There are several ways to travel to Orkney and Shetland from the Scottish Mainland with NorthLink Ferries. Below you’ll find information on each of our routes as well as as timetables and prices.
2026 timetables for all NorthLink passenger ferries sailing between the Scottish Mainland and the Shetland and Orkney Islands.
2027 timetables for all NorthLink passenger ferries sailing between the Scottish Mainland and the Shetland and Orkney Islands.
2026 fares for passengers, cabins and domestic vehicles sailing on all NorthLink passenger ferries routes between the Scottish Mainland and the Orkney and Shetland Islands.
2027 fares for passengers, cabins and domestic vehicles sailing on all NorthLink passenger ferries routes between the Scottish Mainland and the Orkney and Shetland Islands.
Christmas and New Year 2026 / 2027 timetables for passenger ferries sailing to Shetland from Aberdeen and to Orkney from Aberdeen and Scrabster.
NorthLink Ferries will operate an amended service on routes to Orkney and Shetland as passenger ships undergo scheduled maintenance at dry dock during January, February and March 2027.
Information about the route, the times and the prices for the ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick in the Shetland Islands.
Information about the route, the times and the prices for the ferry from Aberdeen to Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands.
Information about the route, the times and the prices for the ferry from Kirkwall in Orkney to Lerwick in Shetland.
Information about the route, the times and the prices for the ferry from Scrabster in Caithness to Stromness in Orkney.
