Shetland Islands - Transport Ferries

A daily car ferry service operates between the Scottish mainland and the Shetlands (Aberdeen-Lerwick; once daily, Mon.-Fri.) and from Stromness on the Orkneys (Sun. June-Aug. also Tue.). Car ferries link some of the islands on the archipelago, i.e. Bressay-Lerwick/Mainland (daily, every 30mins.), Fair Isle-Grutness/Mainland (twice weekly), Fair Isle-Lerwick/Mainland (once a week), Foula-Walls/Mainland (twice weekly), Gutcher/Yell-Oddsta/Fetlar (four/five times daily), Gutcher/Yell-Belmont/Unst (daily, every 30mins), Out Skerries-Lerwick/Mainland (twice weekly), Out Skerries-Vidlin/Mainland (Fri. Sat. three times daily), Symbister/Whalsay- Laxo/Mainland (daily, every two hours), Ulsta/Yell-Toft/Mainland (daily, every 30mins). A passenger ferry operates three times a week between West Burrafirth/Mainland and Papa Stour. Summer schedule applies Apr.-Oct. During winter some ferries run less frequently.