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Oban Ferry Terminal

Ferry port for Oban, United Kingdom

Scotland’s busiest ferry port and CalMac’s hub for Mull, Lismore, Coll, Tiree, Colonsay, Barra and (in winter) South Uist. The terminal sits on the waterfront beside the railway station in the centre of Oban.

Ferries from Oban Ferry Terminal

6 ferry routes on FerryConnect. Tap a route for timetables, operators and booking.

To / from	Crossing time	Operators	Carries
Castlebay (Isle of Barra)	4h 45m – 7h	CalMac Ferries	Cars & foot
Craignure	50m – 1h	Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac)	Cars & foot
Isle of Coll	About 2h 40m	CalMac Ferries	Cars & foot
Isle of Colonsay	2h 15m – 2h 25m	CalMac Ferries	Cars & foot
Isle of Lismore	About 55m	CalMac Ferries	Cars & foot
Isle of Tiree	3h 20m – 3h 50m	CalMac Ferries	Cars & foot

Sailing patterns from Oban Ferry Terminal

Oban → Craignure
Winter 2026/27 (19 October – 12 March): six or seven sailings a day each way, five on Sundays. The first leaves Oban at about 07:00 (09:45 on Sundays) and the last at about 17:45 (21:50 on Fridays and Saturdays). Crossings take 50 minutes, or about an hour on MV Loch Frisa.
CalMac Mull winter timetable; separate timetables apply 13–16 and 17–25 March 2027. No sailings on 25 December and 1 January.
Source: CalMac Oban–Craignure winter 2026/27 timetable, checked 2026-10-29
Oban → Isle of Colonsay
Summer 2026: from Oban at 16:20 on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, 09:00 on Tuesdays and 16:30 on Sundays; Wednesday and Saturday sailings run via Port Askaig and Kennacraig
Amended timetables around Fèis Ìle (late May), the Tiree Music Festival (July) and Ceòl Cholasa (September).
Source: CalMac Oban–Colonsay summer 2026 timetable, checked 2026-09-29
Oban → Isle of Coll
Winter 2026/27: five days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday), leaving Oban at 07:00 (07:15 on Mondays, 09:15 on Sundays) and reaching Coll at 09:55 (11:55 on Sundays); the ship continues to Tiree.
CalMac Coll and Tiree winter timetable 19 October 2026 – 25 March 2027; no sailings on 25 December and 1 January.
Source: CalMac Oban–Coll–Tiree winter timetable, checked 2026-10-29
Oban → Isle of Tiree
Winter 2026/27: five days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday) via Coll, leaving Oban at 07:00 (07:15 on Mondays, 09:15 on Sundays) and reaching Tiree at 11:05 (13:05 on Sundays).
CalMac Coll and Tiree winter timetable 19 October 2026 – 25 March 2027; no sailings on 25 December and 1 January.
Source: CalMac Oban–Coll–Tiree winter timetable, checked 2026-10-29
Oban → Castlebay (Isle of Barra)
Daily from Oban at 13:10 (13:30 at weekends), plus a 07:00 Wednesday sailing via Coll and Tiree
Summer 2026 timetable; no Coll/Tiree–Barra sailing on 8 and 15 July.
Source: CalMac Oban–Castlebay summer 2026 timetable, checked 2026-09-29
Oban → Isle of Lismore
Winter 2026/27: four sailings from Oban Monday to Friday (06:45, 09:00, 14:00 and 17:15), four on Saturdays (08:00, 11:00, 14:15 and 17:00) and two on Sundays (09:00 and 16:00); crossings take 55 minutes.
CalMac winter timetable 19 October 2026 – 25 March 2027; times can change with the tide on some dates (listed on the timetable). No sailings on 25 December and 1 January.
Source: CalMac Oban–Lismore winter 2026/27 timetable (updated 7 October 2026), checked 2026-10-29