Customer Update - Summer timetable 2025

Update: 19 December 2024

We’re pleased to let our customers know that the first phase of our summer timetables for the routes we listed in our original customer update below are now available to book online, and via telephone and port offices.  

Also, as outlined in our previous update below, timetables for Tiree Music Festival are still being finalised, therefore bookings for period 9 – 16 July 2025 are not yet available for the following routes: Oban-Coll/Tiree, Oban – Craignure, Oban – Colonsay and Kennacraig – Islay. We will update customers as soon as we can.  

Turn up and Go routes  

We are also pleased to let our customers know that timetables for our Turn Up and Go routes can be viewed online, earlier than planned, with the exception of Largs – Cumbrae which is still being reviewed and community consultation is ongoing.  

We will provide a further update in January 2025 on dates for when advance purchase for tickets is available.  

Updated: 6 December 2024 

We’re pleased to let our customers know that phase one of our summer timetables for 28 March 2025 to 19 October 2025 have been published today, Friday 6 December.  

Bookings will open on our website on 19 December. We expect all routes in this first phase to be open online by 08:00 and from 09:00 by telephone and from port offices.  

Full details are available below on the routes in each phase.  

First phase 

The following routes will be included in the first phase: 

• Ardrossan/Troon-Brodick;   

• Stornoway-Ullapool, 

• Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy,  

• *Oban-Craignure,  

• *Oban-Coll/Tiree,  

• Oban-Castlebay,  

• *Oban-Colonsay  

• *Kennacraig-Islay.  

*Customers travelling to Tiree Music Festival  

*Timetables for Tiree Music Festival are still being finalised, therefore bookings for period 9 – 16 July 2025 will not be available for the following routes: Oban-Coll/Tiree, Oban – Craignure, Oban – Colonsay and Kennacraig – Islay. We will update customers as soon as we can. 

Second phase

We expect timetables for all other routes to be released in Phase 2, and this will include:  

• Mallaig-Lochboisdale,  

• Oban-Lismore,  

• Mallaig-Armadale,  

• Mallaig-Small Isles  

• Sound of Barra  

• Sound of Harris  

• All Turn Up and Go routes.  

In early January we will provide confirmation of dates for when timetables in the second phase will be published and released for booking and advance purchase.  

Reasons for phased release 

We understand the importance for our customers of being able to plan their summer travel well in advance and worked hard to make as many routes as possible available within phase one. For the remaining routes within phase two, we are continuing to navigate the planning process, including ongoing engagement with communities and the development of tidal timetables. We want to make sure we get this right so while we couldn’t release all routes immediately, this phased approach demonstrates our commitment to providing a well-considered solution while making as many routes as possible available before the Christmas period. We look forward to sharing the timetable with you – and welcoming you on board in 2025, if not before.