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Route information

Key information

Tayinloan - Gigha

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: Saturday and Sunday, some sailings only operate if requested by 14:00 on the previous day. Monday to Saturday, 1735 sailing from Tayinloan can depart at 1750 only if requested by 1400 on the previous day. You can view more detail on these sailings on the winter timetable download for this route. Contact our Customer Engagement Centre no later than 14:00 on the day before you plan to 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.

Ticket information: this is a 'Turn Up and Go' service. You are required to choose a preferred departure date when booking, but your ticket is valid for any date and sailing within the selected timetable period (summer or winter).

Ticket validity: please bear in mind that Turn Up and Go tickets, including 10-journey tickets, are valid only for the selected timetable period (summer or winter) and cannot be amended or refunded.

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.

Guidance

  • CheckNo service 25 December and 1 January
  • CheckOn 26 December and 2 January this service will operate to Sunday timetable.
  • CheckCaravans are not permitted on Gigha as there are no caravan site facilities available.
  • CheckSMS subscriptions Tayinloan - Gigha - Text code 08 Stay updated

Available timetables

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