There are 5 ways to get from Tallinn to Lerwick by plane, bus, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Lerwick (LSI)plane TLL - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
9h 23mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
3d 1h£236–422Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Tallinn to Riia raudteejaamtrain 0
- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraalbus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
2d 21h£324–609Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly, bus
- 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
12h 52mBus to Riga International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Lerwick (LSI)plane RIX - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
16h 51m
Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tallinn to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £230 - £430 and takes 3 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Tallinn to Lerwick is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 21h and costs £320 - £650.
The distance between Tallinn and Lerwick is 941 miles.
The best way to get from Tallinn to Lerwick without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 21h and costs £320 - £650.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Tallinn to Lerwick, including transfers.
Lerwick is 2h behind Tallinn. It is currently 7:52 PM in Tallinn and 5:52 PM in Lerwick.
There are 34+ 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 line 2 bus to Lennujaam, walk to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tallinn to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via Riia raudteejaam, Rīgas SAO, Rotterdam Centraal, Rotterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–370
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lerwick via Stockholm, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–490
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lerwick via Copenhagen, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lerwick via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lerwick via Stockholm, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lerwick via Oslo, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–550
Flights from Riga International Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–370
Flights from Riga International Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from Riga International Airport to Lerwick via Oslo, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–490
Flights from Riga International Airport to Lerwick via Stockholm, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- klienditugi@elron.ee
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Tallinn to Riia raudteejaam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- £24–35
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Tallinn to Riia raudteejaam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £140–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–190
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–29
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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