There are 8 ways to get from Middlesbrough to Lerwick by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lerwick (LSI)plane MAN - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
9h 30mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Queensferry Street to Union Square Bus Stationbus M92
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
23h 45m£62–111Train, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Darlington 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
22h 6m£102–285Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lerwick (LSI)plane EDI - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
7h 52mFly from Durham Tees Valley Airport, bus
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Lerwick (LSI)plane MME - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
10h 48mTrain, train to Glasgow Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Lerwick (LSI)plane GLA - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
8h 53mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Newcastletrain
- Take the train from Newcastle to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
22h 36m£114–277Train, ferry #2
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Newcastletrain
- Take the train from Morpeth to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
23h 12m£167–274
Middlesbrough to Lerwick by train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Middlesbrough to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £60 - £120 and takes 23h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Middlesbrough to Lerwick is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 22h 6m and costs £100 - £290.
The distance between Middlesbrough and Lerwick is 612 miles.
The best way to get from Middlesbrough to Lerwick without a car is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 22h 6m and costs £100 - £290.
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Middlesbrough to Lerwick, including transfers.
There are 82+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Middlesbrough, England and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Middlesbrough to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take a train from Middlesbrough to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via Darlington, Edinburgh Waverley, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 22h 6m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lerwick via Inverness, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–400
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–400
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,300
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–400
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- 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 Newcastle to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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 Newcastle to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Morpeth to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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 Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Middlesbrough to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Queensferry Street to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.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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