There are 6 ways to get from Lerwick to Rome by bus, plane, ferry, or train
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 Fiumicino International Airport
best- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane LSI - FCO
10h 53mFerry, 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 Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
2d 10h€232–425Ferry, bus, train
- 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 Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Roma Terminitrain
2d 3h€249–472Bus, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane LSI - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli to Roma Terminitrain
15h 39mBus, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LSI - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Roma Terminitrain
13h 5mBus, fly to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane LSI - CIA
12h 6m
Lerwick (LSI) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lerwick to Rome is to ferry and bus which costs €230 - €430 and takes 2 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Lerwick to Rome is to ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 3h and costs €240 - €480.
The distance between Lerwick and Rome is 2290 km.
The best way to get from Lerwick to Rome without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 3h and costs €240 - €480.
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from Lerwick to Rome, including transfers.
Rome is 1h ahead of Lerwick. It is currently 4:25 AM in Lerwick and 5:25 AM in Rome.
There are 21687+ hotels available in Rome.
What companies run services between Lerwick, Scotland and Rome, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Lerwick to Rome. However, you can take the bus to Terminal, walk to Lerwick (LSI) airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO), walk to Fiumicino Aeroporto, then take the line 4571 train to Roma Termini. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Roma Termini via Aberdeen Ferry Terminal, Union Square Bus Station, London Victoria, Brussels - Midi Train Station, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Lampugnano, Rho Fieramilano, and Milano Rogoredo in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lerwick to Fiumicino International Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Lerwick to Naples Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
Flights from Lerwick to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lerwick to Naples Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Lerwick to Roma Ciampino Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Lerwick to Roma Ciampino Airport via Aberdeen, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Lerwick to Roma Ciampino Airport via Bergen, Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Lerwick to Fiumicino International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Lerwick to Naples Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lerwick to Fiumicino International Airport via Dundee, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €170–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lerwick to Naples Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–420
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- €27–35
- Peak
- €40–50
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