Which bus routes does Shetland Ferries run?

SF1, SF2, SF3, SF4, SF5, SF6 and SF7.

Where do Shetland Ferries buses go?

Laxo, Lerwick, Whalsay, Bressay, Fair Isle, Fetlar, Out Skerries, Papa Stour, Sumburgh, Toft, near Evie, Unst and Vidlin, and 3 other places.

What are Shetland Ferries's busiest routes?

the SF2 (Gutcher – Belmont), the SF4 (Lerwick – Bressay), the SF1 (Toft – Ulsta), the SF5 (Laxo – Symbister) and the SF3 (Out Skerries – Symbister).

Can I see where Shetland Ferries buses are now?

Yes. StopToStop shows Shetland Ferries buses live on its map and in each route's timetable, from the positions they report to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service.

Shetland Ferries bus times

Shetland Ferries runs 7 routes in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Dorset, Somerset, Bristol, Devon, Cornwall, West Midlands, Shropshire, Cheshire, West Yorkshire, County Durham, Tees Valley, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Wrexham, Powys, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Monmouthshire, Newport, Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders, South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire, Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, West Dunbartonshire, East Dunbartonshire, Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian, Falkirk, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Fife, Perth and Kinross, Dundee, Angus, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Highland, Argyll and Bute, Western Isles, Orkney, Shetland and London, serving 15 towns and villages including Laxo, Lerwick, Whalsay and Bressay.

Routes

Places served

Laxo 2 routes
Lerwick 2 routes
Whalsay 2 routes
Bressay 1 route
Fair Isle 1 route
Fetlar 1 route
Out Skerries 1 route
Papa Stour 1 route
Sumburgh 1 route
Toft, near Evie 1 route
Unst 1 route
Vidlin 1 route
West Burrafirth 1 route
Yell 1 route
Yell, near Evie 1 route

Questions

Which bus routes does Shetland Ferries run?: SF1, SF2, SF3, SF4, SF5, SF6 and SF7.
Where do Shetland Ferries buses go?: Laxo, Lerwick, Whalsay, Bressay, Fair Isle, Fetlar, Out Skerries, Papa Stour, Sumburgh, Toft, near Evie, Unst and Vidlin, and 3 other places.
What are Shetland Ferries's busiest routes?: the SF2 (Gutcher – Belmont), the SF4 (Lerwick – Bressay), the SF1 (Toft – Ulsta), the SF5 (Laxo – Symbister) and the SF3 (Out Skerries – Symbister).
Can I see where Shetland Ferries buses are now?: Yes. StopToStop shows Shetland Ferries buses live on its map and in each route's timetable, from the positions they report to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service.

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