There are 10 ways to get from Lerwick to Brighton by taxi, plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Taxi, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Take the taxi from Lerwick to Lerwick (LSI)taxi
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LSI - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Brightontrain
6h 30m£244–576Ferry, 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 Preston Circusbus 025
30h 10m£94–178Ferry, train via Edinburgh
- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brightontrain
21h 57m£220–398Taxi, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Lerwick to Lerwick (LSI)taxi
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane LSI - LCY
- Take the train from London Bridge to Brightontrain
7h 34m£262–724Taxi, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Lerwick to Lerwick (LSI)taxi
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane LSI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Brightontrain
8h 41m£366–735Taxi, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Lerwick to Lerwick (LSI)taxi
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane LSI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brightontrain
8h 10m£332–760Taxi, fly to Norwich International Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Lerwick to Lerwick (LSI)taxi
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Norwich International Airport (NWI)plane LSI - NWI
- Take the train from Norwich to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Brightontrain
12h 54m£378–875Taxi, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the taxi from Lerwick to Lerwick (LSI)taxi
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane LSI - LGW
5h 23m£277–553Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brightontrain
22h 19m£220–348Ferry, train #2
- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brightontrain
24h 59m£220–368
Lerwick to Brighton by ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lerwick to Brighton is to ferry and bus which costs £90 - £180 and takes 30h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Lerwick to Brighton is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 23m and costs £270 - £600.
The distance between Lerwick and Brighton is 682 miles.
The best way to get from Lerwick to Brighton without a car is to ferry and train via Edinburgh which takes 21h 57m and costs £220 - £400.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Lerwick to Brighton, including transfers.
There are 1805+ hotels available in Brighton.
What companies run services between Lerwick, Scotland and Brighton, England?
There is no direct connection from Lerwick to Brighton. However, you can take the taxi to Lerwick (LSI) airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), walk to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, take the train to Farringdon Without, walk to Farringdon, then take the train to Brighton. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Brighton via Aberdeen Ferry Terminal, Aberdeen, Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, and London St Pancras Intl in around 21h 57m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lerwick to London Heathrow Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–430
Flights from Lerwick to London Heathrow Airport via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £260–390
Flights from Lerwick to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–430
Flights from Lerwick to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–430
Flights from Lerwick to London Heathrow Airport via Kirkwall, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–430
Flights from Lerwick to London City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Lerwick to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Lerwick to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £320–550
Flights from Lerwick to Southampton Airport via Aberdeen, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £320–550
Flights from Lerwick to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–650
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Kirkwall, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lerwick to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Lerwick to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Lerwick to Birmingham Airport via Kirkwall, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–350
Flights from Lerwick to London Gatwick Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Lerwick to London Gatwick Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Lerwick to London Gatwick Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Lerwick to London Gatwick Airport via Kirkwall, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Lerwick to London Gatwick Airport via Kirkwall, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Lerwick to London Gatwick Airport via Kirkwall, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Lerwick to London Gatwick Airport via Kirkwall, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Lerwick to London Heathrow Airport via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £260–390
Flights from Lerwick to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £320–550
Flights from Lerwick to Southampton Airport via Aberdeen, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £320–550
Flights from Lerwick to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–650
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Kirkwall, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lerwick to London City Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–800
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Edinburgh, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–1,100
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–1,000
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Aberdeen to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £170–250
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £170–270
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- Southern
Train from Southampton Central to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Norwich to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Preston Circus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
Ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
Ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
Ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- £55–65
Allied Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 690 069
- Website
- shetlandtaxis.co.uk
Boddam Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1950 460 111
J R Nisbet
- Phone
- +44 1957 702 231
Sinclair's Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 696 060
- Website
- sinclairstaxis.co.uk
Sixty-Fifty Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 69 60 50
Allied Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 690 069
- Website
- shetlandtaxis.co.uk
Boddam Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1950 460 111
J R Nisbet
- Phone
- +44 1957 702 231
Sinclair's Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 696 060
- Website
- sinclairstaxis.co.uk
Sixty-Fifty Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 69 60 50
Allied Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 690 069
- Website
- shetlandtaxis.co.uk
Boddam Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1950 460 111
J R Nisbet
- Phone
- +44 1957 702 231
Sinclair's Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 696 060
- Website
- sinclairstaxis.co.uk
Sixty-Fifty Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 69 60 50
Allied Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 690 069
- Website
- shetlandtaxis.co.uk
Boddam Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1950 460 111
J R Nisbet
- Phone
- +44 1957 702 231
Sinclair's Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 696 060
- Website
- sinclairstaxis.co.uk
Sixty-Fifty Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 69 60 50
Allied Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 690 069
- Website
- shetlandtaxis.co.uk
Boddam Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1950 460 111
J R Nisbet
- Phone
- +44 1957 702 231
Sinclair's Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 696 060
- Website
- sinclairstaxis.co.uk
Sixty-Fifty Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 69 60 50
Allied Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 690 069
- Website
- shetlandtaxis.co.uk
Boddam Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1950 460 111
J R Nisbet
- Phone
- +44 1957 702 231
Sinclair's Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 696 060
- Website
- sinclairstaxis.co.uk
Sixty-Fifty Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 69 60 50
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