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Festive wishes from the Caledonian MacBrayne team.  

 

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Start planning for summer 2026

CalMac makes it easy to discover over 30 destinations, offering everything from high-energy adventures to relaxing escapes, and delicious local food. From Arran and Islay, to Mull, Skye, and Barra, you're sure to come back with a tale to tell. Bookings are now open for phase one routes.

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Interactive Map

Discover Scotland’s west coast with ease using our Interactive Map. Explore ferry routes, island destinations, and port connections across the CalMac network. To help plan your next adventure with us.

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Day trips from Glasgow by ferry and train

Escape the city and discover Scotland’s stunning islands! Arran, Bute, Cumbrae, and Dunoon are just a short train and ferry journey from Glasgow. Perfect for a winter adventure, fresh sea air, and breathtaking views.

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Day trips from Glasgow by ferry and train

Escape the city and discover Scotland’s stunning islands! Arran, Bute, Cumbrae, and Dunoon are just a short train and ferry journey from Glasgow. Perfect for a winter adventure, fresh sea air, and breathtaking views.

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Discover our onboard food, drink and local suppliers

That’s not the engine you hear rumbling - it’s time to visit our onboard cafés with menus to suit all tastes. It’s all part of the adventure when you sail with us, from fresh dishes perfect for sharing to treats from our shop. You’ll also find products from over 60 local and island-based suppliers across 15 islands - a great way to sample and support the communities we serve.

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CHFS3 - A new chapter for Caledonian MacBrayne

On 1 October 2025, we entered a new chapter with the start of CHFS3 – a ten-year contract that sets clear expectations for a service that is safe, reliable, accessible, sustainable and integrated with wider transport networks.

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Island Hopping

Create your own island hopping adventure with Caledonian MacBrayne with our multi-island tickets. Spend a few days exploring one island, then hop on a ferry to another. There are numerous itineraries to choose from, each designed to give as much flexibility as possible.

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Destinations

Goatfell, the highest peak on Arran, with woodland and water in the foreground.

Arran

from £10.20
A yellow canoe sailing towards Kisimul Castle in a bay, with Castlebay village along the coast. Barra.

Barra

from £38.10
Wildlife photographer, standing in sand dunes at the beach at Liniclate Benbecula.

Benbecula
Isle of Berneray - A village with a ship in the foreground

Berneray

from £9.40
Family walking to Mount Stuart House on Bute

Bute

from £8.40
A walker on a beautiful sandy beach under a blue sky

Canna

from £14.20
The giant whale bone arch with a view of the ferry sailing away in the distance

Coll

from £22.80
Children at the beach building sandcastles with yellow buckets and spades

Colonsay

from £19.20
A couple looking over a small bridge as water runs underneath at the wooded area called Pucks Glen

Cowal and Dunoon

from £12.30
"Crocodile Rock" - Rock formation at Millport seafront - close up

Cumbrae

from £4.40
Kayaking with Eigg in the background

Eigg

from £10.50
CalMac Ferry at slipway, with a beach and hill landscap behind, under a blue sky. Eriskay ferry.

Eriskay

from £8.10
A man on the water on a stand up paddle board, admiring the CalMac ferry to Gigha

Gigha

from £7.10
A hiker admiring the view down the rocky hillside to the golden sandy beaches and rolling hills in the distance

Harris

from £16.40
The ancient stone building of Iona Abbey taking from a rocky hilltop with the costline and water in the background.

Iona

from £4.60
Aerial drone view of the white coloured houses of Port Charlotte and the island coastline

Islay and Jura

from £17.40
Gylen Castle on the Isle of Kerrera with the coastline in the distance

Kerrera

from £4.10
Gareloch On Roseneath Peninsula Clyde, a view across the water with daisies in the foreground and smaller sail boats and a hillside in the background.

Kilcreggan & Rosneath

from £9.20
A hilltop view looking towards Tarbert in Kintyre, white houses and across the water.

Kintyre and Campbeltown

from £6.60
The turreted Lews Castle sits proudly in woodlands, Lewis.

Lewis

from £24.60
The ruins of Castle Coeffin, perched looking out to sea. Lismore.

Lismore

from £7.40
A CalMac ferry sitting berthed at the slipway, Kildonan on Morvern and Ardnamurchan

Morvern and Ardnamurchan

from £7.40
The high rocky coastline on the isle of Muck

Muck

from £12.10
The colourful houses at Tobermory harbour on the Isle of Mull, with fishermens creels in the foreground.

Mull

from £9.40
A family walking across a golden sandy beach on North Uist with dunes in the forground and blue sea and sky in the background.

North Uist

from £16.40
Dun Caan, the rocky peak on the Isle of Raasay

Raasay

from £5.10
A walker standing at the peak of the Rum Cuillin Traverse on Rum.

Rum

from £11.40
Hillwalkers resting with a view of mountain peaks and coastline, and across the water to the mainland from the Isle of Skye

Skye

from £7.70
The statue called Our lady of the isles, stands proudly tall in the foreground with the flat landscape of South Uist in the background.

South Uist

from £27.10
A Stand up paddle boarder on the beach at sunset, Tiree

Tiree

from £27.40

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