There are 5 ways to get from Lerwick to Scapa Flow by taxi, plane, unknown, ferry, bus, 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.
Taxi to Lerwick, fly to Kirkwall, travel
best- Take the taxi from Lerwick to Lerwick (LSI)taxi
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LSI - KOI
- Walk from Kirkwall-Airport-KOI to Scapa Flowunknown
1h 31mFerry, bus, travel
- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Union Street to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus Terminalbus X99
- Walk from Car Park to Scapa Flowunknown
22h 30mFly Lerwick Tingwall Airport to Fair Isle, travel
- Fly from Lerwick Tingwall Airport (LWK) to Fair Isle (FIE)plane LWK - FIE
- Walk from Fair Isle (FIE) to Scapa Flowunknown
2h 45mFly Lerwick Tingwall Airport to Foula Airport, travel
- Fly from Lerwick Tingwall Airport (LWK) to Foula Airport (FOA)plane LWK - FOA
- Walk from Foula Airport (FOA) to Scapa Flowunknown
3h 22mFerry, train, travel
- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain
- Walk from Car Park to Scapa Flowunknown
23h 16m
Lerwick (LSI) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Lerwick and Scapa Flow is 118 miles.
The best way to get from Lerwick to Scapa Flow without a car is to ferry and bus and travel which takes 22h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 31m to get from Lerwick to Scapa Flow, including transfers.
There are 224+ hotels available in Scapa Flow.
What companies run services between Lerwick, Scotland and Scapa Flow, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Lerwick to Scapa Flow. However, you can take the taxi to Lerwick (LSI) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), then travel to Scapa Flow. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Scapa Flow via Aberdeen Ferry Terminal, Aberdeen Union Street, Inverness Union Street, Bus Station Stance 3, Bus Terminal, and Car Park in around 22h 30m.
Flights from Lerwick Tingwall Airport to Fair Isle
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £24–200
Flights from Lerwick Tingwall Airport to Foula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–200
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Aberdeen Union Street to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
Ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- £55–65
Allied Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 690 069
- Website
- shetlandtaxis.co.uk
Boddam Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1950 460 111
J R Nisbet
- Phone
- +44 1957 702 231
Sinclair's Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 696 060
- Website
- sinclairstaxis.co.uk
Sixty-Fifty Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 69 60 50
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