2025 Dry Dock Timetable

NorthLink Ferries will operate an amended service on routes to Orkney and Shetland as passenger ships undergo scheduled maintenance at dry dock. Please note – forecasted adverse weather conditions may disrupt the published timetable. View our Service Update page for up to date information.

  • MV Hamnavoe (Stromness to Scrabster).
    Dry dock dates: Tuesday 7th to Saturday 11th January 2025.
  • MV Hjaltland (Aberdeen to Kirkwall to Lerwick).
    Dry dock dates: Monday 10th to Sunday 23rd February 2025.
  • MV Hrossey (Aberdeen to Kirkwall to Lerwick).
    Dry dock dates: Tuesday 11th to Sunday 23rd March 2025.

Stromness to Scrabster / Scrabster to Stromness

There are no Pentland Firth sailings from Tuesday 7th to Saturday 11th January 2025. However there will be additional sailings to and from Kirkwall.

See the 2025 Scrabster to Stromness timetable.

Aberdeen – Kirkwall – Lerwick (Northbound)

1st January to 31st March 2025

Dep AberdeenArr KirkwallDep KirkwallArr Lerwick
Wed 1 JanNo Sailing---
Thu 2 Jan17:0023:0023:4507:30
Fri 3 Jan19:00--07:30
Sat 4 Jan17:0023:0023:4507:30
Sun 5 Jan17:0023:0023:4507:30
Mon 6 Jan19:00--07:30
Tue 7 Jan 17:0023:0023:4507:30
Wed 8 Jan17:0023:0023:4507:30
Thu 9 Jan17:0023:0023:4507:30
Fri 10 Jan17:0023:0023:4507:30
Sat 11 Jan17:0023:0023:4507:30
Sun 12 Jan17:0023:0023:4507:30
Mon 13 Jan19:00--07:30
Tue 14 Jan19:00--07:30
Wed 15 Jan19:00--07:30
Thu 16 Jan17:0023:0023:4507:30
Fri 17 Jan19:00--07:30
Sat 18 Jan17:0023:0023:4507:30
Sun 19 Jan17:0023:0023:4507:30
Mon 20 Jan19:00--07:30
Tue 21 Jan19:00--07:30
Wed 22 Jan19:00--07:30
Thu 23 Jan17:0023:0023:4507:30
Fri 24 Jan19:00--07:30
Sat 25 Jan17:0023:0023:4507:30
Sun 26 Jan17:0023:0023:4507:30
Mon 27 Jan19:00--07:30
Tue 28 Jan19:00--07:30
Wed 29 Jan19:00--07:30
Thu 30 Jan17:0023:0023:4507:30
Fri 31 Jan19:00--07:30
Sat 1 Feb17:0023:0023:4507:30
Sun 2 Feb17:0023:0023:4507:30
Mon 3 Feb19:00--07:30
Tue 4 Feb19:00--07:30
Wed 5 Feb19:00--07:30
Thu 6 Feb17:0023:0023:4507:30
Fri 7 Feb19:00--07:30
Sat 8 Feb17:0023:0023:4507:30
Sun 9 Feb17:0023:0023:4507:30
Mon 10 FebNo Sailing---
Tue 11 Feb19:00--07:30
Wed 12 FebNo Sailing---
Thu 13 Feb17:0023:0023:4507:30
Fri 14 FebNo Sailing---
Sat 15 FebNo Sailing---
Sun 16 Feb17:0023:0023:4507:30
Mon 17 FebNo Sailing---
Tue 18 Feb19:00--07:30
Wed 19 FebNo Sailing---
Thu 20 Feb17:0023:0023:4507:30
Fri 21 FebNo Sailing---
Sat 22 FebNo Sailing---
Sun 23 Feb17:0023:0023:4507:30
Mon 24 Feb19:00--07:30
Tue 25 Feb19:00--07:30
Wed 26 Feb19:00--07:30
Thu 27 Feb17:0023:0023:4507:30
Fri 28 Feb19:00--07:30
Sat 1 Mar17:0023:0023:4507:30
Sun 2 Mar17:0023:0023:4507:30
Mon 3 Mar19:00--07:30
Tue 4 Mar19:00--07:30
Wed 5 Mar19:00--07:30
Thu 6 Mar17:0023:0023:4507:30
Fri 7 Mar19:00--07:30
Sat 8 Mar17:0023:0023:4507:30
Sun 9 Mar17:0023:0023:4507:30
Mon 10 MarNo Sailing---
Tue 11 Mar19:00--07:30
Wed 12 MarNo Sailing---
Thu 13 Mar17:0023:0023:4507:30
Fri 14 MarNo Sailing---
Sat 15 MarNo Sailing---
Sun 16 Mar17:0023:0023:4507:30
Mon 17 MarNo Sailing---
Tue 18 Mar19:00--07:30
Wed 19 MarNo Sailing---
Thu 20 Mar17:0023:0023:4507:30
Fri 21 MarNo Sailing---
Sat 22 MarNo Sailing---
Sun 23 Mar17:0023:0023:4507:30
Mon 24 Mar19:00--07:30
Tue 25 Mar19:00--07:30
Wed 26 Mar19:00--07:30
Thu 27 Mar17:0023:0023:4507:30
Fri 28 Mar19:00--07:30
Sat 29 Mar17:0023:0023:4507:30
Sun 30 Mar17:0023:0023:4507:30
Mon 31 Mar19:00--07:30

