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Festive Timetables

The Ring of Brodgar in the snow

View the scheduled timetables for Christmas and New Year 2025 / 2026, for the ferry to Orkney and Shetland from Aberdeen and Scrabster run by NorthLink Ferries.

Please note – timetables may be subject to weather related or technical delays – please visit Service Update for current sailing information.

Click here for Festive Office Opening Times.

Stromness to Scrabster / Scrabster to Stromness

MV Hamnavoe will be sailing to her scheduled timetable through the Festive period. However there will be no Stromness to Scrabster or Scrabster to Stromness sailings on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th December 2025, and no sailings on Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd January 2026.

See the 2026 Scrabster to Stromness timetable.

Aberdeen – Kirkwall – Lerwick (Northbound)

Dep Aberdeen Arr Kirkwall Dep Kirkwall Arr Lerwick
Thu 18 Dec 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Fri 19 Dec 19:00 – – 07:30
Sat 20 Dec 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Sun 21 Dec 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Mon 22 Dec 19:00 – – 07:30
Tue 23 Dec 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Wed 24 Dec NO SAILING – – –
Thu 25 Dec NO SAILING – – –
Fri 26 Dec 19:00 – – 07:30
Sat 27 Dec 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Sun 28 Dec 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Mon 29 Dec 19:00 – – 07:30
Tue 30 Dec 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Wed 31 Dec NO SAILING – – –
Thu 1 Jan NO SAILING – – –
Fri 2 Jan 19:00 – – 07:30
Sat 3 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Sun 4 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30

Lerwick – Kirkwall – Aberdeen (Southbound)

Dep Lerwick Arr Kirkwall Dep Kirkwall Arr Aberdeen
Thu 18 Dec 19:00 – – 07:00
Fri 19 Dec 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Sat 20 Dec 19:00 – – 07:00
Sun 21 Dec 19:00 – – 07:00
Mon 22 Dec 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Tue 23 Dec 19:00 – – 07:00
Wed 24 Dec NO SAILING – – –
Thu 25 Dec NO SAILING – – –
Fri 26 Dec 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Sat 27 Dec 19:00 – – 07:00
Sun 28 Dec 19:00 – – 07:00
Mon 29 Dec 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Tue 30 Dec 19:00 – – 07:00
Wed 31 Dec NO SAILING – – –
Thu 1 Jan NO SAILING – – –
Fri 2 Jan 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Sat 3 Jan 19:00 – – 07:00
Sun 4 Jan 19:00 – – 07:00

Header image: The Ring of Brodgar in the snow photo © Copyright Charles Tait