Festive Timetable
View the timetables for Christmas and New Year 2024 / 2025, for the ferry to Orkney and Shetland from Aberdeen and Scrabster run by NorthLink Ferries.
View the timetables for Christmas and New Year 2024 / 2025, for the ferry to Orkney and Shetland from Aberdeen and Scrabster run by NorthLink Ferries.
Please note – timetables may be subject to weather related or technical delays – please visit Service Update for current sailing information.
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Aberdeen – Kirkwall – Lerwick (Northbound)
| Dep Aberdeen | Arr Kirkwall | Dep Kirkwall | Arr Lerwick | |
| Mon 16 Dec | 19:00 | 23:00 | 23:45 | 07:30 |
| Tue 17 Dec | 19:00 | - | - | 07:30 |
| Wed 18 Dec | 19:00 | - | - | 07:30 |
| Thu 19 Dec | 17:00 | 23:00 | 23:45 | 07:30 |
| Fri 20 Dec | 19:00 | - | - | 07:30 |
| Sat 21 Dec | 17:00 | 23:00 | 23:45 | 07:30 |
| Sun 22 Dec | 17:00 | 23:00 | 23:45 | 07:30 |
| Mon 23 Dec | 19:00 | - | - | 07:30 |
| Tue 24 Dec | No Sailing | - | - | - |
| Wed 25 Dec | No Sailing | - | - | - |
| Thu 26 Dec | 17:00 | 23:00 | 23:45 | 07:30 |
| Fri 27 Dec | 19:00 | - | - | 07:30 |
| Sat 28 Dec | 17:00 | 23:00 | 23:45 | 07:30 |
| Sun 29 Dec | 17:00 | 23:00 | 23:45 | 07:30 |
| Mon 30 Dec | 19:00 | - | - | 07:30 |
| Tue 31 Dec | No Sailing | - | - | - |
| Wed 1 Jan | No Sailing | - | - | - |
| Thu 2 Jan | 17:00 | 23:00 | 23:45 | 07:30 |
| Fri 3 Jan | 19:00 | - | - | 07:30 |
| Sat 4 Jan | 17:00 | 23:00 | 23:45 | 07:30 |
| Sun 5 Jan | 17:00 | 23:00 | 23:45 | 07:30 |
| Mon 6 Jan | 19:00 | - | - | 07:30 |
Lerwick – Kirkwall – Aberdeen (Southbound)
| Dep Lerwick | Arr Kirkwall | Dep Kirkwall | Arr Aberdeen | |
| Mon 16 Dec | 19:00 | - | - | 07:00 |
| Tue 17 Dec | 19:00 | - | - | 07:00 |
| Wed 18 Dec | 17:30 | 23:00 | 23:45 | 07:00 |
| Thu 19 Dec | 19:00 | - | - | 07:00 |
| Fri 20 Dec | 17:30 | 23:00 | 23:45 | 07:00 |
| Sat 21 Dec | 19:00 | - | - | 07:00 |
| Sun 22 Dec | 19:00 | - | - | 07:00 |
| Mon 23 Dec | 19:00 | - | - | 07:00 |
| Tue 24 Dec | No Sailing | - | - | - |
| Wed 25 Dec | No Sailing | - | - | - |
| Thu 26 Dec | 19:00 | - | - | 07:00 |
| Fri 27 Dec | 17:30 | 23:00 | 23:45 | 07:00 |
| Sat 28 Dec | 19:00 | - | - | 07:00 |
| Sun 29 Dec | 19:00 | - | - | 07:00 |
| Mon 30 Dec | 19:00 | - | - | 07:00 |
| Tue 31 Dec | No Sailing | - | - | - |
| Wed 1 Jan | No Sailing | - | - | - |
| Thu 2 Jan | 19:00 | - | - | 07:00 |
| Fri 3 Jan | 17:30 | 23:00 | 23:45 | 07:00 |
| Sat 4 Jan | 19:00 | - | - | 07:00 |
| Sun 5 Jan | 19:00 | - | - | 07:00 |
| Mon 6 Jan | 19:00 | - | - | 07:00 |
Stromness to Scrabster / Scrabster to Stromness
MV Hamnavoe will be sailing to her scheduled timetable through the Festive period. However there will be no sailings on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th December 2024, and no sailings on Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd January 2025.