Eday to Sanday ferry times and today's sailings
Orkney Ferries · 20 min · 5.3 km
No departures today.
- Usual departure
- 09:05
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 20 min
- Sailings a week
- 2
- Distance
- 5.3 km
- 2.9 nmi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Orkney Ferries | 2 | 20 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct – Mon 26 Oct, Thu 29 Oct – Sat 31 Oct | No sailings |
|---|---|
| Tue 27 Oct | 09:05 |
| Wed 28 Oct | 12:20 |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 2 Jan 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Eday | ||
| Eday | Wind from NW 39–43 knBeaufort 8–9 · strong galegusts 51 knwaves 2.1–2.3 m10 °Cprecipitation up to 1.0 mm/hvisibility down to 4.2 km | Wind from W 17–44 knBeaufort 5–9 · strong galegusts 49 knwaves 0.8–2.4 m10–13 °Cprecipitation up to 2.7 mm/hvisibility down to 2.0 km |
| Mid-crossing | ||
| Mid-crossing | Wind from NW 41–44 knBeaufort 9 · strong galegusts 62 knwaves 4.8–5.0 m10–11 °Cprecipitation up to 0.8 mm/hvisibility down to 4.7 km | Wind from W 18–45 knBeaufort 5–9 · strong galegusts 58 knwaves 1.5–4.7 m10–13 °Cprecipitation up to 2.3 mm/hvisibility down to 1.9 km |
| Sanday | ||
| Sanday | Wind from NW 41–44 knBeaufort 9 · strong galegusts 62 knwaves 4.8–5.0 m10–11 °Cprecipitation up to 0.8 mm/hvisibility down to 4.7 km | Wind from W 18–45 knBeaufort 5–9 · strong galegusts 58 knwaves 1.5–4.7 m10–13 °Cprecipitation up to 2.3 mm/hvisibility down to 1.9 km |
Forecast issued 25 Oct, 12:09. 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 Eday to Sanday today?
There are no sailings today. The next one is on Tue 27 Oct 09:05.
How long is the ferry from Eday to Sanday?
The crossing takes 20 min.
Which ferry companies sail from Eday to Sanday?
The route is operated by Orkney Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from Eday to Sanday?
The ferry usually leaves at 09:05, local time in Eday.
How often does the ferry from Eday to Sanday run?
2 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
In the coming week, Orkney Ferries sails from Eday to Sanday on Tuesday and Wednesday. The ferry usually leaves at 09:05.
The crossing covers 5.3 km (2.9 nmi) and takes 20 min.
From Eday, ferries also sail to Stronsay. Sanday can also be reached by ferry from Kirkwall. In the other direction, from Sanday to Eday, there are 4 sailings a week.
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Ports
- Eday: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Sanday: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Related routes
More ferries from Eday
- Eday → Stronsay35 min
More ferries to Sanday
- Kirkwall → Sanday1 h 25 min
Other Orkney Ferries routes
- Rousay → Tingwall25 min
- Tingwall → Rousay25 min