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==Transportation== Lerwick is served by the [[Tingwall Airport]] located a few miles away and [[Sumburgh Airport]] that is further south and flies all year to some Scotland destinations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hial.co.uk/sumburgh-airport|title= Sumburgh Airport|publisher=Highlands and Islands Airports Limited|access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref> [[NorthLink Ferries]] operate a daily overnight ferry service between Lerwick and [[Aberdeen]], regularly calling in to [[Kirkwall]] in the [[Orkney Islands]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/the-journey/lerwick/lerwick-ferry-terminal-accessibility-information/|title=Accessibility information for the NorthLink Ferries Lerwick Ferry Terminal|publisher=NorthLink Ferries| access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref> The [[Shetland Islands Council]] operate a [[ro-ro]] ferry service to [[Out Skerries]] and [[Bressay]] from a terminal in the centre of the town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Routes and destinations|url=http://www.shetland.gov.uk/ferries/mapofservices.asp|website=Shetland.gov|access-date=19 August 2016|archive-date=26 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026004829/http://www.shetland.gov.uk/ferries/mapofservices.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> The local bus service is provided by the [[Transport Scotland#Regional Transport Partnerships|Regional Transport Partnership]] ([[ZetTrans]]) and operated by a number of different local bus service operators.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zettrans.org.uk |title=Shetland's Transport Partnership Website |access-date=27 October 2011 |archive-date=23 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023130150/http://www.zettrans.org.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The town has a bus station, [[Viking bus station]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Viking Bus Station, Lerwick |url=https://photos.shetlandmuseumandarchives.org.uk/view-item?i=35471&WINID=1623612384584 |publisher=Shetland Museum and Archives |access-date=2021-06-13}}</ref>
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