There are 3 ways to get from Lerwick to Ålesund by bus, plane, or ferry
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Bus, fly to Ålesund Airport, Vigra
best- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES)plane LSI - AES
8h 23mFerry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Korsegatabus
2d 23hkr 4,051–7,346Bus, fly to Molde Airport, Årø
- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Molde Airport, Årø (MOL)plane LSI - MOL
- Take the bus from Årøkryss Molde lufthavn to Kiperviktorget E136bus
21h 36m
Lerwick to Ålesund by ferry and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lerwick to Ålesund is to ferry and bus which costs kr 4000 - kr 7500 and takes 2 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Lerwick to Ålesund is to ferry and bus which takes 2 days 23h and costs kr 4000 - kr 7500.
The distance between Lerwick and Ålesund is 558 km.
The best way to get from Lerwick to Ålesund without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 2 days 23h and costs kr 4000 - kr 7500.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Lerwick to Ålesund, including transfers.
Ålesund is 1h ahead of Lerwick. It is currently 9:00 AM in Lerwick and 10:00 AM in Ålesund.
There are 281+ hotels available in Ålesund.
What companies run services between Lerwick, Scotland and Ålesund, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Lerwick to Ålesund. However, you can take the bus to Terminal, walk to Lerwick (LSI) airport, fly to Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES), walk to Ålesund lufthavn, then take the bus to Korsegata. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Korsegata via Aberdeen Ferry Terminal, Union Square Bus Station, London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Oslo bussterminal in around 2d 23h.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Lerwick to Ålesund Airport, Vigra via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,600–14,000
Flights from Lerwick to Ålesund Airport, Vigra via Aberdeen, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,700–9,500
Flights from Lerwick to Molde Airport, Årø via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,700–15,000
Flights from Lerwick to Molde Airport, Årø via Aberdeen, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,800–9,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lerwick to Ålesund Airport, Vigra via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,600–14,000
Flights from Lerwick to Ålesund Airport, Vigra via Edinburgh, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,700–12,000
Flights from Lerwick to Ålesund Airport, Vigra via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–9,000
Flights from Lerwick to Molde Airport, Årø via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,700–15,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lerwick to Ålesund Airport, Vigra via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–9,000
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
Bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Korsegata
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,200
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- +47 71 28 01 00
- Website
- frammr.no
Bus from Årøkryss Molde lufthavn to Kiperviktorget E136
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–270
- Website
- https://frammr.no/?sprak=3
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–550
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- kr 300–360
- Peak
- kr 470–550
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