There are 3 ways to get from Shetland Islands to Tallinn by bus, plane, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Helsinki Airport, ferry
best- Take the bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane LSI - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
15h 50mBus, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Take the bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane LSI - TLL
11h 44mBus, fly to Riga International Airport
- Take the bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LSI - RIX
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Stationbus
17h 22m
Lerwick (LSI) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Shetland Islands and Tallinn is 1626 km.
It takes approximately 15h 50m to get from Shetland Islands to Tallinn, including transfers.
Tallinn is 2h ahead of Shetland Islands. It is currently 7:51 PM in Shetland Islands and 9:51 PM in Tallinn.
There are 1339+ hotels available in Tallinn.
What companies run services between Shetland Islands, Scotland and Tallinn, Estonia?
There is no direct connection from Shetland Islands to Tallinn. However, you can take the bus to Viking Bus Station, take the bus to Terminal, walk to Lerwick (LSI) airport, fly to Helsinki Airport (HEL), walk to Lentoasema, take the train to Helsinki, walk to Päärautatieasema, take the line 9 vehicle to Länsiterminaali 2, walk to Helsinki Terminal 2, then take the ferry to Tallinn. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Viking Bus Station, take the bus to Terminal, walk to Lerwick (LSI) airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL), walk to Lennujaam, then take the bus to Keskturg.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lerwick to Helsinki Airport via Aberdeen, Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Lerwick to Lennart Meri International Airport via Aberdeen, Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Lerwick to Riga International Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Lerwick to Riga International Airport via Kirkwall, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lerwick to Helsinki Airport via Aberdeen, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Lerwick to Lennart Meri International Airport via Aberdeen, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Lerwick to Helsinki Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Lerwick to Riga International Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lerwick to Riga International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
Bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
Bus from Viking Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- €20–30
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