There are 5 ways to get from America to Fair Isle by train, plane, ferry, bus, or taxi
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly, ferry
best- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lerwick (LSI)plane AMS - LSI
- Take the ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminalferry
11h 37mBus, ferry, taxi
- Take the bus from Eindhoven 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
- 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
44h 39mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, ferry
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lerwick (LSI)plane DUS - LSI
- Take the ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminalferry
15h 14mFly from Weeze Airport, ferry
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Lerwick (LSI)plane NRN - LSI
- Take the ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminalferry
17h 37mTrain, bus, ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central 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
- 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
47h 14m
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between America and Fair Isle is 710 miles.
The best way to get from America to Fair Isle without a car is to bus and ferry and taxi which takes 44h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 37m to get from America to Fair Isle, including transfers.
Fair Isle is 1h behind America. It is currently 8:44 PM in America and 7:44 PM in Fair Isle.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Fair Isle, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from America to Fair Isle. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Eindhoven Centraal, walk to Eindhoven Station, take the bus to London Victoria, take the bus to Union Square Bus Station, 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
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–470
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Weeze Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–420
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lerwick via Inverness, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–470
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–470
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lerwick via Birmingham, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–480
Flights from Weeze Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–420
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Eurobahn
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Eindhoven Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Website
- Shetland Ferries
Ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Shetland Ferries
Ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Shetland Ferries
Ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Shetland Ferries
Ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Shetland Ferries
Ferry from Grutness Shetland Ferry Terminal to Fair Isle Shetland Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Shetland Ferries
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- £50–65
Allied Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 690 069
- Website
- shetlandtaxis.co.uk
Boddam Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1950 460 111
J R Nisbet
- Phone
- +44 1957 702 231
Sinclair's Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 696 060
- Website
- sinclairstaxis.co.uk
Sixty-Fifty Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 69 60 50
Allied Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 690 069
- Website
- shetlandtaxis.co.uk
Boddam Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1950 460 111
J R Nisbet
- Phone
- +44 1957 702 231
Sinclair's Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 696 060
- Website
- sinclairstaxis.co.uk
Sixty-Fifty Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 69 60 50
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