Good Shepherd timetable
Please visit the Shetland Islands Council website for the latest timetable and prices of the ferry from Shetland to Fair Isle.
This service operates between North Haven, Fair Isle to Grutness Pier near Sumburgh (with sailings from Lerwick on alternate Thursdays on the summer timetable). The journey takes about 2 hours 40 minutes (4 hours to/from Lerwick). To book, please phone 01595 760363 or email patthomson98@gmail.com.
Summer: mid-April to mid-September
| FAIR ISLE | GRUTNESS | GRUTNESS | FAIR ISLE | |
| DAY | DEPART | ARRIVE | DEPART | ARRIVE |
| TUESDAY | 07:30 | c.10:10 | 11:30 | c.14:20 |
| THURSDAY (alternate May to September) |
07:30 | c.10:10 | 11:30 | c.14:20 |
| SATURDAY | 07:30 | c.10:10 | 11:30 | c.14:20 |
| FAIR ISLE | LERWICK | LERWICK | FAIR ISLE | |
| DAY | DEPART | ARRIVE | DEPART | ARRIVE |
| THURSDAY (alternate May to September) |
07:00 | c.11:00 | 14:00 | c.18:00 |
Winter: mid-September to mid-April
| FAIR ISLE | GRUTNESS | GRUTNESS | FAIR ISLE | |
| DAY | DEPART | ARRIVE | DEPART | ARRIVE |
| TUESDAY | 07:30 | c.10:00 | 11:30 | c.14:10 |
Sailings cancelled by adverse weather may be rearranged on the next suitable day.