There are 4 ways to get from Tallinn to Lerwick by ferry, plane, bus, or train
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Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Lerwick (LSI)plane HEL - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
14h 41mTrain, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Kitsekula to Kaisiadorystrain 182
- Take the train from Kaisiadorys to Marijampoletrain 1
- Take the bus from Marijampolė to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
3d 6h£275–529Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport, bus
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Lerwick (LSI)plane TLL - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
11h 24mBus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Žilinabus
- Take the bus from Žilina to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
3d 7h£325–563
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tallinn to Lerwick is to train and bus and ferry which costs £270 - £550 and takes 3 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Tallinn to Lerwick is to train and bus and ferry which takes 3 days 6h and costs £270 - £550.
The distance between Tallinn and Lerwick is 1000 miles.
The best way to get from Tallinn to Lerwick without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 3 days 6h and costs £270 - £550.
It takes approximately 14h 41m to get from Tallinn to Lerwick, including transfers.
Lerwick is 2h behind Tallinn. It is currently 4:19 AM in Tallinn and 2:19 AM in Lerwick.
There are 78+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Tallinn, Estonia and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Tallinn to Lerwick. However, you can take the ferry to Helsinki, walk to Länsiterm. T2, take the vehicle to Rautatieasema, walk to Helsinki, take the train to Lentoasema, walk to Helsinki Airport (HEL) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kitsekula to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via Kaisiadorys, Marijampole, Marijampolė, Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Sheffield, Sheffield, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 3d 6h.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lerwick via Copenhagen, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lerwick via Copenhagen, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lerwick via Copenhagen, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kitsekula to Kaisiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaisiadorys to Marijampole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Sheffield to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £140–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Marijampolė to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25–80
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Bus from Žilina to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Žilina
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
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