There are 8 ways to get from Ely to Lerwick by train, plane, taxi, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Norwich International Airport, fly, taxi
best- Take the train from Ely to Norwichtrain
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Lerwick (LSI)plane NWI - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
9h 51m£311–1,410Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Parkside to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 777
- Take the bus from Asda to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
32h 1m£94–162Train, ferry
- Take the train from Ely to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
24h£179–287Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Ely to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lerwick (LSI)plane LHR - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
7h 34m£239–582Train to London City Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Ely to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Lerwick (LSI)plane LCY - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
8h 36m£254–731Train to Birmingham Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Ely to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Lerwick (LSI)plane BHX - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
8h£331–700Train, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Ely to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough 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
24h 19m£168–312Train, ferry via Sheffield
- Take the train from Ely to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
26h 19m£251–393
Ely to Lerwick by train, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ely to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £90 - £170 and takes 32h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Ely to Lerwick is to train and fly and taxi which takes 7h 34m and costs £230 - £600.
The distance between Ely and Lerwick is 594 miles.
The best way to get from Ely to Lerwick without a car is to train and ferry which takes 24h and costs £170 - £290.
It takes approximately 9h 51m to get from Ely to Lerwick, including transfers.
There are 103+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Ely, England and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Ely to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Norwich, walk to Railway Station, take the bus to Castle Meadow, take the bus to Passenger Terminal, walk to Norwich International Airport (NWI) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), then take the taxi to Lerwick. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ely to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via Peterborough, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 24h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £650–2,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lerwick via Inverness, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–450
Flights from London City Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from London City Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from London City Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from London City Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Inverness, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–420
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £650–2,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Inverness, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,300
Flights from London City Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Ely to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Ely to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Ely to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Ely to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Ely to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Ely to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Ely to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Ely to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Ely to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Ely to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Sheffield to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £170–260
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £140–210
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Ely to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Ely to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Northern
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Parkside to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Asda to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- Once 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
- Once 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
- Once 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
- Once 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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