There are 4 ways to get from Liverpool to Unst by bus, plane, ferry, or train
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Bus to Manchester Airport, fly, bus, ferry
best- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lerwick (LSI)MAN - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Viking Bus Station
- Take the bus from Viking Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Gutcher Shetland Ferry Terminal to Belmont
9h 45mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Lerwick (LSI)BHX - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Viking Bus Station
- Take the bus from Viking Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Gutcher Shetland Ferry Terminal to Belmont
10h 53mTrain, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Haymarket
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lerwick (LSI)EDI - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Viking Bus Station
- Take the bus from Viking Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Gutcher Shetland Ferry Terminal to Belmont
11h 12mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Lerwick (LSI)GLA - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Viking Bus Station
- Take the bus from Viking Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Gutcher Shetland Ferry Terminal to Belmont
10h 50m
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Liverpool and Unst is 564 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Liverpool to Unst, including transfers.
There are one+ hotels available in Unst.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Unst, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Liverpool to Unst. However, you can take the bus to Manchester Airport The Station, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, take the bus to Viking Bus Station, take the bus to Ferry Terminal, walk to Gutcher Shetland Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Belmont. Alternatively, you can take the train to Birmingham New Street, take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, take the bus to Viking Bus Station, take the bus to Ferry Terminal, walk to Gutcher Shetland Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Belmont.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £250–420
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £230–470
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–470
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £230–470
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–380
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–390
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–45
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–310
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Terminal to Viking Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- 01957766766
- office@rrobertsonandson.com
- Website
- rrobertsonandson.com
Bus from Terminal to Viking Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
- Phone
- 01957 744214
- info@rgjamieson.com
- Website
- rgjamieson.com
Bus from Viking Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- http://www.rgjamieson.com/
- Website
- shetland.gov.uk
Ferry from Gutcher Shetland Ferry Terminal to Belmont
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- http://www.shetland.gov.uk/ferries/timetable.asp
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