West Burrafirth to Papa Stour ferry times and today's sailings
Shetland Ferries · 40 min · 2 sailings today
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Scheduled
Tomorrow’s sailings
Today’s sailings
- First sailing
- 09:00
- usual time
- Last sailing
- 15:00
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 40 min
- Sailings a week
- 11
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 | 11 | 40 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct | 16:3018:00 |
|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct, Wed 28 Oct | 09:0015:00 |
| Tue 27 Oct, Thu 29 Oct | No sailings |
| Fri 30 Oct | 09:0016:3018:10 |
| Sat 31 Oct | 09:0018:10 |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 22 Jul 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| West Burrafirth | ||
| West Burrafirth | Wind from NW 20–21 knBeaufort 5gusts 28 knwaves 3.1–4.0 m9–10 °Cprecipitation up to 0.7 mm/hvisibility down to 4.6 km | Wind from W 14–35 knBeaufort 4–8 · galegusts 50 knwaves 1.9–5.4 m9–11 °Cprecipitation up to 1.9 mm/hvisibility down to 2.5 km |
| Papa Stour | ||
| Papa Stour | Wind from NW 24–25 knBeaufort 6 · strong breezegusts 29 knwaves 4.4–5.7 m10 °Cprecipitation up to 1.0 mm/hvisibility down to 3.6 km | Wind from W 16–38 knBeaufort 4–8 · galegusts 50 knwaves 3.1–6.7 m10–12 °Cprecipitation up to 2.1 mm/hvisibility down to 3.1 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 West Burrafirth to Papa Stour today?
There are 2 sailings today from West Burrafirth to Papa Stour: the first at 16:30, the last at 18:00.
How long is the ferry from West Burrafirth to Papa Stour?
The crossing takes 40 min.
Which ferry companies sail from West Burrafirth to Papa Stour?
The route is operated by Shetland Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from West Burrafirth to Papa Stour?
The first ferry usually leaves at 09:00 and the last at 15:00, local time in West Burrafirth.
How often does the ferry from West Burrafirth to Papa Stour run?
11 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
In the coming week, Shetland Ferries sails from West Burrafirth to Papa Stour on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 2 to 3 times a day. The first departure is usually at 09:00 and the last at 15:00.
The crossing takes 40 min.
The return crossing from Papa Stour to West Burrafirth has the same number of sailings a week.
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Ports
- West Burrafirth: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Papa Stour: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Related routes
Return crossing
Other Shetland Ferries routes
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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.