There are 2 ways to get from Orkney Islands to Shetland Islands by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Lerwick (LSI)plane KOI - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
- Take the bus from Esplanade to Road Endbus
5h 6mFerry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
9h 34m£18–35
Kirkwall (KOI) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Orkney Islands to Shetland Islands is to ferry which costs £18 - £35 and takes 9h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Orkney Islands to Shetland Islands is to ferry which takes 9h 34m and costs £18 - £35.
No, there is no direct ferry from Orkney Islands to Shetland Islands. However, there are services departing from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal and arriving at Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 34m.
The distance between Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands is 135 miles.
The best way to get from Orkney Islands to Shetland Islands without a car is to ferry which takes 9h 34m and costs £18 - £35.
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Orkney Islands to Shetland Islands, including transfers.
There are 101+ hotels available in Shetland Islands.
What companies run services between Orkney Islands, Scotland and Shetland Islands, Scotland?
NorthLink Ferries operates a ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal 6 times a week. Tickets cost £18–31 and the journey takes 8h 15m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
Bus from Esplanade to Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- 01957766766
- [email protected]
- Website
- rrobertsonandson.com
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
Bus from Esplanade to Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–31
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £18–22
- Peak
- £26–31
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