There are 2 ways to get from Stromness to Brae by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly, bus, line 21 bus
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Lerwick (LSI)KOI - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Take the bus from Esplanade to Leisure Centre
6h 11mFerry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry TerminalNl2
11h 9m£22–41
Stromness to Brae by bus and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stromness to Brae is to ferry which costs £22 - £45 and takes 11h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Stromness to Brae is to ferry which takes 11h 9m and costs £22 - £45.
The distance between Stromness and Brae is 160 miles.
The best way to get from Stromness to Brae without a car is to ferry which takes 11h 9m and costs £22 - £45.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Stromness to Brae, including transfers.
There are 12+ hotels available in Brae.
What companies run services between Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland and Brae, Shetland Islands, Scotland?
NorthLink Ferries operates a ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal twice daily. Tickets cost £18–31 and the journey takes 8h 15m.
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- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–420
- 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/
Bus from Esplanade to Leisure Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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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