Location

Busta House is located on the shore of sheltered Busta Voe on mainland Shetland.

Busta is an ideal base for discovering Shetland’s rich natural and cultural heritage. The hotel is near to the geographic centre of Shetland and is a perfectly situated for exploring our islands. See our Shetland page for more information on what you can see and do around Shetland during your stay at Busta.

Whether you’re arriving in Shetland by sea or by air, find out how to make your way to Busta House Hotel with our Getting Here guide:

Getting Here

There are only 2 ways to get here – by Air & by Sea

Getting to Shetland from Mainland United Kingdom

Northlink Ferries operates sailings to Shetland seven nights a week in both directions on the Aberdeen-Lerwick route all year round, visit the Northlink site for more information.

Frequent daily flights to Sumburgh Airport, Shetland (LSI) are operated by Loganair, visit https://www.loganair.co.uk/  Flights are available from Aberdeen (65 minutes), Edinburgh or Glasgow (1 hour 30 minutes), and Inverness (1 hour 40 minutes) via Orkney (35 minutes).
Flights are also available from Manchester from May to October.
You can easily reach Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow or Inverness from London and other parts of the UK.

How to Find Us

See maps below to see our location and directions from the airport and ferry terminal.

The route from Sumburgh Airport

The route from Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal

Driving Directions

From Sumburgh Airport (1 Hour 10 minutes)

  • Turn Right onto A970 north for 22 miles
  • (Tip – 1 mile after you pass Golf driving range on the right)
  • Turn left onto the B9073 for 1.4 miles
  • Turn Right at T Junction onto the A970 for 1 mile
  • Turn Left (North) at T Junction onto the A970 for 20 miles
  • Once in BRAE, continue North on A970 (towards Hillswick)
  • Drive through Brae
  • (Tip – Just after you pass Delting Boating Club on the left)
  • Turn Left onto road for BUSTA & MUCKLE ROE
  • Busta House is 0.5 miles along this road

From Northlink Ferry Terminal (40 minutes)

  • Turn Right onto A970 north for 23 miles
  • Once in BRAE, continue North on A970 (towards Hillswick)
  • Drive through Brae
  • (Tip – Just after you pass Delting Boating Club on the left)
  • Turn Left onto road for BUSTA & MUCKLE ROE
  • Busta House is 0.5 miles along this road