There are 7 ways to get from Sumburgh to London by plane, taxi, ferry, train, or bus
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Fly to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LSI - LHR
3h 59m£171–467Taxi, 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 London Victoriabus
27h 26m£132–199Taxi, 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 King's Crosstrain
21h 22m£257–359Fly to London City Airport
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane LSI - LCY
4h 36m£157–588Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane LSI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
5h 46m£251–601Fly to Norwich International Airport, train
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Norwich International Airport (NWI)plane LSI - NWI
- Take the train from Norwich to London Liverpool Streettrain
10h 7m£305–775Taxi, ferry, train via London Euston
- 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 London Eustontrain
23h 51m£247–389
Lerwick (LSI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumburgh to London is to taxi and ferry and bus which costs £130 - £200 and takes 27h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Sumburgh to London is to fly which takes 3h 59m and costs £170 - £470.
The distance between Sumburgh and London is 600 miles.
The best way to get from Sumburgh to London without a car is to taxi and ferry and train which takes 21h 22m and costs £250 - £360.
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from Sumburgh to London, including transfers.
There are 21530+ hotels available in London.
What companies run services between Sumburgh, Scotland and London, England?
Loganair and British Airways fly from Lerwick (LSI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lerwick to London Heathrow Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–440
Flights from Lerwick to London Heathrow Airport via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £290–400
Flights from Lerwick to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–440
Flights from Lerwick to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–440
Flights from Lerwick to London Heathrow Airport via Kirkwall, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–440
Flights from Lerwick to London Heathrow Airport via Kirkwall, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–440
Flights from Lerwick to London City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Lerwick to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Lerwick to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Kirkwall, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Lerwick to London Heathrow Airport via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £290–400
Flights from Lerwick to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Kirkwall, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lerwick to London City Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £160–850
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Edinburgh, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–1,100
Flights from Lerwick to Norwich International Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
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
Flights from Lerwick to Birmingham Airport via Kirkwall, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–370
Train from Aberdeen to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £180–250
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £170–280
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Norwich to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- 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
- £55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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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