There are 3 ways to get from Shetland Islands to Ålesund by bus, plane, or ferry
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Bus, fly to Ålesund Airport, Vigra
best- Take the bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES)plane LSI - AES
8h 44mFerry, 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 4,504–7,817Bus, fly to Molde Airport, Årø
- Take the bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Molde Airport, Årø (MOL)plane LSI - MOL
- Take the bus from Årøkryss Molde lufthavn to Kiperviktorget E136bus
14h 32m
Lerwick (LSI) to Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shetland Islands to Ålesund is to ferry and bus which costs kr 4500 - kr 8000 and takes 2 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Shetland Islands to Ålesund is to ferry and bus which takes 2 days 23h and costs kr 4500 - kr 8000.
The distance between Shetland Islands and Ålesund is 592 km.
The best way to get from Shetland Islands to Ålesund without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 2 days 23h and costs kr 4500 - kr 8000.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Shetland Islands to Ålesund, including transfers.
Ålesund is 1h ahead of Shetland Islands. It is currently 12:12 PM in Shetland Islands and 1:12 PM in Ålesund.
There are 277+ hotels available in Ålesund.
What companies run services between Shetland Islands, Scotland and Ålesund, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Shetland Islands to Ålesund. However, you can take the taxi to Viking Bus Station, 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 vehicle from Shetland Islands to Korsegata via Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal, 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 4,300–14,000
Flights from Lerwick to Ålesund Airport, Vigra via Aberdeen, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,600–9,000
Flights from Lerwick to Molde Airport, Årø via Aberdeen, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,600–9,500
Flights from Lerwick to Molde Airport, Årø via Edinburgh, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–8,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lerwick to Ålesund Airport, Vigra via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,300–14,000
Flights from Lerwick to Ålesund Airport, Vigra via Edinburgh, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–11,000
Flights from Lerwick to Molde Airport, Årø via Edinburgh, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–8,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lerwick to Ålesund Airport, Vigra via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–9,000
- Phone
- 01957766766
- [email protected]
- Website
- R. Robertson & Son Ltd
Bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- R. Robertson & Son Ltd
Bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- R. Robertson & Son Ltd
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- J+DS Halcrow
Bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- J+DS Halcrow
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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
- kr 750–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,600
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Korsegata
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,100
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- +47 71 28 01 00
- Website
- Fram
Bus from Årøkryss Molde lufthavn to Kiperviktorget E136
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–270
- Website
- Fram
- 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
- kr 290–550
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- kr 290–360
- Peak
- kr 470–550
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