There are 9 ways to get from Whitchurch to Lerwick by plane, taxi, train, ferry, 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 from Manchester Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lerwick (LSI)plane MAN - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
7h 14m£257–576Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Sainsbury's to Chester Bus Interchangebus 41
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 830
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
27h 4m£91–163Train, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Crewe to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
23h 43m£151–277Train to Birmingham Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Crewe to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Lerwick (LSI)plane BHX - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
7h 24m£293–672Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Whitchurch (Shrops) to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Lerwick (LSI)plane BRS - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
9h 4m£333–748Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Crewe to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lerwick (LSI)plane EDI - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
8h 10m£310–692Train to Glasgow Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Crewe to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Lerwick (LSI)plane GLA - LSI
- Take the taxi from Lerwick (LSI) to Lerwicktaxi
8h 5m£373–697Train, ferry
- Take the train from Crewe to Aberdeentrain London Euston - Inverness
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
24h 31m£111–182Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Whitchurch (Shrops) to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Aberdeen Union Streetbus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
25h 30m£114–208
Whitchurch to Lerwick by train, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Whitchurch to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £90 - £170 and takes 27h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Whitchurch to Lerwick is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 14m and costs £250 - £600.
The distance between Whitchurch and Lerwick is 517 miles.
The best way to get from Whitchurch to Lerwick without a car is to train and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 23h 43m and costs £150 - £280.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Whitchurch to Lerwick, including transfers.
There are 103+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Whitchurch, Shropshire, England and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Whitchurch to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Crewe, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), then take the taxi to Lerwick. Alternatively, you can take a train from Whitchurch (Shrops) to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via Crewe, Haymarket, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 23h 43m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £410–490
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £410–490
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £80–410
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–410
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lerwick via Inverness, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–410
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–420
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Whitchurch (Shrops) to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Whitchurch (Shrops) to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Haymarket to Aberdeen Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 01782 332337
- [email protected]
- Website
- D&G Bus
Bus from Sainsbury's to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- D&G Bus
- SIngle Ticket One way
- £3
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- £55–65
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