There are 8 ways to get from Luton to Lerwick by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Luton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lerwick (LSI)plane LHR - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
7h 54mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Finchley Road Stationbus 757
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
31h 1m£81–153Train, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- 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
24h 28m£176–354Train to London City Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Lerwick (LSI)plane LCY - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
8h 18mFly from Luton Airport, bus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Lerwick (LSI)plane LTN - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
6h 26mTrain, train to Birmingham Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- 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
8h 55mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Stevenage to Aberdeentrain London Kings Cross - Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
24h 59m£169–278Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 230 / ...
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Railway Stationbus Sky
- Take the train from Derby to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
27h 55m£263–413
Luton to Lerwick by train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £80 - £160 and takes 31h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Lerwick is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 24h 28m and costs £170 - £360.
The distance between Luton and Lerwick is 663 miles.
The best way to get from Luton to Lerwick without a car is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 24h 28m and costs £170 - £360.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Luton to Lerwick, including transfers.
There are 82+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Luton, England and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Luton to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Farringdon, walk to Farringdon Without, 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 Luton to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via London St Pancras International, King's Cross, Edinburgh Waverley, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 24h 28m.
- 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 Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- 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 London City Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from London City Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from London City Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Luton Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from Luton Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from Luton Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from Luton Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–340
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
- 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 Luton Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from Luton Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from Luton Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from Luton Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–340
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–800
Flights from Luton Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from Luton Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from Luton Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Stevenage to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £140–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £220–320
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 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 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01509 815637
- talk@kinchbus.co.uk
- Website
- kinchbus.co.uk
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.kinchbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- greenline.co.uk
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.greenline.co.uk/timetables-search/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
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