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How to get from Lerwick (Scotland) to Edinburgh (Scotland)

Calculate route from Lerwick (Scotland, United Kingdom) to Edinburgh (Scotland, United Kingdom).

The flight distance (as the crow flies) between Lerwick and Edinburgh is 482.1 km.

Roadmap (route) to go from Lerwick to Edinburgh detailed above, you can also see the course layout on the map.

While doing trip Lerwick - Edinburgh by car, the calculated route ends at a distance , or more straight.

Calculation of distance and route from Edinburgh to Lerwick :

482.1545.0 km20h47mn
  1. Continue 0h0mn
    70 m
  2. Turn right onto Hill Lane 0h0mn
    93 m
  3. Turn left onto Hillhead 0h0mn
    153 m
  4. Turn sharp right onto Lower Hillhead 0h0mn
    224 m
  5. Turn left onto King Erik Street 0h0mn
    108 m
  6. Turn right onto King Harald Street 0h0mn
    294 m
  7. Turn left onto King Harald Street 0h0mn
    36 m
  8. Turn left onto North Road 0h0mn
    94 m
  9. Turn right onto Garthspool Road 0h0mn
    121 m
  10. Turn left 0h0mn
    229 m
  11. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Holmsgarth Road 0h1mn
    583 m
  12. Turn right 0h0mn
    25 m
  13. Turn slight right 0h0mn
    35 m
  14. At roundabout, take exit 2 0h0mn
    67 m
  15. Keep right 0h0mn
    141 m
  16. Turn sharp right 0h0mn
    98 m
  17. Keep left onto Aberdeen-Lerwick 17h30mn
    349.4 km
  18. Continue 0h0mn
    94 m
  19. Keep right 0h0mn
    96 m
  20. Turn right 0h0mn
    38 m
  21. Turn right onto Commercial Quay 0h0mn
    104 m
  22. Turn left onto Market Street 0h1mn
    963 m
  23. At roundabout, take exit 2 0h2mn
    1.4 km
  24. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Greath Southern Road 0h0mn
    285 m
  25. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Great Southern Road 0h1mn
    684 m
  26. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Stonehaven Road 1h58mn
    97.2 km
  27. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Forfar Road 0h0mn
    379 m
  28. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Forfar Road 0h1mn
    1.2 km
  29. Keep left onto Forfar Road 0h0mn
    73 m
  30. Turn right onto Forfar Road 0h2mn
    1.9 km
  31. Turn left onto East Whale Lane 0h0mn
    194 m
  32. Turn right onto East Dock Street 0h3mn
    2.9 km
  33. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A92 0h1mn
    2.0 km
  34. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A92 0h1mn
    2.1 km
  35. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Five Roads Roundabout 0h13mn
    18.1 km
  36. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Melville Lodges Roundabout 0h6mn
    7.8 km
  37. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto New Inn Roundabout 0h3mn
    3.5 km
  38. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Tullis Russel Roundabout 0h1mn
    981 m
  39. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Preston Roundabout 0h1mn
    1.7 km
  40. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Bankhead Roundabout 0h3mn
    4.4 km
  41. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Redhouse Roundabout 0h10mn
    16.5 km
  42. Keep right onto M90 0h1mn
    1.8 km
  43. Keep right onto M90 and take M90 South toward Edinburgh 0h6mn
    10.1 km
  44. Keep left onto M90 and take A904 toward Borrowstounness, Kirkliston, Queensferry 0h0mn
    590 m
  45. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Queensferry Junction 0h10mn
    11.3 km
  46. Keep right onto Hillhouse Road 0h0mn
    28 m
  47. Continue onto Hillhouse Road 0h2mn
    1.1 km
  48. Keep left onto Craigleith Road 0h1mn
    1.0 km
  49. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Comely Bank Road 0h3mn
    1.6 km
  50. Turn right onto Howe Street 0h1mn
    281 m
  51. Turn left onto Queen Street 0h0mn
    210 m
  52. Turn right onto Hanover Street 0h0mn
    155 m
  53. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Hanover Street 0h0mn
    180 m
  54. Arrive at destination 0h0mn
    0 m

Travel from Lerwick (Scotland) to a selection of major cities.

Distances from Lerwick to biggest cities in Scotland

  • Falkirk,35,310 inhabitants.487 km
  • Irvine,33,740 inhabitants.546 km
  • Dumfries,33,280 inhabitants.585 km
  • Motherwell,32,120 inhabitants.514 km
  • Rutherglen,31,180 inhabitants.514 km
  • Wishaw,30,510 inhabitants.515 km
  • Cambuslang,27,610 inhabitants.515 km
  • Bearsden,27,340 inhabitants.508 km
  • Clydebank,26,640 inhabitants.511 km
  • Newton Mearns,24,650 inhabitants.523 km
  • Vale of Leven,24,640 inhabitants.507 km
  • Arbroath,23,640 inhabitants.408 km
  • Musselburgh,23,620 inhabitants.482 km
  • Bishopbriggs,23,430 inhabitants.506 km
  • Elgin,22,980 inhabitants.305 km
  • Renfrew,22,010 inhabitants.514 km
  • Bathgate,21,070 inhabitants.496 km
  • Bellshill,20,650 inhabitants.512 km
  • Alloa,20,390 inhabitants.475 km
  • Orkney,20,100 inhabitants.166 km

Other major cities in country :

