Out Skerries to Lerwick ferry times and today's sailings
Shetland Ferries · 2 h 30 min
Return: Ferry times from Lerwick to Out Skerries- Usual departure
- 08:00
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 2 h 30 min
- Sailings a week
- 2
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 | 2 | 2 h 30 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct – Mon 26 Oct, Wed 28 Oct, Fri 30 Oct – Sat 31 Oct | No sailings |
|---|---|
| Tue 27 Oct | 08:00 |
| Thu 29 Oct | 10:00 |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 22 Jul 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Out Skerries | ||
| Out Skerries | Wind from NW 19–22 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezegusts 29 knwaves 2.3–2.7 m10–11 °Cprecipitation up to 0.1 mm/h | Wind from SE 13–32 knBeaufort 4–7 · near galegusts 43 knwaves 1.1–3.3 m10–11 °Cprecipitation up to 1.2 mm/hvisibility down to 2.7 km |
| Lerwick | ||
| Lerwick | Wind from W 18–20 knBeaufort 5gusts 33 knwaves 2.0–2.2 m10 °Cprecipitation up to 0.2 mm/h | 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 2.6 km |
Forecast issued 25 Oct, 15:08. 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 Out Skerries to Lerwick today?
There are no sailings today. The next one is on Tue 27 Oct 08:00.
How long is the ferry from Out Skerries to Lerwick?
The crossing takes 2 h 30 min.
Which ferry companies sail from Out Skerries to Lerwick?
The route is operated by Shetland Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from Out Skerries to Lerwick?
The ferry usually leaves at 08:00, local time in Out Skerries.
How often does the ferry from Out Skerries to Lerwick run?
2 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
In the coming week, Shetland Ferries sails from Out Skerries to Lerwick on Tuesday and Thursday. The ferry usually leaves at 08:00.
The crossing takes 2 h 30 min.
From Out Skerries, ferries also sail to Vidlin, Whalsay and Laxo. Lerwick can also be reached by ferry from Bressay and Aberdeen. The return crossing from Lerwick to Out Skerries has the same number of sailings a week.
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Ports
- Out Skerries: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Lerwick: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Related routes
Return crossing
- Lerwick → Out Skerries2 h 15 min
More ferries from Out Skerries
- Out Skerries → Vidlin1 h 30 min
- Out Skerries → Whalsay1 h 20 min
- Out Skerries → Laxo1 h 20 min
More ferries to Lerwick
- Bressay → Lerwick7 min
- Aberdeen → Lerwick15 h
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.