There are 4 ways to get from Scalloway to Aberdeen by bus, plane, ferry, or train
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Bus, fly to Aberdeen Airport
best- Take the bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LSI - ABZ
4h 53mFerry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
13h 44m£23–45Bus, fly to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Take the bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane LSI - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Aberdeentrain
6hBus, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LSI - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Aberdeentrain
7h 42m
Lerwick (LSI) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scalloway to Aberdeen is to ferry which costs £23 - £45 and takes 13h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Scalloway to Aberdeen is to ferry which takes 13h 44m and costs £23 - £45.
The distance between Scalloway and Aberdeen is 231 miles.
The best way to get from Scalloway to Aberdeen without a car is to ferry which takes 13h 44m and costs £23 - £45.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Scalloway to Aberdeen, including transfers.
There are 657+ hotels available in Aberdeen.
What companies run services between Scalloway, Scotland and Aberdeen, Scotland?
NorthLink Ferries operates a ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal twice daily. Tickets cost £23–45 and the journey takes 12h 30m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Lerwick to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–340
Flights from Lerwick to Aberdeen Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–340
Flights from Lerwick to Dundee Riverside Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £240–850
Flights from Lerwick to Dundee Riverside Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from Lerwick to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–380
Flights from Lerwick to Edinburgh Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–380
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- 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
- £230–270
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
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