There are 5 ways to get from Madrid to Lerwick by plane, bus, train, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly to Lerwick, bus
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lerwick (LSI)plane MAD - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
12h 21mBus, ferry via Madrid - South Station
cheapest- Take the bus from Madrid - South Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoriabus
- 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
2d 10h£101–361Train, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
2d 6h£266–1,081Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Madrid to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoriabus
- 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
2d 9h£103–352Fly to Aberdeen Airport, ferry
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAD - ABZ
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry
24h 17m£108–297
Madrid to Lerwick by train, foot, car ferry, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Lerwick is to fly and ferry which costs £100 - £300 and takes 24h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Lerwick is to fly and ferry which takes 24h 17m and costs £100 - £300.
The distance between Madrid and Lerwick is 1385 miles.
The best way to get from Madrid to Lerwick without a car is to train and car ferry and ferry which takes 2 days 6h and costs £260 - £1,100.
It takes approximately 12h 21m to get from Madrid to Lerwick, including transfers.
Lerwick is 1h behind Madrid. It is currently 2:23 AM in Madrid and 1:23 AM in Lerwick.
There are 82+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Madrid to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, walk to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid Chamartín to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via Santander, Santander, Plymouth, Plymouth, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–360
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–360
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–340
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–360
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–400
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Plymouth to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £140–350
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- 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/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Madrid - South Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £27–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Madrid - South Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £65–85
- Car
- £200–290
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
- 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
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