What routes can I make a reservation for?
It's now even easier to make a reservation. You can pre-purchase tickets for all routes online in advance of travel, at any time.
You can also purchase tickets via telephone and at port offices.
We have two types of routes - Bookable and Turn up and Go.
On our Bookable routes, you can buy your ticket in advance of travel - and in so doing, you will be reserving space(s) on a particular sailing.
On our Turn up and Go routes, you'll be purchasing an 'open' ticket for a chosen departure date, valid only for the season in which you've purchased it, but it won't have a specific sailing time. They cannot be amended and cannot be used outside the timetable period you have bought them in. They are also non-refundable.
Bookable routes
ARRAN: Ardrossan - Brodick
ISLAY: Kennacraig - Port Ellen/Port Askaig
ISLAY: Oban - Port Askaig
COLONSAY: Oban - Colonsay
COLONSAY: Kennacraig (via Islay) - Colonsay
MULL: Oban - Craignure
COLL: Oban - Coll
TIREE: Oban - Tiree
SKYE: Mallaig - Armadale
BARRA: Oban - Castlebay
ERISKAY: Barra - Eriskay
SOUTH UIST: Mallaig - Lochboisdale (Oban - Lochboisdale Winter Only)
NORTH UIST: Uig - Lochmaddy
HARRIS: Uig - Tarbert
HARRIS: Berneray - Leverburgh
LEWIS: Ullapool - Stornoway
LISMORE: Oban - Lismore
SMALL ISLES: Mallaig - Canna, Muck, Eigg, Rum (Foot passenger only*)
*Reservations for vehicles on the Mallaig - Small Isles route should be made by calling our Mallaig office, 01687 310240 (option 2) to make a booking. If the Mallaig Office is not available call our Customer Engagement Centre 0800 066 5000 (01475 650397 for International customers) and we will pass on your request to the Mallaig office. Customer Engagement Centre Opening Hours Vehicles must be in possession of the relevant island permit prior to travel.
Which routes are Turn Up and Go and don't need an advance booking?