# Aberdeen

- Kind: port
- Data version: 2026-10-14
- Reference month: 2026-10
- Checked: 2026-07-22
- Page: https://cruise-pitta.com/en/port/aberdeen

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## Overview

Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%2B_%22Silver_City%22_wird_Aberdeen_wegen_seiner_vielen_Granitgeb%C3%A4ude_genannt._07.jpg)

Checked: none (unverified)

- Region: [View Northern Europe & Fjords on the map](https://cruise-pitta.com/explore?r=northern-europe)
- Description: A practical port city that developed as a base for North Sea oil fields, with imposing stone buildings along Union Street and castles and whisky distilleries scattered in the suburbs.
- Port name: Aberdeen
- English name: Aberdeen
- Country: United Kingdom
- Latitude / longitude: 57.14, -2.09

A harbor city in northeastern Scotland facing the North Sea. Buildings made of local granite give the entire city a gray appearance, earning it the name Granite City.

Checked: 2026-07-22

## Port highlights

- Population: A regional core city of about 200,000
- Climate: A cool west-coast oceanic climate. Summers are cool and winters are chilly. Temperatures are mild for the latitude, but cloudy, windy weather is common, so a jacket is needed even in summer.
- Language: English (with a strong Scottish accent; the Doric dialect also remains)
- Currency: British pound (GBP). Scottish banknotes also circulate, but paying by card is no problem.
- Best time to visit: May to September. June to July is best, when daylight lasts so long it nearly rivals white nights.

### Local food

Cullen skink (smoked haddock soup), haggis, North Sea salmon and scallops, and butter-rich butteries.

### Sights

- Union Street, lined with granite buildings
- Footdee district, which retains the look of a fishing village
- Marischal College and the old town of Old Aberdeen
- Dunnottar Castle on a nearby cliff
- Whisky distillery tours in Speyside

Checked: 2026-07-22

## Monthly average high / low temperatures

| Month | Average high (°C / °F) | Average low (°C / °F) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jan | 7 °C / 44 °F | 1 °C / 33 °F |
| Feb | 7 °C / 45 °F | 1 °C / 34 °F |
| Mar | 9 °C / 49 °F | 2 °C / 36 °F |
| Apr | 11 °C / 52 °F | 4 °C / 39 °F |
| May | 14 °C / 57 °F | 6 °C / 43 °F |
| Jun | 16 °C / 62 °F | 9 °C / 48 °F |
| Jul | 19 °C / 65 °F | 11 °C / 52 °F |
| Aug | 18 °C / 65 °F | 11 °C / 51 °F |
| Sep | 16 °C / 61 °F | 9 °C / 48 °F |
| Oct | 13 °C / 55 °F | 6 °C / 43 °F |
| Nov | 9 °C / 49 °F | 3 °C / 37 °F |
| Dec | 7 °C / 45 °F | 1 °C / 33 °F |

Calculated from NOAA GHCN-Daily station observations · Period: 1991–2020 · Station: DYCE · about 9.5 km from port · elevation difference about 60 m · Last checked: 2026-10-03

Checked: 2026-10-03

## Local prices for travelers

- Compared with Tokyo, Japan (median of items): 240 (Tokyo = 100) (Estimated)
- Category: Much more expensive than Tokyo

Compared with Tokyo, everything is much more expensive.

| Item | Amount | Currency | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Water 500 ml | £2.00 | GBP | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Coffee | £3.95 | GBP | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Inexpensive meal | £10.95 | GBP | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Local beer | £5.50 | GBP | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Big Mac | £5.49 | GBP | Checked: none (unverified) |

- Survey month: 2026-10

Prices in Aberdeen. · Amounts in the recorded local currency. No currency conversion applied. · Last checked: Oct 2026 (partly estimated) · Sources: Shop and menu prices · [The Economist, Big Mac Index](https://github.com/TheEconomist/big-mac-data) ([CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/))

Checked: none (unverified)

## Getting there from Japan

- Nearest airport: ABZ
- Description: Unknown
- Airport to port (approx.): Unknown
- Ease of access: C — Two or more connections (Estimated)

About 9.0 km from airport to port (straight-line distance) (Estimated)

Calculated from OurAirports coordinates

Access from Japan: A = direct flight / B = one connection / C = two or more connections (indicative)

Checked: 2026-07-22

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## Itineraries calling here

### [14-Night Northern Europe & Fjords Cruise from Bergen to London (Greenwich)](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/viking-sky-14n-bergen-to-london-greenwich)

- Region: Northern Europe & Fjords
- Itinerary: Mar–Sep 2027
- Departure months: 2027-03, 2027-04, 2027-05, 2027-06, 2027-07, 2027-08, 2027-09
- Ship: Viking Sky
- Cruise line: Viking Ocean Cruises
- Duration: 14 nights
- Departure / arrival: Bergen → London (Greenwich)
- Port: Bergen › Bergen › Lerwick › +10 › London (Greenwich)
- Cruise type: One way / 14
- Amount: From $11,499.00 · Price on the US site (USD, tax inclusion unknown; JPY is an estimate)
- Fare level: Highest

Checked: 2026-07-22

## Links

### External sites and sources

- [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%2B_%22Silver_City%22_wird_Aberdeen_wegen_seiner_vielen_Granitgeb%C3%A4ude_genannt._07.jpg)
- [The Economist, Big Mac Index](https://github.com/TheEconomist/big-mac-data)

### Related Cruise Pitta pages

- [View Northern Europe & Fjords on the map](https://cruise-pitta.com/explore?r=northern-europe)
- [14-Night Northern Europe & Fjords Cruise from Bergen to London (Greenwich)](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/viking-sky-14n-bergen-to-london-greenwich)

## Checked

Checked: 2026-07-22

## Sources

- Unverified (no source recorded for this information)