There are 4 ways to get from Zurich to Lerwick by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly from Zurich Airport, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lerwick (LSI)plane ZRH - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
10h 22mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus 299
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon 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
47h 15m£113–207Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Strasbourgbus N99 / ...
- Take the bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
38h 49m£184–577Train to Basel, fly, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lerwick (LSI)plane BSL - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
12h 1m
Zurich to Lerwick by bus, train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £110 - £210 and takes 47h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Lerwick is to bus and train and ferry which takes 38h 49m and costs £180 - £600.
The distance between Zurich and Lerwick is 987 miles.
The best way to get from Zurich to Lerwick without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 38h 49m and costs £180 - £600.
It takes approximately 10h 22m to get from Zurich to Lerwick, including transfers.
Lerwick is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 12:43 PM in Zurich and 11:43 AM in Lerwick.
There are 82+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Zurich to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station, Lille - Europe Train Station, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 38h 49m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £90–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Basel to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
Flights from Basel to Lerwick via Frankfurt, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Basel to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–700
Flights from Basel to Lerwick via Edinburgh, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
Flights from Basel to Lerwick via London Gatwick, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Basel to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–700
Flights from Basel to Lerwick via Edinburgh, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
Flights from Basel to Lerwick via London Gatwick, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
- 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
- £95–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- 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/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
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