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Orkney and Shetland Isles ferries

Book Shetland & Orkney Islands Ferry Tickets

Several ferry companies provide a vital link between the Orkney and Shetland Islands and the United Kingdom mainland. Regular services run between Aberdeen Stromness and Lerwick, with longer round-routes to the Shetlands and onwards to Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

Company	Route	Duration	Season
P&O Scottish Ferries	Lerwick-Aberdeen	14 hours	All year
	Stromness-Aberdeen	8 hours summer 14 hours winter	All year
	Stromness-Scrabster	1 hour, 45 minutes	All year
	Stromness-Lerwick	8 hours	All year
Northlink Ferries	Stromness-Scrabster	1 hour, 30 minutes	All Year
Northlink Ferries	Lerwick-Aberdeen	12 hours	All Year
Symril Lines	Hanstholm(Denmark)-Tórshavn(Faroe Islands)-Lerwick(Shetlands)-Bergen(Norway)-Lerwick-Tórshavn-Seyðisfjørður(Iceland)-Tórshavn-Lerwick	25 hours to Lerwick, 38 to Bergen	All Year
Pentland Ferries	St Margarets Hope (Orkney)-Gill's Bay, Northern Scotland)	1 hour	All Year