There are 7 ways to get from Copenhagen to Lerwick by train, plane, taxi, ferry, or bus
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Train to Billund Airport, fly, taxi
best- Take the train from København H to Vejle St.train
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Lerwick (LSI)plane BLL - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
12h 7m£220–733Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 173 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof 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 6h£179–307Train, ferry
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbftrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal 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
40h 33m£425–817Train, bus, ferry via Amsterdam
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbftrain Rj / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Stationbus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
44h 58m£398–673Fly from Copenhagen Airport, taxi
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Lerwick (LSI)plane CPH - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
8h 38m£426–668Train to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Lerwick (LSI)plane GOT - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
14h 19m£195–574Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbftrain Rj / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Royal Well Bus Stationbus 444 / ...
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
2d 6h£391–697
Billund Airport (BLL) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Copenhagen to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £170 - £310 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Copenhagen to Lerwick is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 38m and costs £420 - £700.
The distance between Copenhagen and Lerwick is 681 miles.
The best way to get from Copenhagen to Lerwick without a car is to train and ferry which takes 40h 33m and costs £420 - £850.
It takes approximately 12h 7m to get from Copenhagen to Lerwick, including transfers.
Lerwick is 1h behind Copenhagen. It is currently 1:42 AM in Copenhagen and 12:42 AM in Lerwick.
There are 101+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Copenhagen, Denmark and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Copenhagen to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Vejle St., walk to Vejle Trafikcenter, take the bus to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport, walk to Billund Airport (BLL) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), then take the taxi to Lerwick. Alternatively, you can take a train from Koebenhavn H to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via Hamburg Hbf, Hamburg-Harburg, Amsterdam Centraal, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 40h 33m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Billund Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–800
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £95–420
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–750
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Vejle St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £47–51
- Website
- Grand Bus
- 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
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
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
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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