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.
2025 timetables for all NorthLink passenger ferries sailing between the Scottish Mainland and the Shetland and Orkney Islands.
2026 timetables for all NorthLink passenger ferries sailing between the Shetland and Orkney Islands and the Scottish Mainland.
2025 fares for passengers, cabins and domestic vehicles sailing on all NorthLink passenger ferries routes between the Scottish Mainland and the Orkney and Shetland Islands.
2026 fares on all NorthLink passenger ferries routes between the Scottish Mainland and the Orkney and Shetland Islands for passengers, cabins and domestic vehicles.
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 2026.
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.
