Car parking

Parking at Gallanch port is very limited. If travelling as a foot passenger, please plan ahead and leave your vehicle in a safe location.

Pre-purchase your travel on this route

All vehicle passengers are required to purchase tickets from Oban Ferry Terminal prior to travelling.

Foot passengers that are not able to pre-purchase online, must purchase tickets from Oban Ferry Terminal prior to travelling.

Groups of 10 or more passengers

Please contact the Oban Office on 01631 700506 (option 2) to advise prior to travelling.

Toilet facilities

Please be advised that there are no toilet facilities onboard MV Carvoria or at Gallanach or Kerrera port. Customer toilets are located in the Oban Port terminal building on the ground floor which is approximately 10 minutes by car from Gallanach.

Weight ticket for larger vehicles

All vehicles over a standard car/pickup must present a weight ticket prior to being accepted for boarding. This must be obtained by visiting the Oban Ferry Terminal (Railway Pier, Oban, PA344DB) where you will be weighed and issued a copy of your ticket.

Information

CalMac Status app

Our CalMac status app is available to download from your usual Google and Apple app stores. Once downloaded, you can sign up to receive push notifications on your favourite routes. You can also view the timetable files for the route and date you have selected. Please note, the results returned will not be a ‘live’ picture of services at that time – instead, they are an enhanced, easy to read excerpt of the timetable. Please continue to check service status for the most up to date information.

You can also sign up for subscriber texts for your favourite route. View information on how to sign up.

Buy before you board Are you travelling to/from Gallanach - Kerrera soon? Buy your ticket online ,ready to be scanned before boarding

Turn Up and Go and Bookable route online purchases. If you have purchased tickets online as a group or for any number of travel companions, for use on any of our Turn Up and Go or Bookable routes, the full party must travel on the same sailing. This applies to both legs of your journey. If you are unsure if all members of your group are travelling together, please complete separate transactions online.

Connecting Services  For customers using connecting services please note these services do not always guarantee a connection, particularly during times of disruption. We advise that you check both CalMac and connecting service websites prior to travel to ensure you can reach your end destination safely.

Stay Safe
When travelling with us, we strongly recommend our customers follow our safer travel guidance. Before travel, take a moment to familiarise yourself with the details.

Subscriber texts

To subscribe to live updates for a particular route text the words CALMAC and SUBSCRIBE along with the route code of your choice to 60030 e.g. "CALMAC SUBSCRIBE 38". This will automatically subscribe you to ongoing service information relating to that route for a six month period.