There are 7 ways to get from Rugby to Lerwick by plane, taxi, train, 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.
Fly from Birmingham Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Lerwick (LSI)plane BHX - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
5h 33m£282–632Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Asda to Union Square Bus Stationbus Ukn11
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
30h 25m£80–141Train, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Rugby to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
24h 32m£168–328Train to Manchester Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Rugby to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lerwick (LSI)plane MAN - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
7h 3m£282–615Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Rugby to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lerwick (LSI)plane LHR - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
6h 58m£227–604Train, ferry
- Take the train from Rugby to Tamworthtrain
- Take the train from Tamworth High Level to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
24h 59m£224–376Train, ferry #2
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Aberdeentrain London Euston - Inverness
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
25h 43m£128–212
Rugby to Lerwick by train, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rugby to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £80 - £150 and takes 30h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Rugby to Lerwick is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 33m and costs £280 - £650.
The distance between Rugby and Lerwick is 565 miles.
The best way to get from Rugby to Lerwick without a car is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 24h 32m and costs £160 - £330.
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Rugby to Lerwick, including transfers.
There are 103+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Rugby, England and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Rugby to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Intl Rail Station, take the vehicle to Birmingham International Airport, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), then take the taxi to Lerwick. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rugby to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via Crewe, Haymarket, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 24h 32m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- 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 Manchester Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £410–490
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lerwick via Belfast City, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £410–490
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £410–490
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 Airport, 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
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £410–490
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £410–490
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Rugby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–60
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–65
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Rugby to Tamworth
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Tamworth
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Tamworth High Level to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £190–300
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £95–140
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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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