There are 7 ways to get from Bristol to Lerwick by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Lerwick (LSI)plane BHX - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
8h 1mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Newhall Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
28h 21m£82–154Train, ferry
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Aberdeentrain Plymouth - Aberdeen / ...
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
25h 17m£333–480Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lerwick (LSI)plane LHR - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
7h 57mTrain to Southampton Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Lerwick (LSI)plane SOU - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
8h 22mFly from Bristol Airport, bus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Lerwick (LSI)plane BRS - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
6h 29mBus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 111 / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
28h 8m£166–307
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £80 - £160 and takes 28h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Lerwick is to train and ferry which takes 25h 17m and costs £330 - £480.
The distance between Bristol and Lerwick is 642 miles.
The best way to get from Bristol to Lerwick without a car is to train and ferry which takes 25h 17m and costs £330 - £480.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Bristol to Lerwick, including transfers.
There are 98+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Bristol to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Birmingham New Street, take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Intl Rail Station, take the vehicle to Birmingham International Airport, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bristol Temple Meads to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via Aberdeen and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 25h 17m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- 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, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £290–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Inverness, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from Southampton Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–500
Flights from Southampton Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–350
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lerwick via Inverness, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–350
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- 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 London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £290–400
Flights from Southampton Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–350
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lerwick via Inverness, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–350
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £300–430
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- 01957766766
- [email protected]
- Website
- rrobertsonandson.com
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- 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
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
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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