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Wemyss Bay to Rothesay
Summer timetable 28 March 2025 – 19 October 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. Read our helpful guide on ticket validity.
Check-in: 20 minutes prior to departure for vehicles and 10 minutes for foot passengers. Late check-in may result in your vehicle being refused carriage.
Winter timetable 20 October 2025 - 26 March 2026 The Caledonian MacBrayne winter timetable is now finished for the 2024/25 season. The next winter timetables will run from 20 October 2025 – 26 March 2026. We will update customers via our website once we have a release date confirmed.
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.
Alternative routes to/from Bute: there is an alternative route to Bute, travelling between Colintraive - Rhubodach.
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 transactions.
Guidance
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SMS subscriptions Wemyss Bay - Rothesay - Text code 03
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MV Argyle and MV Bute menu
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Train connections are not guaranteed as some trains arrive/depart with less than the necessary transfer time. Please visit ScotRail's website for the latest info before travelling.
ScotRail
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No Service 25 December and 1 January.
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On 26 December this service will operate to Sunday timetable and 2 January this service will operate to Saturday timetable.
Summer 2025