There are 8 ways to get from Brighton to Lerwick by train, plane, taxi, ferry, or bus
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly, taxi
best- Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lerwick (LSI)plane LHR - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
7h 14m£255–582Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Preston Circus to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 025
- 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
31h 38m£94–173Train, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
23h 10m£215–386Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Lerwick (LSI)plane BHX - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
8h 35m£332–756Train, train to Norwich International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Brighton to Cambridgetrain
- Take the train from Cambridge to Norwichtrain
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Lerwick (LSI)plane NWI - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
12h 58m£394–937Fly from London Gatwick Airport, taxi
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lerwick (LSI)plane LGW - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
6h 16m£277–562Train, ferry
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
23h 37m£230–346Train, ferry #2
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
26h 16m£210–366
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brighton to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £90 - £180 and takes 31h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Brighton to Lerwick is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 16m and costs £270 - £600.
The distance between Brighton and Lerwick is 682 miles.
The best way to get from Brighton to Lerwick without a car is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 23h 10m and costs £210 - £390.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Brighton to Lerwick, including transfers.
There are 102+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Brighton, England and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Brighton to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Farringdon, walk to Farringdon Without, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), then take the taxi to Lerwick. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brighton to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via London St Pancras International, King's Cross, Edinburgh Waverley, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 23h 10m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £270–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–440
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–440
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £150–440
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £150–440
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Inverness, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–400
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Preston Circus to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- National Express
- 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
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
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- £55–65
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