Travel


For the visitor, travel to and between the islands can be the most enjoyable experience. For the residents of the 13 islands, local transport is a fundamental and vital aspect of Island life. We aim to use this travel section to keep you informed of all local travel issues. 

Port Appin FerryOban Ferry

 

 
In this section we hope to provide you with all the information you need to travel by public transport within the Argyll Islands. Timetables for nearly all services are available using the links below. If you have any difficulty finding the correct timetable or are unsure which route you should take please call our transport helpline on 01546 604695 during normal office hours, or contact us by email.
Alternatively, you can call traveline on 0870 6082608.

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SERVICE NUMBER

TERMINAL POINTS

OPERATOR

496 Craignure - Fionnphort Bowmans Coaches Ltd
495 Craignure - Tobermory Bowmans Coaches Ltd
194 Dalmally - Inveraray Royal Mail Postbus
1 Dunollie - Oban - Hospital - Soroba Oban & District Buses
  Ellenabeich - Easdale Argyll and Bute Council
  Fionnphort - Iona Caledonian MacBrayne
976 Glasgow - Oban Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd.
  Glasgow - Oban ScotRail
191 Isle of Colonsay (Circular) - Isle of Oronsay Royal Mail Postbus
202 Isle of Lismore Royal Mail Postbus
195 Isle of Luing - Ellenabeich Royal Mail Postbus
  Isle of Ulva Ferry Donald Munro
200 Lochgilphead - Furnace - Inveraray Royal Mail Postbus
429 Lochgilphead - Kilmichael Glassary - Kilmartin West Coast Motors
  Lochranza - Claonaig Caledonian MacBrayne
  North Cuan - South Cuan (Luing) Argyll and Bute Council
408 Oban - Achnaba - Bonawe Oban & District Buses
  Oban - Achnacroish (Lismore) Caledonian MacBrayne
405 Oban - Benderloch - Barcaldine Oban & District Buses
5 Oban - Benderloch - Barcaldine Oban & District Buses
918 Oban - Benderloch - Barcaldine - Appin - Ballachulish - Fort William Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd.
  Oban - Craignure Caledonian MacBrayne
3 Oban - Dunbeg Oban & District Buses
416 Oban - Hospital - Nant Drive Oban & District Buses
418 Oban - Isle of Seil West Coast Motors
423 Oban - Kilmelford - Lochgilphead - Ardrishaig Oban & District Buses.
403 Oban - Taynuilt - Dalmally Oban & District Buses
  Port Appin - Point (Lismore) Argyll and Bute Council
187 Salen - Gruline - Ulva Ferry - Burg Royal Mail Postbus
410 Soroba - Hospital - Oban - Dunollie - Dunbeg - Connel - North Connel - Benderloch Oban & District Buses
  Tayinloan - Gigha Caledonian MacBrayne
494 Tobermory - Calgary R N Carmichael
  Tobermory - Drimnin - Kilchoan - Sunart Sound of Mull Transport Group
     

 

 

Air Services for Argyll and Bute Take Off! Air Services for Argyll and Bute Take Off!

Argyll and Bute’s most remote and isolated island communities will find distances from the mainland shrinking as travel options vastly improve if a 4.2 million funding package for 3 licensed airfields gains approval.

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Timetables


Below is a list of the travel services available, with links to the timetables for each service.

Easdale ferry - Passenger Only Ferry
Lismore to Port Appin ferry - Passenger-only ferry
Luing Ferry - Passenger and vehicular ferry