There are 7 ways to get from Lewes to Lerwick by train, plane, taxi, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly, taxi
best- Take the train from Lewes to London Victoriatrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lerwick (LSI)plane LHR - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
7h 11m£227–551Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Old Steine to London Victoriabus 817
- 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 10m£97–169Train, 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 11m£210–359Bus, ferry via Northampton
- Take the bus from South Terminal Bus Station to Northamptonbus 230
- Take the bus from Northampton to Aberdeen Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
33h 47m£109–187Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly, taxi
- 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 taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
8h 22m£323–739Fly from London Gatwick Airport, taxi
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lerwick (LSI)plane LGW - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
6h 1m£151–503Train, ferry
- Take the train from Lewes to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
28h 3m£171–264
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lewes to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £95 - £170 and takes 34h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Lewes to Lerwick is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 1m and costs £150 - £550.
The distance between Lewes and Lerwick is 677 miles.
The best way to get from Lewes to Lerwick without a car is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 25h 11m and costs £210 - £360.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Lewes to Lerwick, including transfers.
There are 103+ 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 Gloucester Road station, take the subway to Heathrow Terminals 1-2-3 station, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), then take the taxi to Lerwick. 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 11m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–440
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–440
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–440
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–440
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £270–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Inverness, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–440
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Inverness, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–430
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–480
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Inverness, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–430
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Lewes to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Southern
Train from Lewes to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Southern
Train from Lewes to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Southern
Train from Lewes to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Southern
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £120–170
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from South Terminal Bus Station to Northampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Old Steine to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Northampton to Aberdeen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- £55–65
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