NorthLink Ferries Routes, History and Fleet Information

Northlink Ferries operate ferry services between the Scottish mainland to Orkney and Shetland through the ports of Aberdeen and Scrabster in Scotland, Stromness and Kirkwall in Orkney and Lerwick in Shetland. Northlink ferries is subsidised by the Scottish Government who see their services as a vital transport link.

Northlink Ferries offer 2 main routes, the first route runs a daily, overnight service between Aberdeen and Lerwick in Shetland. The journey time is around 12.5 hours. 4 of these weekly crossings stop at Kirkwall in Orkney, this increases the journey time to 14.5 hours. The other route departs from the northern tip of Scotland between Scrabster and Stromness. This short journey takes just 90 minutes.

Northlink Ferries are one of two ferry companies operating services to the Orkney Islands, the other being Pentland Ferries. Northlink Ferries timetables are designed with frequency and convienient times of travel in mind making travel to both the Orkney and Shetland Islands easy for tourists and residents alike. Discover Orkney and Shetland with Northlink Ferries and FerryPrice.com.

NorthLink Ferries Fleet

NorthLink Ferries offer their services onboard 3 purpose built ferries; MV Hamnavoe, MV Hjaltland and MV Hrossey. All ferries offer comfortable high quality facilities offering the highest standards in terms of both amienaties and safety.

For refreshments NorthLink offer onboard restaurants offering a wide range of menus featuring traditional dishes made by local produce. Each ferry also provides spacious lounge areas, bars, children's play areas, shopping opportunities, and well-appointed, air-conditioned en-suite cabins. A cinema showing the latest Hollywood releases is available on the Aberdeen Lerwick ferry route.