There are 3 ways to get from Portland to Lerwick by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly Portland International Airport to Lerwick, bus
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Lerwick (LSI)PDX - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
18h 1mFly Portland International Airport to Kirkwall, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Kirkwall (KOI)PDX - KOI
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
29h 36m£622–2,140Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Lerwick, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Tacoma
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Lerwick (LSI)SEA - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
23h 38m
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Lerwick is to fly and ferry which costs £600 - £2,200 and takes 29h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Lerwick is to fly and ferry which takes 29h 36m and costs £600 - £2,200.
The distance between Portland and Lerwick is 4500 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 1m to get from Portland to Lerwick, including transfers.
Lerwick is 8h ahead of Portland. It is currently 5:13 AM in Portland and 1:13 PM in Lerwick.
There are 72+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Portland to Lerwick. However, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take the train to Tacoma, walk to D St E & 25th St E, take the line 574 bus to SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2, walk to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square.
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- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lerwick via London Heathrow, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lerwick via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £650–2,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lerwick via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lerwick via Dublin, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–2,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lerwick via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–2,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lerwick via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lerwick via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via London Heathrow, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lerwick via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £650–2,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lerwick via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lerwick via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lerwick via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,400
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lerwick via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £650–2,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lerwick via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lerwick via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lerwick via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kirkwall via Calgary, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- +44 1950 477573
- jagdnicolson@btinternet.com
- Website
- nicolsonsgroup.com
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- JA+GD Nicolson
- 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
- +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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