Altens

• Get inThese are the names of oil and gas rigs out in the North Sea, served by helicopter from here.
• Get inJet 727 is a big blue Stagecoach bus, running every 10-30 min to the main bus station in Union Square, next to the railway station and ferry terminal.
• Get inis in city centre on Guild Street, one block from Union Street, close to the bus station and ferry terminal.
• Get inThe ferry terminal is off Market Street, next to the Union St car park entrance.
• Get inNorthLink car ferries sail overnight, year-round, to Lerwick in the Shetland Islands.
• Get in(They never call at tiny midway Fair Isle, which is reached via Shetland.) For practicalities of using these ferries, see Shetland Islands#Getin and Kirkwall#Getin.
• Go nextSome within a day trip are: Stonehaven, a picturesque fishing port 15 miles south, with Dunottar Castle.

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