There are 4 ways to get from Lerwick to Tallinn by bus, plane, or ferry
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Bus, fly to Helsinki Airport, ferry
best- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane LSI - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
17h 9mFerry, 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 Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
2d 22h€182–499Bus, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane LSI - TLL
17h 17mBus, fly to Riga International Airport
- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LSI - RIX
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Stationbus
19h 47m
Lerwick to Tallinn by ferry and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lerwick to Tallinn is to ferry and bus which costs €180 - €500 and takes 2 days 22h.
The fastest way to get from Lerwick to Tallinn is to ferry and bus which takes 2 days 22h and costs €180 - €500.
The distance between Lerwick and Tallinn is 1598 km.
The best way to get from Lerwick to Tallinn without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 2 days 22h and costs €180 - €500.
It takes approximately 17h 9m to get from Lerwick to Tallinn, including transfers.
Tallinn is 2h ahead of Lerwick. It is currently 3:48 PM in Lerwick and 5:48 PM in Tallinn.
There are 1120+ hotels available in Tallinn.
What companies run services between Lerwick, Scotland and Tallinn, Estonia?
There is no direct connection from Lerwick to Tallinn. However, you can take the bus to Terminal, walk to Lerwick (LSI) airport, fly to Helsinki Airport (HEL), walk to Lentoasema, take the train to Helsinki, walk to Rautatieasema, take the vehicle to Länsiterm. T2, walk to Helsinki, then take the ferry to Tallinn. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Tallinn, Bus Station via Aberdeen Ferry Terminal, Union Square Bus Station, London Victoria, and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lerwick to Helsinki Airport via Aberdeen, Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Lerwick to Lennart Meri International Airport via Aberdeen, Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Lerwick to Riga International Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Lerwick to Lennart Meri International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Lerwick to Lennart Meri International Airport via Kirkwall, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lerwick to Riga International Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Lerwick to Helsinki Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lerwick to Lennart Meri International Airport via Aberdeen, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Lerwick to Riga International Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- peatus@agri.ee
- Website
- web.peatus.ee
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://web.peatus.ee/?locale=en
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- €27–35
- Peak
- €40–50
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