Bressay to Lerwick ferry times and today's sailings
Shetland Ferries · 7 min · 20 sailings today
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- First sailing
- 06:00
- usual time
- Last sailing
- 22:45
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 7 min
- Sailings a week
- 171
Map
Punctuality: 0 sailings measured so far, 50 needed. How we measure
Operators on this route
| Operator | Sailings in the next 7 days | Crossing time |
|---|---|---|
| Shetland Ferries | 171 | 7 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct | 06:0006:3007:0007:3008:3010:3012:1512:4514:0015:0016:0017:0017:4518:1518:4519:3020:1521:0021:4522:45 |
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| Mon 26 Oct – Thu 29 Oct | 06:0006:3007:0007:3008:1008:3008:5009:3010:3011:3012:4513:1514:0015:0015:4516:2017:0017:4518:1518:4519:3020:1521:0021:4522:45 |
| Fri 30 Oct | 00:4506:0006:3007:0007:3008:1008:3008:5009:3010:3011:3012:4513:1514:0015:0015:4516:2017:0017:4518:1518:4519:3020:1521:0021:4522:4523:45 |
| Sat 31 Oct | 00:4506:0006:3007:0007:3008:3009:3010:3011:3012:4513:1514:0015:0016:0017:0017:4518:1518:4519:3020:1521:0021:4522:4523:45 |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 22 Jul 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Bressay | ||
| Bressay | Wind from W 15–21 knBeaufort 4–5gusts 33 knwaves 1.9–2.4 m10 °Cprecipitation up to 0.5 mm/h | Wind from W 11–26 knBeaufort 4–6 · strong breezegusts 42 knwaves 0.8–3.0 m9–12 °Cprecipitation up to 1.5 mm/hvisibility down to 2.5 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 Bressay to Lerwick today?
There are 20 sailings today from Bressay to Lerwick: the first at 06:00, the last at 22:45.
How long is the ferry from Bressay to Lerwick?
The crossing takes 7 min.
Which ferry companies sail from Bressay to Lerwick?
The route is operated by Shetland Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from Bressay to Lerwick?
The first ferry usually leaves at 06:00 and the last at 22:45, local time in Bressay.
How often does the ferry from Bressay to Lerwick run?
171 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
Shetland Ferries currently sails from Bressay to Lerwick every day, 20 to 27 times a day. The first departure is usually at 06:00 and the last at 22:45.
The crossing takes 7 min.
Lerwick can also be reached by ferry from Aberdeen and Out Skerries. The return crossing from Lerwick to Bressay has the same number of sailings a week.
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Ports
- Bressay: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Lerwick: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Related routes
Return crossing
- Lerwick → Bressay7 min
More ferries to Lerwick
- Aberdeen → Lerwick15 h
- Out Skerries → Lerwick2 h 30 min
Other Shetland Ferries routes
- Gutcher → Belmont (Unst)10 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 5 Oct 2026.