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Festive Timetables 2026

The Ring of Brodgar in the snow

View the scheduled timetables for Christmas and New Year 2026 / 2027, 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 Friday 25th and Saturday 26th December 2026, and no sailings on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd January 2027.

See the 2027 Scrabster to Stromness timetable.

Aberdeen – Kirkwall – Lerwick (Northbound)

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

Lerwick – Kirkwall – Aberdeen (Southbound)

Dep Lerwick Arr Kirkwall Dep Kirkwall Arr Aberdeen
Fri 18 Dec 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Sat 19 Dec 19:00 – – 07:00
Sun 20 Dec 19:00 – – 07:00
Mon 21 Dec 19:00 – – 07:00
Tue 22 Dec 19:00 – – 07:00
Wed 23 Dec 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Thu 24 Dec NO SAILING – – 07:00
Fri 25 Dec NO SAILING – – 07:00
Sat 26 Dec 19:00 – – 07:00
Sun 27 Dec 19:00 – – 07:00
Mon 28 Dec 19:00 – – 07:00
Tue 29 Dec 19:00 – – 07:00
Wed 30 Dec 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Thu 31 Dec NO SAILING – – 07:00
Fri 1 Jan NO SAILING – – 07:00
Sat 2 Jan 19:00 – – 07:00
Sun 3 Jan 19:00 – – 07:00
Mon 4 Jan 16:30 22:00 22:45 07:00

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