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Key information

Ardrossan - Brodick

Winter timetable 21 October 2024 - 27 March 2025

Timetable: The timetable(s) for this route are available below - View or download to plan your journey.

Service Status: Always check our service status pages for the latest information on this route.

Tickets: Book your ticket online, in advance of travel, even if you’re a foot passenger. All vehicles and passengers must have a valid ticket prior to travel.

Check-in: 30 minutes for vehicles and 10 minutes for foot passengers prior to departure. Late check in may result in space being reallocated or vehicles being refused carriage.

MV Isle of Arran - Passenger lift: Please be advised that the passenger lift on the vessel for this route (MV Isle of Arran) is currently out of service. Passengers requiring lift access are asked to travel on the Troon - Brodick service where possible. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Summer timetable 2025: From Summer 2025, a two-vessel service will operate on Ardrossan-Brodick for 10 months of the year, except during scheduled overhauls where CalMac will temporarily operate a single-vessel service. MV Caledonian Isles will operate to/from Ardrossan and MV Glen Sannox will operate to/from Troon, significantly increasing the capacity to Arran.

Summer timetable 28 March 2025 – 19 October 2025 The summer timetable for this route is available to view and book. Read our customer update for full details.

Read our passenger travel checklist to prepare for your journey.

Planning ahead:  Book your ticket online in advance of travel - even if you're a foot passenger. eTickets can be scanned from your device.

Alternative routes to/from Arran - From 21 October - 9 February, and 18 February - 5 March, a Troon to Brodick service will also operate or you can travel between Claonaig/Tarbert to Lochranza. 

Concessions: SPT Ferry Card, SPT Companion Ferry Card and Blue badge concessions are available online and can be applied to your ticket. Please carry your concession card with you.

Group passengers: for tickets purchased online for any number of travelling companions the full party must travel on the same sailing. This applies to all legs of the journey. If you are unsure whether all group members will travel together, please make separate bookings.

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