A841 Road Closure

Following recent storms, there is a road closure on the A841 between Lochranza and Catacol. There is a significant diversion in place and we advise to plan accordingly for those travelling to/from Brodick.

MV Alfred is currently operating on this route

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 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.

Winter timetable 2026/2027

Following a review of vessel deployment, MV Alfred will operate services between Troon and Brodick from Monday 19 October to Monday 18 January inclusive.

View the Troon – Brodick winter timetable operating Monday 19 October – Monday 18 January.

We are working on timetable and vessel deployment from Tuesday 19 January and will publish this as soon as possible.

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.