There are 4 ways to get from Alicante to Lerwick by train, plane, taxi, bus, 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.
Train to Valencia Airport, fly, taxi
best- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Lerwick (LSI)plane VLC - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
13h 20m£197–537Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Lerwick (LSI)plane ALC - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
10h 5m£166–459Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station 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
2d 13h£213–357Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lerwick (LSI)plane MAD - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
12h 2m£190–543
Valencia Airport (VLC) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £210 - £360 and takes 2 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Lerwick is to fly and taxi which takes 10h 5m and costs £160 - £460.
The distance between Alicante and Lerwick is 1561 miles.
The best way to get from Alicante to Lerwick without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 2 days 13h and costs £210 - £360.
It takes approximately 13h 20m to get from Alicante to Lerwick, including transfers.
Lerwick is 1h behind Alicante. It is currently 7:25 AM in Alicante and 6:25 AM in Lerwick.
There are 103+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Alicante to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Estació del Nord, walk to Xàtiva, take the line 5 subway to Aeroport, walk to Valencia Airport (VLC) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), then take the taxi to Lerwick. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, London Victoria, Union Square Bus Station, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–440
Flights from Valencia Airport to Lerwick via London Heathrow, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–800
Flights from Valencia Airport to Lerwick via Nantes, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–440
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–440
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–420
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lerwick via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Valencia Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–440
Flights from Valencia Airport to Lerwick via Nantes, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–440
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Lerwick via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–440
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–420
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- £55–65
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