Until Thursday 8 October

To allow for essential harbour upgrade works at Ardrossan, MV Alfred and MV Caledonian Isles will operate a Troon-Brodick service until Thursday 8 October. There will be no sailings to/from Ardrossan during this period.

View Troon – Brodick timetable operating until Thursday 8 October.

Shuttle bus information

A shuttle bus service will operate between Ardrossan port - Troon port to connect with MV Caledonian Isles sailings.

An additional shuttle bus service will continue to operate between Troon train station and Troon port to connect with both MV Alfred and MV Caledonian Isles sailings.

View full shuttle bus timetable for the Ardrossan Closure period.

Alternative route

View information on our alternative Turn up and Go route Claonaig - Lochranza.

Please be advised if you are a commercial vehicle or carrying livestock you must let us know you are planning to travel on this route. Please call Brodick Port on 01770 460361.

The last sailings of the day are 17:05 departing Lochranza and 17:40 departing Claonaig, please arrive in plenty of time as spaces are not guaranteed.

MV Caledonian Isles Customer Information

Due to a technical issue with the Port Mezzanine deck on MV Caledonian Isles, vehicle capacity will be reduced.

An update regarding repairs to the Mezzanine deck will be provided as soon as possible.

Please be advised there is no gangway facilities at Troon port, passengers will have to embark and disembark via the car deck.

Please wait for MV Caledonian Isles to announce when it is time to disembark to avoid congestion for vehicle passengers.

MV Alfred Customer Information

There is no hot meals service on onboard MV Alfred. However, there is a cold drinks/snacks vending machine located in the passenger lounge that accepts both cash and card.

Refreshments including hot drinks and snacks are available from Troon port. Cash and card payments are accepted.

MV Alfred Thrusters

Works are progressing on MV Alfred thrusters with further inspections required. A further update will be provided week beginning Monday 21 September.

The vessel will continue to operate with reduced thrusters and during periods of adverse weather operations will be reduced.

MV Alfred Vehicle Customers

MV Alfred can accommodate all types of vehicles, with the exception of motorhomes over 6 metres or any vehicle towing a caravan. If you are travelling in a motorhome of any size, please make your booking via our Customer Engagement Centre or port of departure. Any customers with a motorhome over 6 meters must travel on Ardrossan-Brodick or via our Claonaig-Lochranza service.

View information on travelling via Claonaig-Lochranza.

Shuttle Bus

Train station - Troon ferry terminal shuttle bus

View Troon train station - Troon ferry terminal shuttle bus information.

Winter timetable 2026/2027

The winter 2026/27 timetable for this route is now available to view online. To allow for further community consultations bookings are not currently open. We will provide an update as soon as possible.

Bookings for Ardrossan - Brodick are open.

Read our customer update for more information

Car parking at Troon

The owners of Troon port, Associated British Ports, operate the car park at the port. Please be advised that charges apply.

Read our frequently asked questions on travel to/from Troon for further details on car parking and other useful information about what to expect at the port.

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.

Passenger rights

If your sailing is disrupted or cancelled, read our online guide to find out what you may be entitled to and how to claim.

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.

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 41". This will automatically subscribe you to ongoing service information relating to that route for a six month period.