Ticket information

Our routes are known as either ‘Bookable’ or ‘Turn Up and Go’. When booking a ticket on a Bookable route you are booking and purchasing travel in advance for a specific sailing on a selected date and at a specific time. You can book travel online for these routes at any time.

Find out more about which routes are bookable here.

Our routes are known either 'Turn Up and Go’ or 'Bookable’. When you advance purchase a ticket for a Turn Up and Go route you'll be purchasing an open ticket for a chosen departure date, valid for the season in which you've purchased it, either summer or winter - but not both. It won't have a specific sailing time. 

You can purchase travel for these routes online at any time.

Find out more about which routes are Turn up and Go bookable here and about ticket validity for these tickets here.

10 journey tickets are available for every ‘Turn Up and Go’ route – and are very handy for frequent travellers. You can purchase these online in eTicket form and they will then be accessible through your online account or from our port and vessels in paper form.

You must have an online account to purchase this ticket type. 

As with all Turn Up and Go tickets, these are also valid for the season in which you purchased them – either summer or winter, but not both - and are non-refundable. 

Travelling to more than one island? Sailing from one island to another is a great way to explore Scotland’s west coast. You can book a multiple island-hopping journey online in one transaction, using our ‘multiple journey’ option. You can do this for ‘Bookable’ and ‘Turn Up and Go’ routes on the same transaction.  

Start building your island-hopping adventure today with the help of our itineraries and destination pages.  

Travelling with your pet? They’ll need a ticket too. Find out more. 

All vehicles need a ticket. Find out how we charge for each vehicle type in our frequently asked questions.

Concessions are available for islanders in certain areas - and they vary according to your location and the local authority area you are travelling in / to.  

For example, to use concessionary SPT ferry fares, you must live permanently (or own, and pay council tax, in respect of a second home) on one of the islands covered by the scheme or live on the Cowal or Rosneath Peninsulas.  

Remember to carry your concession card or equivalent with you to present to staff, in line with your providers' terms and conditions.  

You can use your SPT Ferry Card, or Companion SPT Ferry Card online. When you hold one of these concessions, you can select these online, and they'll be applied to your ticket, meaning you don’t need to do this at the port office or with staff, if you don't wish to.  

The process for all other concessions will remain the same and processed at your port of departure. 

Useful links to local concessionary travel schemes  

Find out more on the SPT website.  

Find out more about Western Isles concessionary travel.

If you hold a blue badge issued by gov.uk, a 25% discount is available on vehicle ticket prices. All European Union blue badges will be accepted and receive the discounted fare. 

Blue badge discounts apply to the vehicle ticket, rather than the passenger / driver ticket. The blue badge holder must be travelling to qualify for the discount. Please remember to carry the badge at the time of travel, otherwise the full fare will be applied.  

Your blue badge concession can be added to your online account, and when making a booking online  prior to travel you can select this option - meaning the discount is applied directly. 

We are keen to remind our customers about ticket validity for our Turn Up and Go routes - specifically unused single and return tickets, and unused journeys on 10-journey tickets. These are valid for the season they were purchased in – either summer or winter, but not both - and are non-refundable. Find out more.

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