SF5 bus: Laxo – Symbister
Shetland Ferries bus SF5 runs between Laxo and Symbister. Runs every day. On Thursday 12 November the first bus from Laxo leaves at 05:30 and the last at 23:30, about every 45 minutes during the day.
Operated by Shetland Ferries. Timetable for Thursday, 12 November 2026. Tomorrow's timetable · any day up to 60 ahead: add ?date=YYYY-MM-DD to this page's address. Plan a journey · Print this timetable
Questions
- When is the first and last SF5 bus from Laxo to Symbister?
- On Thursday 12 November the first bus leaves Laxo at 05:30 and the last at 23:30, 19 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last SF5 bus from Symbister to Laxo?
- On Thursday 12 November the first bus leaves Symbister at 05:00 and the last at 22:45, 19 journeys in all.
- Does the SF5 bus run on Sundays?
- Yes. Runs every day.
- How often does the SF5 bus run?
- On Thursday 12 November it runs about every 45 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 19 journeys from Laxo.
- Where does the SF5 bus stop?
- Main stops from Laxo to Symbister: Laxo Shetland Ferry Terminal (Laxo), Whalsay Shetland Ferry Terminal (Symbister). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the SF5 bus?
- Shetland Ferries.
Laxo to Symbister
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 | Journey 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laxo Shetland Ferry Terminal | 05:30 | 07:00 | 07:45 | 08:30 | 09:35 | 10:30 | 11:15 | 12:00 | 12:45 | 14:00 | 14:45 | 15:30 | 16:15 | 17:00 | 17:55 | 18:30 | 20:30 | 22:00 | 23:30 |
| Whalsay Shetland Ferry Terminal, Symbister | 06:00 | 07:30 | 08:15 | 09:00 | 10:05 | 11:00 | 11:45 | 12:30 | 13:15 | 14:30 | 15:15 | 16:00 | 16:45 | 17:30 | 18:25 | 19:00 | 21:00 | 22:30 | 00:00 |
Symbister to Laxo
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 | Journey 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whalsay Shetland Ferry Terminal, Symbister | 05:00 | 06:15 | 06:45 | 07:45 | 08:30 | 09:15 | 10:30 | 11:15 | 12:00 | 12:45 | 14:00 | 14:45 | 15:30 | 16:15 | 17:00 | 17:45 | 19:00 | 21:15 | 22:45 |
| Laxo Shetland Ferry Terminal | 05:30 | 06:45 | 07:15 | 08:15 | 09:00 | 09:45 | 11:00 | 11:45 | 12:30 | 13:15 | 14:30 | 15:15 | 16:00 | 16:45 | 17:30 | 18:15 | 19:30 | 21:45 | 23:15 |
Places on this route
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Wednesday, 11 November 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.
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