Brodick Highland Games – Saturday 8 August

If you are planning to travel with us to the Brodick Highland Games, sailings on Ardrossan – Brodick and Troon-Brodick are expected to be busier than normal between Friday 7 – Sunday 9 August.

Read our helpful guide for travelling to the Brodick Highland Games.

We advise booking your tickets in advance where possible to guarantee travel on your preferred sailing. The 09:45 sailing departing Ardrossan on Saturday 9 August has very limited foot passenger capacity.

In addition to the crossing between Troon-Brodick, we also operate an alternative Turn Up and Go ferry service between Claonaig on the east coast of the Kintyre peninsula and Lochranza in the north of Arran. We do expect this route to be busier than usual.

Wait times may be extended and space on your preferred sailing is not guaranteed.

Find out more about travelling on our Claonaig - Lochranza route.

Additional routes to Arran

There are two other options for travel to Arran. MV Alfred currently operates the Troon-Brodick service.

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

Coffee Cabin services

Due to a technical issue, we are unable to serve Barista style coffees in the Coffee Cabin, we are currently awaiting a service engineer to attend the vessel. 

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Roadworks - Monday 20 July to Friday 28 August

North Ayrshire Council will be undertaking a programme of road works on Arran, with various road closures throughout this period.

Visit North Ayrshire Council website for more information.

Passengers are advised to plan journeys accordingly and factor in extra travel time.

Winter timetable 2026/2027

The winter 2026/27 timetable for this route is now available to view online and bookings are open.

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.

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