Route information

Key information

Gourock - Dunoon

Winter timetable 21 October 2024 - 27 March 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. Foot passenger service only.

Check-in: Due to quick turnaround times all passengers are asked to be ready to board as soon as the vessel berths.

18 February - 27 March 2025 Due to annual overhaul a single vessel timetable will operate on this route. View timetable.

Summer 2025 timetable: The summer timetable for 28 March 2025 to 19 October 2025 will be released in phases.

Routes included in the first phase are available to view online, with bookings opening on 19 December 2024 online by 08:00 and from 09:00 by phone and at Port Offices. Timetables for Gourock - Dunoon will be included in the second phase. We will provide further communications on this in early January. Read our customer update for further 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.

Concessions: SPT Ferry Card and SPT Companion Ferry Card 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 travel 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.

Guidance

  • CheckNo service on 25 December and 1 January
  • CheckOn 26 December and 2 January this service will operate to Sunday timetable.
  • CheckOn 24 December and 31 December, the last sailing will depart Gourock at 2105 and Dunoon at 2135
  • CheckA reduced service will operate in October-November and February-March due to vessel overhaul. Latest information can be found on Service Status.
  • CheckTrain 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
  • CheckSMS subscriptions Gourock - Dunoon - Text code 01 Stay updated

Available timetables

Port and vessel facilities