There are 10 ways to get from Lerwick to Brighton by bus, plane, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LSI - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Brightontrain
7h 32mFerry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to St Peter's Churchbus 025
30h 13m£56–148Ferry, train via Edinburgh
- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brightontrain
21h 48m£98–268Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Bus Station to London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant)bus
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Brightontrain
28h 19m£65–168Bus, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane LSI - LCY
- Take the train from London Bridge to Brightontrain
8h 36mBus, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane LSI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Brightontrain
10h 43mBus, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane LSI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brightontrain
9h 30mBus, fly to Norwich International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Norwich International Airport (NWI)plane LSI - NWI
- Take the train from Norwich to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Brightontrain
13h 55mBus, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane LSI - LGW
7h 10mFerry, train
- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Gatwick Airporttrain
24h 34m£141–288
Lerwick to Brighton by ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lerwick to Brighton is to ferry and bus which costs £55 - £150 and takes 30h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Lerwick to Brighton is to ferry and train via Edinburgh which takes 21h 48m and costs £95 - £270.
The distance between Lerwick and Brighton is 683 miles.
The best way to get from Lerwick to Brighton without a car is to ferry and train via Edinburgh which takes 21h 48m and costs £95 - £270.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Lerwick to Brighton, including transfers.
There are 1753+ hotels available in Brighton.
What companies run services between Lerwick, Scotland and Brighton, England?
There is no direct connection from Lerwick to Brighton. However, you can take the bus to Terminal, walk to Lerwick (LSI) airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), walk to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, take the train to Farringdon Without, walk to Farringdon, then take the train to Brighton. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Brighton via Aberdeen Ferry Terminal, Aberdeen, Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, and London St Pancras Intl in around 21h 48m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lerwick to London Heathrow Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from Lerwick to London Heathrow Airport via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £290–600
Flights from Lerwick to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from Lerwick to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from Lerwick to London Heathrow Airport via Kirkwall, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from Lerwick to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–600
Flights from Lerwick to London City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £200–600
Flights from Lerwick to London City Airport via Aberdeen, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–700
Flights from Lerwick to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–550
Flights from Lerwick to Southampton Airport via Aberdeen, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £250–550
Flights from Lerwick to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–490
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Kirkwall, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Lerwick to London Heathrow Airport via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £290–600
Flights from Lerwick to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–550
Flights from Lerwick to Southampton Airport via Aberdeen, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £250–550
Flights from Lerwick to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–490
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Kirkwall, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lerwick to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–490
Flights from Lerwick to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–490
Flights from Lerwick to London Gatwick Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from Lerwick to London Gatwick Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–380
Flights from Lerwick to London Gatwick Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from Lerwick to London Gatwick Airport via Kirkwall, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from Lerwick to London Gatwick Airport via Kirkwall, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lerwick to London City Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £170–900
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,400
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,500
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London Bridge to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Peterborough to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- 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 Birmingham International to London Euston
- 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
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–26
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–65
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Norwich to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–110
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Aberdeen Bus Station to London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to St Peter's Church
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–15
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
Want to know more about travelling around United Kingdom
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Which London airport should I choose?
Read the travel guide
How to get from Heathrow Airport into central London
Read the travel guide




















































