There are 3 ways to get from Lyness to Houton by ferry, bus, or plane
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Ferry
best- Take the ferry from Lyness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Houton Orkney Ferry TerminalOf2
35 min£3–5Ferry, bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Lyness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal
- Take the bus from Bus Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Kirkwall (KOI)INV - KOI
13h 55m£232–406Ferry, bus to Lerwick, fly
- Take the ferry from Lyness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Take the bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminal
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Kirkwall (KOI)LSI - KOI
15h 49m
Lyness to Houton by ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyness to Houton is to ferry which costs £3 - £5 and takes 35 min.
The fastest way to get from Lyness to Houton is to ferry which takes 35 min and costs £3 - £5.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Lyness Orkney Ferry Terminal and arriving at Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 35 min.
The distance between Lyness and Houton is 6 miles.
The best way to get from Lyness to Houton without a car is to ferry which takes 35 min and costs £3 - £5.
The ferry from Lyness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal takes 35 min including transfers and departs hourly.
There are 162+ hotels available in Houton.
What companies run services between Lyness, Scotland and Houton, Scotland?
Orkney Ferries operates a ferry from Lyness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal hourly. Tickets cost £3–5 and the journey takes 35 min.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–260
Flights from Lerwick to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–300
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1856 872044
- info@orkneyferries.co.uk
- Website
- orkneyferries.co.uk
Ferry from Lyness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Houton Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- http://www.orkneyferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)800 688 8998
- sales@pentlandferries.co.uk
- Website
- pentlandferries.co.uk
Ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17
- Website
- https://pentlandferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–31
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £18–22
- Peak
- £26–31
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