Houton to Lyness ferry times and today's sailings
Orkney Ferries · 35 min · 2 sailings today · 9.6 km
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Scheduled
Tomorrow’s sailings
Today’s sailings
- First sailing
- 08:00
- usual time
- Last sailing
- 17:30
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 35 min
- 35 min to 1 h 10 min
- Sailings a week
- 32
- Distance
- 9.6 km
- 5.2 nmi
Map
Punctuality: 12 sailings measured so far, 50 needed. How we measure
Operators on this route
| Operator | Sailings in the next 7 days | Crossing time |
|---|---|---|
| Orkney Ferries | 32 | 35 min – 1 h 10 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct | 10:0016:40 |
|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct, Fri 30 Oct | 08:0010:1511:4513:1515:1517:30 |
| Tue 27 Oct – Thu 29 Oct | 08:0010:1513:1515:1517:30 |
| Sat 31 Oct | 09:5014:1516:15 |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 7 Dec 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Houton | ||
| Houton | Wind from NW 35–38 knBeaufort 8 · galegusts 60 knwaves 6.9–7.4 m8–9 °Cprecipitation up to 1.2 mm/hvisibility down to 3.2 km | Wind from W 13–34 knBeaufort 4–8 · galegusts 51 knwaves 1.6–6.6 m9–13 °Cprecipitation up to 4.2 mm/hvisibility down to 2.0 km |
| Mid-crossing | ||
| Mid-crossing | Wind from NW 35–38 knBeaufort 8 · galegusts 65 knwaves 1.8–2.0 m8–9 °Cprecipitation up to 1.2 mm/hvisibility down to 3.4 km | Wind from W 13–34 knBeaufort 4–8 · galegusts 57 knwaves 0.6–1.8 m9–13 °Cprecipitation up to 4.2 mm/hvisibility down to 2.0 km |
| Lyness | ||
| Lyness | Wind from W 37–42 knBeaufort 8–9 · strong galegusts 62 knwaves 1.8–2.0 m9–10 °Cprecipitation up to 1.1 mm/hvisibility down to 3.8 km | Wind from W 14–38 knBeaufort 4–8 · galegusts 55 knwaves 0.6–1.8 m9–13 °Cprecipitation up to 4.5 mm/hvisibility down to 1.8 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 Houton to Lyness today?
There are 2 sailings today from Houton to Lyness: the first at 10:00, the last at 16:40.
How long is the ferry from Houton to Lyness?
The crossing takes 35 min, between 35 min and 1 h 10 min depending on the sailing.
Which ferry companies sail from Houton to Lyness?
The route is operated by Orkney Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from Houton to Lyness?
The first ferry usually leaves at 08:00 and the last at 17:30, local time in Houton.
How often does the ferry from Houton to Lyness run?
32 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
Orkney Ferries currently sails from Houton to Lyness every day, 2 to 6 times a day. The first departure is usually at 08:00 and the last at 17:30.
The crossing covers 9.6 km (5.2 nmi) and takes 35 min; some sailings take up to 1 h 10 min. Some sailings call at Flotta on the way.
Hoy Head has sailed this route in the last 30 days. From Houton, ferries also sail to Flotta and Longhope. The return crossing from Lyness to Houton has the same number of sailings a week.
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Ports and ships
Ports
- Houton: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Lyness: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Related routes
Return crossing
- Lyness → Houton35 min
More ferries from Houton
- Houton → Flotta55 min
- Houton → Longhope1 h 20 min
Other Orkney Ferries routes
- Rousay → Tingwall25 min