There are 6 ways to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Waterside by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly from London Heathrow Airport, bus
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lerwick (LSI)LHR - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
7h 56mTrain, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry TerminalNl2
25h 32m£151–365Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry TerminalNl2
- Take the bus from Shetland Hotel to Junction23
32h 43mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Lerwick (LSI)BHX - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
10h 10mTrain, ferry, bus
- Take the train from King's Cross to Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry TerminalNl2
- Take the bus from Shetland Hotel to Junction23
27h 1mTrain, ferry, bus via Russell Square station
- Take the train from London Euston to Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry TerminalNl2
- Take the bus from Shetland Hotel to Junction23
29h 40m
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Waterside is to train and ferry which costs £150 - £370 and takes 25h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Waterside is to train and ferry which takes 25h 32m and costs £150 - £370.
The distance between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Waterside is 650 miles.
The best way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Waterside without a car is to train and ferry which takes 25h 32m and costs £150 - £370.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Waterside, including transfers.
There are nine+ hotels available in Waterside.
What companies run services between Heathrow Terminal 5, England and Waterside, Shetland Islands, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Waterside. However, you can take the subway to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 station, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, take the bus to Harrison Square, walk to Esplanade, take the line 23 bus to Youth Centre, then take the taxi to Waterside. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Waterside via Heathrow Terminal 5, London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, King's Cross, Edinburgh Waverley, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal, Shetland Hotel, and Youth Centre in around 25h 32m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £300–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–460
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–460
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £250–460
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–460
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £300–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–460
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–460
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £250–460
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £110–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–290
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
Train from London Euston to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- +44 1950 477573
- jagdnicolson@btinternet.com
- Website
- nicolsonsgroup.com
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- JA+GD Nicolson
- Phone
- 01957766766
- office@rrobertsonandson.com
- Website
- rrobertsonandson.com
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
Bus from Shetland Hotel to Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
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