There are 5 ways to get from Dingwall to Shetland Islands by plane, taxi, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Lerwick (LSI)plane INV - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Shetland Islandstaxi
5h 42m£332–720Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Aberdeen Union Streetbus Ember
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
21h 8m£80–129Train, ferry
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain Inverness - Aberdeen / ...
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
20h 28m£96–192Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Lerwick (LSI)plane ABZ - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Shetland Islandstaxi
7h 57m£229–569Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lerwick (LSI)plane EDI - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Shetland Islandstaxi
9h 3m£304–623
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dingwall to Shetland Islands is to bus and ferry which costs £80 - £130 and takes 21h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Dingwall to Shetland Islands is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 42m and costs £330 - £750.
The distance between Dingwall and Shetland Islands is 257 miles.
The best way to get from Dingwall to Shetland Islands without a car is to train and ferry which takes 20h 28m and costs £95 - £200.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Dingwall to Shetland Islands, including transfers.
There are 102+ hotels available in Shetland Islands.
What companies run services between Dingwall, Scotland and Shetland Islands, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Dingwall to Shetland Islands. However, you can take the bus to Bus Station Stance 1, walk to Inverness, take the train to Inverness Airport, walk to Inverness Airport station, take the bus to Terminal Building, walk to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), then take the taxi to Shetland Islands. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hill Street to Shetland Islands via Bus Station Stance 1, Inverness, Aberdeen, Aberdeen Ferry Terminal, and Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal in around 20h 28m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lerwick via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–600
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–370
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–400
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Aberdeen Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- £85–110
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