Train
There are no trains on Orkney or Shetland, but you can take the train to Aberdeen or Thurso and then take a ferry to the islands.
Train Contacts
ScotRail. 0871/2002233; www.scotrail.co.uk.
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There are no trains on Orkney or Shetland, but you can take the train to Aberdeen or Thurso and then take a ferry to the islands.
ScotRail. 0871/2002233; www.scotrail.co.uk.