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National Scenic Area

Shetland by Train

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Shetland is a treeless northern archipelago of sea cliffs, sandy voes, heather moorland and seabird colonies, with Da Sneug, Da Kame and Saxa Vord looking out over the North Sea. The islands are reached by ferry from Aberdeen or Orkney, with Aberdeen the nearest mainland station.

There are 0 stations within a mile of Shetland National Scenic Area.

The area is home to 196 DoBIH-listed peaks, the highest being Da Sneug [The Sneug] at 418m.

Shetland train stations

No stations found within a mile of Shetland National Scenic Area.

Getting there without a car

No railway station lies within 1 mile of the Shetland National Scenic Area, so the train only gets you part of the way. There is no station within 10 miles either.

Good to know

Can you get to the Shetland National Scenic Area by train?

Not directly. No station lies within 1 mile of the Shetland National Scenic Area. There's no station with regular trains within 10 miles, so plan on a bus or other onward travel.

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Photo of Shetland

Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons