Scrabster to Stromness ferry times and today's sailings
NorthLink Ferries · 1 h 30 min · 2 sailings today · 46.2 km
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Scheduled
Tomorrow’s sailings
Today’s sailings
- First sailing
- 08:45
- usual time
- Last sailing
- 19:00
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 1 h 30 min
- Sailings a week
- 15
- Distance
- 46.2 km
- 24.9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NorthLink Ferries | 15 | 1 h 30 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct | 12:0019:00 |
|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct – Fri 30 Oct | 08:4519:00 |
| Sat 31 Oct | 08:4513:1519:00 |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 22 Jul 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Scrabster | ||
| Scrabster | Wind from W 41–43 knBeaufort 9 · strong galegusts 55 knwaves 7.1–7.4 m9 °Cprecipitation up to 0.6 mm/hvisibility down to 4.5 km | Wind from W 13–39 knBeaufort 4–8 · galegusts 52 knwaves 1.5–6.7 m7–12 °Cprecipitation up to 2.8 mm/hvisibility down to 2.3 km |
| Mid-crossing | ||
| Mid-crossing | Wind from W 42–44 knBeaufort 9 · strong galegusts 58 knwaves 7.6–8.0 m10–11 °Cprecipitation up to 0.9 mm/hvisibility down to 3.9 km | Wind from W 16–41 knBeaufort 4–9 · strong galegusts 52 knwaves 1.9–7.3 m10–13 °Cprecipitation up to 3.2 mm/hvisibility down to 2.0 km |
| Stromness | ||
| Stromness | Wind from W 38–40 knBeaufort 8 · galegusts 54 knwaves 7.3–7.5 m9 °Cprecipitation up to 1.2 mm/hvisibility down to 3.6 km | Wind from W 15–38 knBeaufort 4–8 · galegusts 49 knwaves 1.7–7.1 m9–12 °Cprecipitation up to 3.9 mm/hvisibility down to 1.8 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 Scrabster to Stromness today?
There are 2 sailings today from Scrabster to Stromness: the first at 12:00, the last at 19:00.
How long is the ferry from Scrabster to Stromness?
The crossing takes 1 h 30 min.
Which ferry companies sail from Scrabster to Stromness?
The route is operated by NorthLink Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from Scrabster to Stromness?
The first ferry usually leaves at 08:45 and the last at 19:00, local time in Scrabster.
How often does the ferry from Scrabster to Stromness run?
15 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
NorthLink Ferries currently sails from Scrabster to Stromness every day, 2 to 3 times a day. The first departure is usually at 08:45 and the last at 19:00.
The crossing covers 46.2 km (24.9 nmi) and takes 1 h 30 min.
Stromness can also be reached by ferry from Graemsay. The return crossing from Stromness to Scrabster has the same number of sailings a week.
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Ports
- Scrabster: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Stromness: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Related routes
Return crossing
- Stromness → Scrabster1 h 30 min
More ferries to Stromness
- Graemsay → Stromness35 min
Other NorthLink Ferries routes
- Aberdeen → Lerwick15 h
- Lerwick → Aberdeen12 h 30 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 25 Oct 2026.