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| Aberdeen | Kirkwall | Pictures |
| Aberdeen | Lerwick | Pictures |
| Scrabster | Stromness | Pictures |
Ferries from Scotland to the Orkney and Shetland Islands
Freightlink is one of Europe’s largest freight ferry agents, booking commercial vehicles on ferries across Europe. With an extensive range of ferry routes available, we offer customers tickets at discounted prices for all routes travelling from Scotland to the Orkney Islands.
All customers can search securely and book tickets on the Freightlink website using our freight ferry booking service which is directly connected to the inventory system of several of Europe’s leading ferry operators such as LD Lines, P&O, Eurotunnel plus many more. Book online, or speak to our customer service team today.
Clients can also purchase cargo vehicle tickets to other locations across Europe such as Spain, Italy and Sweden.
Scotland to the Orkney and Shetland Islands ferry services
Orkney, also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in northern Scotland, situated 16 kilometres (10 miles) north of the coast of Caithness. Orkney comprises approximately 70 islands of which 20 are inhabited. “Mainland” Orkney is identified as the sixth largest Scottish island. In addition to the Mainland, most of the islands are in two groups, the North and South Isles.
The Shetland Islands are located off the north-east coast of Scotland. The largest island, known as the "Mainland" is the third-largest Scottish island and the fifth-largest of the British Isles.
NorthLink Ferries offer customers daily ferry services from Aberdeen to Kirkwall (7 hours and 15 minutes), Aberdeen to Lerwick (12 hours) and from Scrabster to Stromness (3 times a day, 1 hour and 30 minutes).
Services between Kirkwall and Lerwick operate up to 3 times a week with a crossing time of around 5 hours.
Kirkwall is the largest town and capital of Orkney, with a population of 8,500 people. Kirkwall Ferry port offers various passenger facilities such as payphones, vending machines and toilets. Long term car parking is available roughly 200 metres away from the port terminal.
Lerwick is the capital and main port of the Shetland Islands. It is about 210 miles (340 km) north of Aberdeen, 230 miles (370 km) west of Bergen in Norway and 230 miles (370 km) south east of Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands. It has a population of over 7,000 people.