Shetland Holiday Lets - Self catering holiday accommodation in Lerwick, Sandwick and Cunningsburgh

If you want to see the best of Shetland, you’ll need a car. There are high quality roads in Shetland and regular inter-island ferries to the isles of Bressay, Whalsay, Yell, Unst and Fetlar.

Car-Hire

If you need to hire a car, the local firms are: Bolts Car Hire and Star Rent-a-Car

Taxis, buses, ferries and inter-island flights

Information on Taxi operators and timetables for ferries, buses and inter-island flights are available on the Shetland Islands Council website

Sight-seeing boat trips

There are many boat tour operators as you get a spectacular view of the scenery and wildlife from the water. A selection of the local operators is below:

• Cycharters
• Mousa Boat Trips
• Muckle Flugga Boat Trips
• Sea Birds and Seals
• Sail on the Swan
• Shetland Nature Cruises

Tours

• Island Trails
• Shetland Wildlife Tours
• Shetland Tours
• Shetland Nature
• Shetland Geotours

Getting to Shetland

You can travel to Shetland by air or sea. Flights are provided by Flybe and ferries are operated by Northlink Ferries.