Lerwick, Shetland – Travel Information

Sailing Holidays, Lerwick, Shetland

Sailing In Shetland – Lerwick to Lerwick

Lerwick Travel And Finding The Ship

We are expecting that Trinovante will be on the East side of the river but this is yet to be confirmed.

Find Trinovante Using AIS

This is the easiest way to find Trinovante in port

AIS will give an accurate location of our position in port. Vessel Finder is just one web site that provides free AIS ship tracking. Many of our crew now use AIS apps on their smartphones to find us.

Train and then Ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick

Catch a train to Aberdeen where the ferry is about a 10min walk from the train station.

Northlink Ferries have daily evening sailings from Aberdeen for an overnight journey to Lerwick.

There is also a ferry route via Scrabster on the north coast of Scotland to Stromness in Orkney and then from Kirkwall to Lerwick on the Aberdeen to lerwick ferry. This which might suit if you are planning a few days in Orkney but is not a daily service.

Direct Flights To Sumburgh Airport

Direct Flights to Shetland, Sumburgh Airport as follows are operated by LoganAir
Aberdee (1 hour) – Up to 5 flights per day
Edinburgh (1 hour 30 minutes) – Up to 3 flights per day
Glasgow (1 hour 30 minutes)- Up to 2 flights per day
Inverness (1 hour 45 minutes) – Up to 2 flights per day; stops briefly in Orkney
Kirkwall (40 minutes) – Up to 2 flights per day
Manchester-(1 hour 35 minutes)- 1 flight on Saturdays

Flights to Lerwick

There are many options from airports in the UK.

Finding The Ship In Port
Google Map (below)

The exact location of Trinovante is finalised only on arrival in port. Assuming we have internet coverage, we then email the joining crew and update the Google Map below. This map gives you enough information to plan your travel and familiarise yourself with the area but remember we may be on a different pontoon or quay on the day. You can always phone us to check.

We do our very best to provide accurate travel information on this page, but it is not guaranteed to be correct or up to date. Travel options mentioned are not the only options available and do not necessarily represent the best, cheapest, most convenient, reliable, secure, safest or quickest options for you. You are solely responsible for arranging your travel to and from Trinovante. SchoonerSail accepts no responsibility for the use of travel information on this web site.

If you find any errors in this travel information or have a tip to contribute that would be useful for your fellow crew we would be delighted if you let us know.