There are 4 ways to get from Wick to Sumburgh by ferry, plane, bus, or 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 to Kirkwall, fly
best- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Lerwick (LSI)plane KOI - LSI
6h 8m£173–731Bus, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Town Hall to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Lerwick (LSI)plane ABZ - LSI
9h 14m£151–459Fly from Wick John O' Groats Airport
- Fly from Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC) to Lerwick (LSI)plane WIC - LSI
4h 25m£250–800Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Town Hall to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Lerwick (LSI)plane INV - LSI
7h£207–560
Kirkwall (KOI) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wick to Sumburgh is to ferry and fly which costs £170 - £750 and takes 6h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Wick to Sumburgh is to fly which takes 4h 25m and costs £250 - £800.
The distance between Wick and Sumburgh is 155 miles.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Wick to Sumburgh, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Wick John O' Groats Airport Airport to Lerwick Airport. The quickest flight takes 10h 25m and has one stopover.
World Ticket and Loganair offer flights from Wick John O' Groats Airport Airport to Lerwick Airport.
There are 98+ hotels available in Sumburgh.
What companies run services between Wick, Scotland and Sumburgh, Scotland?
World Ticket and Loganair fly from Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC) to Lerwick (LSI) 6 times a week.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–700
Flights from Wick John O' Groats Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–800
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lerwick via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–340
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–360
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Town Hall to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Town Hall to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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