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Aberdeen
Lerwick
Ferry to Shetland Islands
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The Aberdeen to Lerwick ferry route is provided by 1 operator and is available for booking all year round. The ferry crossing from Aberdeen to Lerwick takes approximately 12 hours and 30 minutes on ferries servicing this route. Aberdeen to Lerwick ferry duration can range between 12 hours 30 minutes and 13 hours depending on the operator that you decide to travel with.
| Aberdeen - Lerwick Route summary | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Geo Route | UK - UK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operators | Northlink Ferries | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Price | £186* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Daily Sailings | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Weekly Sailings | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Sailing Duration | 13h 21m | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fastest Sailing Duration | 12h 30m | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 189.6 nautical miles | ||||||||||||||||||||
The first ferry leaves at approximately 17:00 and the last ferry leaves at approximately 19:00. Ferry schedules can vary by operator and season.
Prices subject to change, pricing representative of searches over last 30 days.
The Granite City, as Aberdeen is sometimes called is located in the north east of Scotland, and is Scotland's third most populous city. The city's two universities help to make the city a lively place to spend time. The city also plays an important role in the North Sea oil industry with the city's heliport being one of the busiest in the world.
Aberdeen has a long sandy beach located between the River Dee and the River Don. To the south of the River Dee there are steep rocky cliff faces with pebbly beaches and deep inlets. The area is good for rock climbing and a result of some of the granite outcrops having been quarried in the past.
The city's harbour started out as a fishing port and then moved on to steam trawlers and the oil industry. it is now a major port of departure for the Baltic and Scandinavia with major exports including fertiliser, granite, and chemicals.
Lerwick is a town and port, and capital, of the Shetland Islands which are located roughly 160 km off the north coast of Scotland, 340 km to the north of the city of Aberdeen and 370 km to the west of Bergen in Norway. The town takes its name from the Old Norse and its descendent, Norn, which was spoken in Shetland until the middle of the 19th century and means 'bay of clay'. The Norwegian name for the town is Leirvik with 'leir' meaning clay and 'vik' meaning bay or inlet. There are other towns in western Norway with similar names.
The town's port is a busy fishing and ferry port that also services that support the offshore oil industry. There is an overnight passenger ferry service to Aberdeen, that calls at Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands. Also, the Shetlands Islands Council operate a ferry service to Out Skerries and Bressay from a terminal in the centre of town.
Ferry Timetables between 06/05/2024 and 12/05/2024
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Sailing Days |
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| Northlink Ferries | 17:00 | 07:30 | 14 hours 30 minutes | Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun |
| Northlink Ferries | 19:00 | 07:30 | 12 hours 30 minutes | Tue, Thu, Sat |
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