Routes, times and prices

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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.

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Timetables

2025 timetables for all NorthLink passenger ferries sailing between the Scottish Mainland and the Shetland and Orkney Islands.

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Fares

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.

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Ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick

Information about the route, the times and the prices for the ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick in the Shetland Islands.

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Ferry from Aberdeen to Kirkwall

Information about the route, the times and the prices for the ferry from Aberdeen to Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands.

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Ferry from Kirkwall to Lerwick

Information about the route, the times and the prices for the ferry from Kirkwall in Orkney to Lerwick in Shetland.

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Ferry from Scrabster to Stromness

Information about the route, the times and the prices for the ferry from Scrabster in Caithness to Stromness in Orkney.