Lerwick – Kirkwall – Aberdeen (Southbound)

1st January to 31st March 2025

Dep LerwickArr KirkwallDep KirkwallArr Aberdeen
Wed 1 JanNo Sailing---
Thu 2 Jan19:00--07:00
Fri 3 Jan17:3023:0023:4507:00
Sat 4 Jan19:00--07:00
Sun 5 Jan19:00--07:00
Mon 6 Jan19:00--07:00
Tue 7 Jan16:3022:0022:4507:00
Wed 8 Jan16:3022:0022:4507:00
Thu 9 Jan16:3022:0022:4507:00
Fri 10 Jan16:3022:0022:4507:00
Sat 11 Jan16:3022:0022:4507:00
Sun 12 Jan19:00--07:00
Mon 13 Jan19:00--07:00
Tue 14 Jan19:00--07:00
Wed 15 Jan17:3023:0023:4507:00
Thu 16 Jan19:00--07:00
Fri 17 Jan17:3023:0023:4507:00
Sat 18 Jan19:00--07:00
Sun 19 Jan19:00--07:00
Mon 20 Jan19:00--07:00
Tue 21 Jan19:00--07:00
Wed 22 Jan17:3023:0023:4507:00
Thu 23 Jan19:00--07:00
Fri 24 Jan17:3023:0023:4507:00
Sat 25 Jan19:00--07:00
Sun 26 Jan19:00--07:00
Mon 27 Jan19:00--07:00
Tue 28 Jan19:00--07:00
Wed 29 Jan17:3023:0023:4507:00
Thu 30 Jan19:00--07:00
Fri 31 Jan17:3023:0023:4507:00
Sat 1 Feb19:00--07:00
Sun 2 Feb19:00--07:00
Mon 3 Feb19:00--07:00
Tue 4 Feb19:00--07:00
Wed 5 Feb17:3023:0023:4507:00
Thu 6 Feb19:00--07:00
Fri 7 Feb17:3023:0023:4507:00
Sat 8 Feb19:00--07:00
Sun 9 Feb19:00--07:00
Mon 10 Feb19:00--07:00
Tue 11 FebNo Sailing---
Wed 12 Feb17:3023:0023:4507:00
Thu 13 FebNo Sailing---
Fri 14 Feb17:3023:0023:4507:00
Sat 15 FebNo Sailing---
Sun 16 FebNo Sailing---
Mon 17 Feb19:00--07:00
Tue 18 FebNo Sailing---
Wed 19 Feb17:3023:0023:4507:00
Thu 20 FebNo Sailing---
Fri 21 Feb17:3023:0023:4507:00
Sat 22 FebNo Sailing---
Sun 23 FebNo Sailing---
Mon 24 Feb19:00--07:00
Tue 25 Feb19:00--07:00
Wed 26 Feb17:3023:0023:4507:00
Thu 27 Feb19:00--07:00
Fri 28 Feb17:3023:0023:4507:00
Sat 1 Mar19:00--07:00
Sun 2 Mar19:00--07:00
Mon 3 Mar19:00--07:00
Tue 4 Mar19:00--07:00
Wed 5 Mar17:3023:0023:4507:00
Thu 6 Mar19:00--07:00
Fri 7 Mar17:3023:0023:4507:00
Sat 8 Mar19:00--07:00
Sun 9 Mar19:00--07:00
Mon 10 Mar19:00--07:00
Tue 11 MarNo Sailing---
Wed 12 Mar17:3023:0023:4507:00
Thu 13 MarNo Sailing---
Fri 14 Mar17:3023:0023:4507:00
Sat 15 MarNo Sailing---
Sun 16 MarNo Sailing---
Mon 17 Mar19:00--07:00
Tue 18 MarNo Sailing---
Wed 19 Mar17:3023:0023:4507:00
Thu 20 MarNo Sailing---
Fri 21 Mar17:3023:0023:4507:00
Sat 22 MarNo Sailing---
Sun 23 MarNo Sailing---
Mon 24 Mar19:00--07:00
Tue 25 Mar19:00--07:00
Wed 26 Mar17:3023:0023:4507:00
Thu 27 Mar19:00--07:00
Fri 28 Mar17:3023:0023:4507:00
Sat 29 Mar19:00--07:00
Sun 30 Mar19:00--07:00
Mon 31 Mar19:00--07:00
Header image: Hrossey leaving Aberdeen harbour in the north east of Scotland photo © Copyright photo © Copyright Nick McCaffrey