Planned Maintenance / Non-service Days

Due to planned vessel maintenance, no sailings will operate on the following dates:

Thursday 3 December

Thursday 7 January

Thursday 4 February

Thursday 4 March

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.

Roadworks information

BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland are carrying out roadworks that may impact travel on this route. Customers travelling to and from our services are advised to allow additional time for their journey during the following works:

Overnight Road Closure A82 between Firkin Point and Inverarnan

A programme of resurfacing is scheduled to take place between Sunday 11 October to Friday 20 November.

Visit BEAR Scotland's website and Traffic Scotland's website for the most up to date information.

Winter Timetable 2026/27

The winter 2026/27 timetable for this route is now available to view online open for advance purchase.

10 Journeys ticket subscriptions purchased in the summer 2026 season remain valid until 25 March 2027

Read our guidance on ticket validity.

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 Claonaig - Lochranza 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 06". This will automatically subscribe you to ongoing service information relating to that route for a six month period.