There are 8 ways to get from Newark on Trent to Lerwick by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Newark Castle to Derby
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Lerwick (LSI)BHX - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
8h 55mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Union Square Bus StationUkn11
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry TerminalNl2
27h 30m£63–118Train, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Newark North Gate to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry TerminalNl2
22h 32m£91–222Train to Manchester Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lerwick (LSI)MAN - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
13h 56mTrain to Edinburgh Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Newark North Gate to Edinburgh Waverley
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lerwick (LSI)EDI - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
8h 57mTrain, train to Norwich International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Newark North Gate to Peterborough
- Take the train from Peterborough to Norwich
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Lerwick (LSI)NWI - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
15hTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Newark North Gate to AberdeenLondon Kings Cross - Aberdeen / ...
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry TerminalNl2
22h 38m£123–187Train, ferry #2
- Take the train from Newark Castle to Derby
- Take the train from Derby to Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry TerminalNl2
24h 40m£174–300
Newark on Trent to Lerwick by bus, train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newark on Trent to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £60 - £120 and takes 27h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Newark on Trent to Lerwick is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 22h 32m and costs £90 - £230.
The distance between Newark on Trent and Lerwick is 627 miles.
The best way to get from Newark on Trent to Lerwick without a car is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 22h 32m and costs £90 - £230.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Newark on Trent to Lerwick, including transfers.
There are 81+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Newark on Trent, England and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Newark on Trent to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Derby, 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, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Castle Gate to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal via North Gate station, Newark North Gate, Edinburgh Waverley, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen in around 22h 32m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–460
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–460
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £220–460
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lerwick via Inverness, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–380
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–700
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–460
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £220–460
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–380
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,300
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Newark Castle to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–65
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Newark North Gate to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £14–22
Train from Peterborough to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newark North Gate to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newark North Gate to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newark North Gate to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £95–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newark North Gate to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £280–330
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–290
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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 Broad Marsh Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
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