Route information

Key information

Tobermory - Kilchoan

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: Advance purchase your ticket online, before you travel.

Check-in: 10 minutes prior to departure for vehicles and foot passengers. Late check-in may result in your vehicle being refused carriage.

Request sailings: 26 December and 2 January only - Sailings on this route will operate by request only. Download the timetable for full details. To request, please call our Customer Engagement Centre by 16:00 on the day before travel.

Summer timetable 28 March 2025 – 19 October 2025: Summer timetables are being released in a phased approach. The timetable for this route is now available to view below and will open for advance purchase at a later date. We will update customers on dates for this as soon as we can. Read our customer update for further information. 

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 Mull: there are alternative routes to Mull, travelling between Oban - Craignure or Lochaline - Fishnish. 

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.

Campervans/Motorhomes/Caravans: At the request of Argyll & Bute Council we have been asked to advise customers that they are required to secure a pitch for their vehicle on the island in advance of travel. Please ensure you have agreed overnight provision. Before you travel, read about the motorhomes, campervans and caravans standby process.

Guidance

  • CheckNo service on 25 December and 1 January
  • CheckWinter timetable - No Sunday service
  • CheckSMS subscriptions Tobermory - Kilchoan - Text code 14 Stay updated

Available timetables

Port and vessel facilities