England and Sullom Voe, Oil Terminal, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Greater Manchester to Sullom Voe, Oil Terminal. However, you can take the taxi to Manchester airport, fly to Lerwick, take the walk to Sumburgh Airport, Terminal, take the bus to Lerwick, Harrison Square, take the walk to Lerwick, Esplanade, then take the bus to Sullom Voe, Oil Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Manchester Piccadilly, take the train to Birmingham International, take the walk to Birmingham airport, fly to Lerwick, take the walk to Sumburgh Airport, Terminal, take the bus to Lerwick, Harrison Square, take the walk to Lerwick, Esplanade, then take the bus to Sullom Voe, Oil Terminal.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90 - £360
Flights from Manchester to Lerwick via London Heathrow, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210 - £800
Flights from Manchester to Lerwick via London Heathrow, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210 - £800
Flights from Manchester to Lerwick via London Heathrow, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210 - £800
Flights from Birmingham to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280 - £600
Flights from Birmingham to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £280 - £600
Flights from Birmingham to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £280 - £600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90 - £360
Flights from Birmingham to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280 - £600
Flights from Birmingham to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £280 - £600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,000
Flights from Manchester to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £270
Flights from Manchester to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,000
Flights from Birmingham to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120 - £440
Flights from Birmingham to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120 - £430
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45 - £160
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £45 - £60
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £100 - £160
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60 - £190
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £60 - £75
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £130 - £190
Train from Leeds to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £150 - £370
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £150 - £180
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £260 - £370
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- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30 - £120
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £30 - £45
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £85 - £120
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65 - £100
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- £24 - £35
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £45 - £75
- Anytime Day Single
- £65 - £100
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18 - £28
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- £9 - £14
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £13 - £20
- Anytime Day Single
- £18 - £28
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £27 - £85
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £27 - £40
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £60 - £85
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16 - £150
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £16 - £24
- Anytime Day Single
- £65 - £95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100 - £150
Train from Leeds to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45 - £360
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £45 - £65
- Anytime Day Single
- £150 - £230
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £250 - £360
- Phone
- 01957766766
- office@rrobertsonandson.com
- Website
- rrobertsonandson.com
Bus from Lerwick, Esplanade to Sullom Voe, Oil Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- R. Robertson & Son Ltd
Bus from Lerwick, Shetland Hotel to Sullom Voe, Oil Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- R. Robertson & Son Ltd
- Phone
- 0871 266 3333
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11 - £24
- Website
- Megabus UK
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station to Aberdeen Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11 - £19
- Website
- Megabus UK
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Manchester to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16 - £20
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- 0871 266 33 33
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26 - £40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26 - £55
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £26 - £35
- Peak
- £40 - £55
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