There are 2 ways to get from Rousay to Tingwall by ferry, plane, or bus
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Ferry, fly, bus
best- Take the ferry from Rousay Orkney Ferry Terminal to Tingwall Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Lerwick (LSI)KOI - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
5h 52mFerry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Rousay Orkney Ferry Terminal to Tingwall Orkney Ferry TerminalOf3
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry TerminalNl2
9h 57m£49–75
Kirkwall (KOI) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rousay to Tingwall is to ferry which costs £45 - £75 and takes 9h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Rousay to Tingwall is to ferry which takes 9h 57m and costs £45 - £75.
The distance between Rousay and Tingwall is 141 miles.
The best way to get from Rousay to Tingwall without a car is to ferry which takes 9h 57m and costs £45 - £75.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Rousay to Tingwall, including transfers.
There are 82+ hotels available in Tingwall.
What companies run services between Rousay, Scotland and Tingwall, Shetland Islands, Scotland?
You can take a ferry from Rousay Orkney Ferry Terminal to Junction via Tingwall Orkney Ferry Terminal, Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal, Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal, and Shetland Hotel in around 9h 57m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- 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 (0)1856 872044
- info@orkneyferries.co.uk
- Website
- orkneyferries.co.uk
Ferry from Rousay Orkney Ferry Terminal to Tingwall Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Orkney Ferries
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Esplanade Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–31
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £18–22
- Peak
- £26–31
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