Route 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.

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 bookings.

Travelling with a bike: if travelling as a foot passenger and bringing a bike, please add it to your transaction. The bike ticket is free of charge. If you have a vehicle travelling with a bike or roof rack, please add details when prompted during the booking process. 

Rothesay (Bute) Harbour Works 21 October 2024 - 28 February 2025 - due to infrastructure work being carried out by Argyll & Bute Council at Rothesay Harbour, some Wemyss Bay/Rothesay services will not operate between 21 October 2024 - 28 February 2025. For full details, view the timetable, and keep updated via our service status pages for the latest information on this route. You can also read more about the harbour works in our customer update.