There are 2 ways to get from Tromsø to Lerwick by ferry, bus, plane, taxi, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, bus, fly, taxi
best- Take the ferry from Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai to Harstad hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Take the bus from Harstad Byterminal to Harstad/Narvik lufthavnbus
- Fly from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) to Lerwick (LSI)plane EVE - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
28h 25mBus, night train, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Bromsgårdbus 100
- Take the nighttrain from Narvik stasjon to Norrköping Centralstationnighttrain Nt
- Take the bus from Norrköping to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
3d 16h£400–641
Tromsø to Lerwick by bus, foot, night train, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tromsø to Lerwick is to bus and night train and ferry which costs £400 - £650 and takes 3 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Tromsø to Lerwick is to bus and night train and ferry which takes 3 days 16h and costs £400 - £650.
The distance between Tromsø and Lerwick is 948 miles.
The best way to get from Tromsø to Lerwick without a car is to bus and night train and ferry which takes 3 days 16h and costs £400 - £650.
It takes approximately 28h 25m to get from Tromsø to Lerwick, including transfers.
Lerwick is 1h behind Tromsø. It is currently 7:36 AM in Tromsø and 6:36 AM in Lerwick.
There are 101+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Tromsø, Norway and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Tromsø to Lerwick. However, you can take the ferry to Harstad hurtigbåtkai, walk to Harstad Byterminal, take the bus to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn, walk to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), then take the taxi to Lerwick. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via Bromsgård, Narvik stasjon, Norrköping Centralstation, Norrköping, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, London Victoria, Union Square Bus Station, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 3d 16h.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Lerwick via Copenhagen, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £150–700
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Lerwick via Copenhagen, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £160–700
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Narvik stasjon to Norrköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £140–220
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Harstad Byterminal to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
- [email protected]
- Website
- torghatten-buss.no
Bus from Harstad Byterminal to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- Torghatten
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- Svipper
Bus from Harstad Byterminal to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Svipper
Bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Bromsgård
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Svipper
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Harstad Byterminal to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Norrköping to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- Svipper
Ferry from Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai to Harstad hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Svipper
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- £55–65
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