There are 5 ways to get from Lerwick to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal by bus, plane, ferry, or train
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Bus, fly to Aberdeen Airport
best- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LSI - ABZ
4h 14mFerry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
12h 30m£23–45Bus, fly to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane LSI - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Aberdeentrain
5h 27mBus, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LSI - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Aberdeentrain
7h 4mBus, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LSI - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeentrain
7h 21m
Lerwick (LSI) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lerwick to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal is to ferry which costs £23 - £45 and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lerwick to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal is to ferry which takes 12h 30m and costs £23 - £45.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal and arriving at Aberdeen Ferry Terminal. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 30m.
The distance between Lerwick and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal is 224 miles.
The best way to get from Lerwick to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal without a car is to ferry which takes 12h 30m and costs £23 - £45.
It takes approximately 4h 14m to get from Lerwick to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal, including transfers.
Aberdeen Ferry Terminal is 1h ahead of Lerwick. It is currently 6:29 PM in Lerwick and 7:29 PM in Aberdeen Ferry Terminal.
There are 657+ hotels available in Aberdeen Ferry Terminal.
What companies run services between Lerwick, Scotland and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal, Scotland?
NorthLink Ferries operates a ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal twice daily. Tickets cost £23–45 and the journey takes 12h 30m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Lerwick to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–340
Flights from Lerwick to Dundee Riverside Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £240–850
Flights from Lerwick to Dundee Riverside Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from Lerwick to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–380
Flights from Lerwick to Edinburgh Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–380
Flights from Lerwick to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–380
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- 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
- £230–270
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
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