Discover a different world with NorthLink Ferries - travel to the Orkney and Shetland Islands. Book a Car and Passenger Ferry to Orkney and Shetland.

With NorthLink Ferries, travelling to the Scottish islands of Orkney and Shetland is more convenient than ever before with nightly sailings from Aberdeen to Lerwick in Shetland - with four of these sailings going via Orkney's capital, Kirkwall. In addition, choose from up to three sailings a day from Scrabster (near Thurso) to Stromness in Orkney. We operate three passenger vessels - MV Hamnavoe, MV Hjaltland and MV Hrossey - and two dedicated freight vessels - MV Hildasay and MV Helliar.