There are 9 ways to get from Hull to Lerwick by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Hull to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lerwick (LSI)plane MAN - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
9h 34mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Hull Interchange to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus 561 / ...
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
25h 20m£70–138Train, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Hull to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
20h 50m£152–349Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Hull to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Lerwick (LSI)plane BHX - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
10h 4mTrain, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Hull to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lerwick (LSI)plane EDI - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
8h 25mTrain, train to Glasgow Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Hull to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Lerwick (LSI)plane GLA - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
9h 29mTrain, train to Norwich International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Hull to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Norwichtrain
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Lerwick (LSI)plane NWI - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
14h 45mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Hull to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
21h 10m£152–339Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Hull Interchange to Rail Stationbus X46 / ...
- Take the train from York to Cupartrain
- Take the train from Cupar to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
23h 33m£191–325
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hull to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £70 - £140 and takes 25h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Hull to Lerwick is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 20h 50m and costs £150 - £350.
The distance between Hull and Lerwick is 587 miles.
The best way to get from Hull to Lerwick without a car is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 20h 50m and costs £150 - £350.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Hull to Lerwick, including transfers.
There are 100+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Hull, England and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Hull to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Leeds, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hull to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via York, Edinburgh Waverley, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 20h 50m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–490
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lerwick via Inverness, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–490
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–390
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–490
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–650
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–390
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–490
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–1,100
Train from Hull to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Hull to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Hull to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Hull to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Hull to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Hull to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Hull to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Hull to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Hull to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Cupar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cupar to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Cupar to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Hull to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–23
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Peterborough to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- 01957766766
- office@rrobertsonandson.com
- Website
- R. Robertson & Son Ltd
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- R. Robertson & Son Ltd
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- R. Robertson & Son Ltd
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- R. Robertson & Son Ltd
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- R. Robertson & Son Ltd
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- R. Robertson & Son Ltd
- Phone
- +44 1482 592929
- busline@eastyorkshirebuses.co.uk
- Website
- East Yorkshire
Bus from Hull Interchange to Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- East Yorkshire
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Hull Interchange to Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Hull Interchange to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–29
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
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