There are 8 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
7h 49mBus, ferry
cheapest- 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 37m£94–189Train, 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 9m£208–406Train, 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 5mFly 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
6h 34mTrain, train to Norwich International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Lewes to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Norwichtrain
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Lerwick (LSI)plane NWI - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
13h 39mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Lewes to East Croydontrain
- Take the train from East Croydon to Stevenagetrain
- Take the train from Stevenage to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
26h 24m£227–371Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Lewes to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus 426 / ...
- Take the train from Leeds to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
28h 49m£250–457
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lewes to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £90 - £190 and takes 34h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Lewes to Lerwick is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 25h 9m and costs £200 - £410.
The distance between Lewes and Lerwick is 682 miles.
The best way to get from Lewes to Lerwick without a car is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 25h 9m and costs £200 - £410.
It takes approximately 7h 49m to get from Lewes to Lerwick, including transfers.
There are 95+ 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 Paddington station, walk to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, 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 9m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £280–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–440
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–370
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £280–360
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–440
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–370
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–370
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,200
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Lewes to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Lewes to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Lewes to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Lewes to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Lewes to East Croydon
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Lewes to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Stevenage to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £160–230
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from London Liverpool Street to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from East Croydon to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- 01957766766
- office@rrobertsonandson.com
- Website
- rrobertsonandson.com
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Old Steine to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- 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
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- 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
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- 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
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
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