There are 5 ways to get from Sumburgh to Bristol by plane, taxi, ferry, train, 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 to Bristol Airport
best- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LSI - BRS
4h 24m£235–563Taxi, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the taxi from Sumburgh to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminaltaxi
- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Millennium Pointbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to Bristol Bus Stationbus
26h 38m£144–214Taxi, ferry, train
- Take the taxi from Sumburgh to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminaltaxi
- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
23h 26m£317–479Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane LSI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
6h 33m£262–592Taxi, ferry, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Sumburgh to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminaltaxi
- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bus Stationbus 111 / ...
25h 41m£188–275
Lerwick (LSI) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sumburgh to Bristol is to taxi and ferry and bus which costs £140 - £220 and takes 26h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Sumburgh to Bristol is to fly which takes 4h 24m and costs £230 - £600.
The distance between Sumburgh and Bristol is 602 miles.
The best way to get from Sumburgh to Bristol without a car is to taxi and ferry and train which takes 23h 26m and costs £310 - £480.
It takes approximately 4h 24m to get from Sumburgh to Bristol, including transfers.
There are 2562+ hotels available in Bristol.
What companies run services between Sumburgh, Scotland and Bristol, England?
Loganair and easyJet fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Bristol Airport (BRS) 6 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lerwick to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–350
Flights from Lerwick to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–350
Flights from Lerwick to Bristol Airport via Kirkwall, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–350
Flights from Lerwick to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Lerwick to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Lerwick to Bristol Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–600
Flights from Lerwick to Bristol Airport via Kirkwall, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–600
Flights from Lerwick to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Lerwick to Birmingham Airport via Kirkwall, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £240–370
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £95–140
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- National Express
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 Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Millennium Point
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to Bristol Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- 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
- £23–45
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
Ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
Ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- £50–65
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