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2026 Dry Dock Timetable

Hrossey leaving Aberdeen harbour in the north east of Scotland

NorthLink Ferries will operate an amended service on routes to Orkney and Shetland as passenger ships undergo scheduled maintenance at dry dock. Please note – forecasted adverse weather conditions may disrupt the published timetable. View our Service Update page for up to date information.

  • MV Hamnavoe (Stromness to Scrabster).
    Dry dock dates: Monday 5th to Saturday 17th January 2026.
  • MV Hjaltland (Aberdeen to Kirkwall to Lerwick).
    Dry dock dates: Monday 2nd to Sunday 15th February 2026.
  • MV Hrossey (Aberdeen to Kirkwall to Lerwick).
    Dry dock dates: Tuesday 3rd to Sunday 15th March 2026.

Stromness to Scrabster / Scrabster to Stromness

There are no Pentland Firth sailings from Monday 5th to Saturday 17th January 2026. However there will be additional sailings to and from Kirkwall (see below).

See the 2026 Scrabster to Stromness timetable.

Aberdeen – Kirkwall – Lerwick (Northbound)

2nd January to 16th March 2026

Dep Aberdeen Arr Kirkwall Dep Kirkwall Arr Lerwick
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
Mon 5 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Tue 6 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Wed 7 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Thu 8 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Fri 9 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Sat 10 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Sun 11 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Mon 12 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Tue 13 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Wed 14 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Thu 15 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Fri 16 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Sat 17 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Sun 18 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Mon 19 Jan 19:00 – – 07:30
Tue 20 Jan 19:00 – – 07:30
Wed 21 Jan 19:00 – – 07:30
Thu 22 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Fri 23 Jan 19:00 – – 07:30
Sat 24 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Sun 25 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Mon 26 Jan 19:00 – – 07:30
Tue 27 Jan 19:00 – – 07:30
Wed 28 Jan 19:00 – – 07:30
Thu 29 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Fri 30 Jan 19:00 – – 07:30
Sat 31 Jan 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Sun 1 Feb 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Mon 2 Feb No Sailing – – –
Tue 3 Feb 19:00 – – 07:30
Wed 4 Feb No Sailing – – –
Thu 5 Feb 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Fri 6 Feb No Sailing – – –
Sat 7 Feb No Sailing – – –
Sun 8 Feb 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Mon 9 Feb No Sailing – – –
Tue 10 Feb 19:00 – – 07:30
Wed 11 Feb No Sailing – – –
Thu 12 Feb 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Fri 13 Feb No Sailing – – –
Sat 14 Feb 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Sun 15 Feb 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Mon 16 Feb 19:00 – – 07:30
Tue 17 Feb 19:00 – – 07:30
Wed 18 Feb 19:00 – – 07:30
Thu 19 Feb 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Fri 20 Feb 19:00 – – 07:30
Sat 21 Feb 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Sun 22 Feb 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Mon 23 Feb 19:00 – – 07:30
Tue 24 Feb 19:00 – – 07:30
Wed 25 Feb 19:00 – – 07:30
Thu 26 Feb 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Fri 27 Feb 19:00 – – 07:30
Sat 28 Feb 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Sun 1 Mar 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Mon 2 Mar No Sailing – – –
Tue 3 Mar 19:00 – – 07:30
Wed 4 Mar No Sailing – – –
Thu 5 Mar 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Fri 6 Mar No Sailing – – –
Sat 7 Mar No Sailing – – –
Sun 8 Mar 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Mon 9 Mar No Sailing – – –
Tue 10 Mar 19:00 – – 07:30
Wed 11 Mar No Sailing – – –
Thu 12 Mar 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Fri 13 Mar No Sailing – – –
Sat 14 Mar No Sailing – – –
Sun 15 Mar 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Mon 16 Mar 19:00 – – 07:30

Lerwick – Kirkwall – Aberdeen (Southbound)

2nd January to 16th March 2026

Dep Lerwick Arr Kirkwall Dep Kirkwall Arr Aberdeen
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
Mon 5 Jan 16:30 22:00 22:45 07:00
Tue 6 Jan 16:30 22:00 22:45 07:00
Wed 7 Jan 16:30 22:00 22:45 07:00
Thu 8 Jan 16:30 22:00 22:45 07:00
Fri 9 Jan 16:30 22:00 22:45 07:00
Sat 10 Jan 16:30 22:00 22:45 07:00
Sun 11 Jan 16:30 22:00 22:45 07:00
Mon 12 Jan 16:30 22:00 22:45 07:00
Tue 13 Jan 16:30 22:00 22:45 07:00
Wed 14 Jan 16:30 22:00 22:45 07:00
Thu 15 Jan 16:30 22:00 22:45 07:00
Fri 16 Jan 16:30 22:00 22:45 07:00
Sat 17 Jan 16:30 22:00 22:45 07:00
Sun 18 Jan 19:00 – – 07:00
Mon 19 Jan 19:00 – – 07:00
Tue 20 Jan 19:00 – – 07:00
Wed 21 Jan 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Thu 22 Jan 19:00 – – 07:00
Fri 23 Jan 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Sat 24 Jan 19:00 – – 07:00
Sun 25 Jan 19:00 – – 07:00
Mon 26 Jan 19:00 – – 07:00
Tue 27 Jan 19:00 – – 07:00
Wed 28 Jan 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Thu 29 Jan 19:00 – – 07:00
Fri 30 Jan 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Sat 31 Jan 19:00 – – 07:00
Sun 1 Feb 19:00 – – 07:00
Mon 2 Feb 19:00 – – 07:00
Tue 3 Feb No Sailing – – –
Wed 4 Feb 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Thu 5 Feb No Sailing – – –
Fri 6 Feb 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Sat 7 Feb No Sailing – – –
Sun 8 Feb No Sailing – – –
Mon 9 Feb 19:00 – – 07:00
Tue 10 Feb No Sailing – – –
Wed 11 Feb 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Thu 12 Feb No Sailing – – –
Fri 13 Feb 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Sat 14 Feb No Sailing – – –
Sun 15 Feb 19:00 – – 07:00
Mon 16 Feb 19:00 – – 07:00
Tue 17 Feb 19:00 – – 07:00
Wed 18 Feb 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Thu 19 Feb 19:00 – – 07:00
Fri 20 Feb 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Sat 21 Feb 19:00 – – 07:00
Sun 22 Feb 19:00 – – 07:00
Mon 23 Feb 19:00 – – 07:00
Tue 24 Feb 19:00 – – 07:00
Wed 25 Feb 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Thu 26 Feb 19:00 – – 07:00
Fri 27 Feb 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Sat 28 Feb 19:00 – – 07:00
Sun 1 Mar 19:00 – – 07:00
Mon 2 Mar 19:00 – – 07:00
Tue 3 Mar No Sailing – – –
Wed 4 Mar 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Thu 5 Mar No Sailing – – –
Fri 6 Mar 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Sat 7 Mar No Sailing – – –
Sun 8 Mar No Sailing – – –
Mon 9 Mar 19:00 – – 07:00
Tue 10 Mar No Sailing – – –
Wed 11 Mar 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Thu 12 Mar No Sailing – – –
Fri 13 Mar 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Sat 14 Mar 19:00 – – 07:00
Sun 15 Mar 19:00 – – 07:00
Mon 16 Mar 19:00 – – 07:00

Header image: Hrossey leaving Aberdeen harbour in the north east of Scotland photo © Copyright Nick McCaffrey