Papa Westray to Pierowall ferry times and today's sailings
Orkney Ferries · 20 min · 3 sailings today
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Scheduled
Tomorrow’s sailings
Today’s sailings
- First sailing
- 08:05
- usual time
- Last sailing
- 18:45
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 20 min
- Sailings a week
- 29
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 | 29 | 20 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct | 15:3017:2519:20 |
|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct | 08:0510:0516:2518:45 |
| Tue 27 Oct | 08:0509:4516:25 |
| Wed 28 Oct | 08:0509:4513:0016:2518:45 |
| Thu 29 Oct | 08:0509:4516:2518:45 |
| Fri 30 Oct | 07:3008:1509:4515:4016:3518:45 |
| Sat 31 Oct | 08:0509:5016:5018:45 |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 7 Dec 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Papa Westray | ||
| Papa Westray | Wind from NW 40–42 knBeaufort 8–9 · strong galegusts 60 knwaves 2.8–2.9 m10 °Cprecipitation up to 1.1 mm/hvisibility down to 3.6 km | Wind from W 16–43 knBeaufort 4–9 · strong galegusts 57 knwaves 1.2–2.9 m10–13 °Cprecipitation up to 2.5 mm/hvisibility down to 2.7 km |
| Pierowall | ||
| Pierowall | Wind from NW 41–42 knBeaufort 9 · strong galegusts 59 knwaves 7.9–8.0 m10–11 °Cprecipitation up to 1.0 mm/hvisibility down to 3.8 km | Wind from W 16–42 knBeaufort 4–9 · strong galegusts 56 knwaves 2.0–7.8 m10–13 °Cprecipitation up to 2.7 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 Papa Westray to Pierowall today?
There are 3 sailings today from Papa Westray to Pierowall: the first at 15:30, the last at 19:20.
How long is the ferry from Papa Westray to Pierowall?
The crossing takes 20 min.
Which ferry companies sail from Papa Westray to Pierowall?
The route is operated by Orkney Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from Papa Westray to Pierowall?
The first ferry usually leaves at 08:05 and the last at 18:45, local time in Papa Westray.
How often does the ferry from Papa Westray to Pierowall run?
29 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
Orkney Ferries currently sails from Papa Westray to Pierowall every day, 3 to 6 times a day. The first departure is usually at 08:05 and the last at 18:45.
The crossing takes 20 min.
From Papa Westray, ferries also sail to Kirkwall. The return crossing from Pierowall to Papa Westray has the same number of sailings a week.
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Ports
- Papa Westray: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Pierowall: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Related routes
Return crossing
- Pierowall → Papa Westray20 min
More ferries from Papa Westray
- Papa Westray → Kirkwall2 h 35 min
Other Orkney Ferries routes
- Rousay → Tingwall25 min
- Tingwall → Rousay25 min