There are 2 ways to get from Wareham to Fair Isle by train, plane, ferry, or taxi
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Train, fly, ferry
best- Take the train from Wareham to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Lerwick (LSI)plane SOU - LSI
- Take the ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminalferry
13h 39mTrain, ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the taxi from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminaltaxi
- Take the ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminalferry Sf7
33h 26m
Southampton Airport (SOU) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Wareham and Fair Isle is 696 miles.
The best way to get from Wareham to Fair Isle without a car is to train and ferry and taxi which takes 33h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 39m to get from Wareham to Fair Isle, including transfers.
What companies run services between Wareham, England and Fair Isle, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Wareham to Fair Isle. However, you can take the train to Southampton Airport Parkway, walk to Southampton Airport (SOU) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, take the line 6 bus to Pier, walk to Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the train to Bournemouth, take the train to Birmingham New Street, take the train to Aberdeen, walk to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal, take the ferry to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal, take the taxi to Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminal.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–550
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Wareham to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £220–240
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Website
- shetland.gov.uk
Ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- http://www.shetland.gov.uk/ferries/timetable.asp
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- £50–65
Sixty-Fifty Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 69 60 50
Sinclair's Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 696 060
- Website
- sinclairstaxis.co.uk
J R Nisbet
- Phone
- +44 1957 702 231
Boddam Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1950 460 111
Allied Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 690 069
- Website
- shetlandtaxis.co.uk
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