Aberdeen to Lerwick ferry times and today's sailings
NorthLink Ferries · 14 h · 1 sailing today
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Scheduled
Tomorrow’s sailings
Today’s sailings
- NorthLink Ferries
- Now ·
- Usual departure
- 16:30
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 14 h
- 13 h to 15 h
- Sailings a week
- 7
Map
Punctuality: 6 sailings measured so far, 50 needed. How we measure
Operators on this route
| Operator | Sailings in the next 7 days | Crossing time |
|---|---|---|
| NorthLink Ferries | 7 | 13 h – 15 h |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct, Tue 27 Oct, Thu 29 Oct, Sat 31 Oct | 16:30 |
|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct, Wed 28 Oct, Fri 30 Oct | 18:30 |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 22 Jul 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | ||
| Aberdeen | Wind from W 23–25 knBeaufort 6 · strong breezegusts 47 knwaves 1.9–2.4 m8–9 °C | Wind from S 13–29 knBeaufort 4–7 · near galegusts 40 knwaves 0.7–3.1 m6–14 °Cprecipitation up to 1.5 mm/hvisibility down to 3.0 km |
| Lerwick | ||
| Lerwick | Wind from W 14–20 knBeaufort 4–5gusts 33 knwaves 2.0–2.5 m10 °Cprecipitation up to 0.5 mm/hvisibility down to 4.1 km | Wind from SE 10–26 knBeaufort 3–6 · strong breezegusts 42 knwaves 0.7–2.8 m9–12 °Cprecipitation up to 1.5 mm/hvisibility down to 2.8 km |
Forecast issued 25 Oct, 12:13. It doesn’t tell whether a sailing will run: that is up to the operator.
Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Wind converted from m/s to knots and the Beaufort scale. Waves come from the nearest sea point of MET’s ocean model, which covers north-west Europe only; gusts only where MET forecasts them (the Nordic area).Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Models ECMWF IFS and ECMWF WAM (© ECMWF, CC BY 4.0), 9 km grid: wind in knots converted to the Beaufort scale, temperature at sea level, precipitation (rain, showers and snow) as the hourly total shown for the hour it falls in, waves and mean wave period from the model’s nearest sea point, visibility shown only below 5 km; nearby places in the same grid cell share the same figures.Daily lows and highs, and the hour with the most precipitation, worked out by ferrywhere. Each figure comes from MET Norway where MET forecasts it, otherwise from Open-Meteo.
Questions about this route
How many ferries are there from Aberdeen to Lerwick today?
There is 1 sailing today from Aberdeen to Lerwick, at 16:30.
How long is the ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick?
The crossing takes 14 h, between 13 h and 15 h depending on the sailing.
Which ferry companies sail from Aberdeen to Lerwick?
The route is operated by NorthLink Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick?
The ferry usually leaves at 16:30, local time in Aberdeen.
How often does the ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick run?
7 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
NorthLink Ferries currently sails from Aberdeen to Lerwick once a day, every day. The ferry usually leaves at 16:30.
The crossing takes 14 h, between 13 h and 15 h depending on the sailing. All 14 sailings in the next 14 days arrive the day after they leave. Some sailings call at Kirkwall on the way.
Hrossey and Hjaltland have sailed this route in the last 30 days. Lerwick can also be reached by ferry from Bressay and Out Skerries. The return crossing from Lerwick to Aberdeen has the same number of sailings a week.
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Ports and ships
Ports
- Aberdeen: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Lerwick: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Related routes
Return crossing
- Lerwick → Aberdeen12 h 30 min
More ferries to Lerwick
- Bressay → Lerwick7 min
- Out Skerries → Lerwick2 h 30 min
Other NorthLink Ferries routes
- Stromness → Scrabster1 h 30 min
Sources and licences
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Timetables: Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport). · Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0Feed last read on 25 Oct 2026.
Timetable last changed on 23 Oct 2026.