There are 7 ways to get from Lewes to Lerwick by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Lewes to London Victoriatrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lerwick (LSI)plane LHR - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
8h 28mTrain, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Lewes to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
25h 15mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Old Steine to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 025
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
34h 55mTrain, train to Birmingham Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Lewes to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Lerwick (LSI)plane BHX - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
9h 28mFly from London Gatwick Airport, bus
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lerwick (LSI)plane LGW - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
7h 33mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Lewes to East Croydontrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
25h 42mTrain, ferry via Sheffield
- Take the train from Lewes to East Croydontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
27h 30m
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Lewes and Lerwick is 679 miles.
The best way to get from Lewes to Lerwick without a car is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 25h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Lewes to Lerwick, including transfers.
There are 42+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Lewes, England and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Lewes to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to London Victoria, walk to Victoria station, take the subway to South Kensington station, take the subway to Heathrow Terminals 1-2-3 station, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lewes to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via London Victoria, Victoria station, King's Cross St. Pancras station, King's Cross, Edinburgh Waverley, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 25h 15m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £130–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £130–460
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £200–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–470
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–390
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Inverness, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–390
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–390
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £200–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–470
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–390
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Inverness, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–390
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–390
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Lewes to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- southernrailway.com
Train from Lewes to East Croydon
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- southernrailway.com
- Website
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
Train from King's Cross to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Website
- londonmidland.com
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- londonmidland.com
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Old Steine to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
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