  • Bradford [ENG], 299,310 inhabitants. 709 km
  • Southend-on-Sea [ENG], 295,310 inhabitants. 966 km
  • Belfast [NIR], 274,770 inhabitants. 681 km
  • Derby [ENG], 270,468 inhabitants. 805 km
  • Plymouth [ENG], 260,203 inhabitants. 1,105 km
  • Luton [ENG], 258,018 inhabitants. 922 km
  • Wolverhampton [ENG], 252,791 inhabitants. 845 km
  • City of Westminster [ENG], 247,614 inhabitants. 965 km
  • Southampton [ENG], 246,201 inhabitants. 1,030 km
  • Blackpool [ENG], 239,409 inhabitants. 715 km
  • Milton Keynes [ENG], 229,941 inhabitants. 903 km
  • Bexley [ENG], 228,000 inhabitants. 973 km
  • Northampton [ENG], 215,963 inhabitants. 880 km
  • Archway [ENG], 215,667 inhabitants. 958 km
  • Norwich [ENG], 213,166 inhabitants. 851 km
  • Dudley [ENG], 199,059 inhabitants. 854 km
  • Portsmouth [ENG], 194,150 inhabitants. 1,041 km
  • Newcastle upon Tyne [ENG], 192,382 inhabitants. 577 km
  • Sutton [ENG], 187,600 inhabitants. 982 km
  • Swindon [ENG], 185,609 inhabitants. 958 km

Route from Edinburgh to major cities (United Kingdom).

  • Distance Edinburgh London
    534 km
  • Distance Edinburgh Birmingham
    395 km
  • Distance Edinburgh Liverpool
    283 km
  • Distance Edinburgh Nottingham
    359 km
  • Distance Edinburgh Sheffield
    307 km
  • Distance Edinburgh Bristol
    502 km
  • Distance Edinburgh Leicester
    392 km
  • Distance Edinburgh Leeds
    262 km
  • Distance Edinburgh Cardiff
    498 km
  • Distance Edinburgh Manchester
    282 km
  • Distance Edinburgh Stoke-on-Trent
    335 km
  • Distance Edinburgh Coventry
    410 km
  • Distance Edinburgh Sunderland
    163 km
  • Distance Edinburgh Birkenhead
    285 km
  • Distance Edinburgh Islington
    532 km
  • Distance Edinburgh Reading
    521 km
  • Distance Edinburgh Kingston upon Hull
    307 km
  • Distance Edinburgh Preston
    246 km
  • Distance Edinburgh Newport
    486 km
  • Distance Edinburgh Swansea
    485 km

Nearest cities to Lerwick :

  • Elgin, 22,980 inhabitants. 305 km
  • Orkney, 20,100 inhabitants. 166 km
  • Peterhead, 18,450 inhabitants. 297 km
  • Fraserburgh, 13,140 inhabitants. 279 km
  • Inverurie, 12,760 inhabitants. 327 km
  • Ellon, 10,100 inhabitants. 315 km
  • Forres, 9,900 inhabitants. 317 km
  • Nairn, 9,860 inhabitants. 327 km
  • Buckie, 8,430 inhabitants. 295 km
  • Thurso, 7,760 inhabitants. 220 km
  • Lossiemouth, 7,620 inhabitants. 297 km
  • Kirkwall, 7,150 inhabitants. 165 km
  • Wick, 7,140 inhabitants. 221 km
  • Lerwick, 7,040 inhabitants. 0 km
  • Dyce, 5,730 inhabitants. 334 km
  • Turriff, 5,060 inhabitants. 301 km
  • Kingswells, 4,750 inhabitants. 339 km
  • Keith, 4,740 inhabitants. 309 km
  • Huntly, 4,720 inhabitants. 316 km
  • Kintore, 4,680 inhabitants. 332 km
  • Culloden, 4,240 inhabitants. 343 km
  • Macduff, 4,030 inhabitants. 287 km
  • Banff, 4,020 inhabitants. 288 km
  • Kemnay, 3,830 inhabitants. 333 km
  • Tain, 3,690 inhabitants. 310 km
  • Oldmeldrum, 3,230 inhabitants. 321 km
  • Aviemore, 3,150 inhabitants. 364 km

Location Lerwick (Scotland) :

Country flag
Location Lerwick
State Scotland
County Shetland Islands
Country United Kingdom
Country code / ISO 2 GB
Latitude 60.1533900
Longitude -1.1442700
Altitude 0 meters
Time zone Europe/London

Location Edinburgh (Scotland) :

Country flag
Location Edinburgh
State Scotland
County Edinburgh
Country United Kingdom
Country code / ISO 2 GB
Latitude 55.9520600
Longitude -3.1964800
Altitude 0 meters
Time zone Europe/London

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This 3.0 star property has 8 rooms. You can book a room from 71 GBP.

Location :
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EH25 9LH Edinburgh

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The Original Rosslyn Inn


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This 4.0 star property has 7 rooms. You can book a room from 85 GBP.

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Loanhead Cottage


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This 4.0 star property has 2 rooms. You can book a room from 75 GBP.

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Laird And Dog Inn


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This 3.0 star property has 11 rooms. You can book a room from 50 GBP.

Location :
Laird And Dog Inn
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EH18 1NA Lasswade

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Emerald Guest House


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This 3.0 star property has 6 rooms. You can book a room from 80 GBP.

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Emerald Guest House
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The Northfield House Hotel


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Location :
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BEST WESTERN Braid Hills Hotel


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This 3.0 star property has 72 rooms. You can book a room from 44 GBP.

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Aaron Lodge


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This 4.0 star property has 10 rooms. You can book a room from 65 GBP.

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Arden Guest House


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