There are 2 ways to get from Lerwick to Orkney Islands by taxi, plane, or ferry
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Lerwick to Orkney Islands by ferry
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The cheapest way to get from Lerwick to Orkney Islands is to ferry which costs £18 - £35 and takes 6h.
The fastest way to get from Lerwick to Orkney Islands is to taxi and fly which takes 1h 36m and costs £230 - £700.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal and arriving at Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal. Services depart four times a week, and operate Wednesday and Friday. The journey takes approximately 6h.
The distance between Lerwick and Orkney Islands is 116 miles.
The best way to get from Lerwick to Orkney Islands without a car is to ferry which takes 6h and costs £18 - £35.
It takes approximately 1h 36m to get from Lerwick to Orkney Islands, including transfers.
There are 232+ hotels available in Orkney Islands.
What companies run services between Lerwick, Scotland and Orkney Islands, Scotland?
NorthLink Ferries operates a ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal 4 times a week. Tickets cost £18–31 and the journey takes 6h.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Lerwick to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–600
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–31
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £18–22
- Peak
- £26–31
- 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
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