Planned Maintenance / Non Service Days

Due to planned vessel maintenance, there is no service operating on the following dates:

Sunday 8 November

Due to planned maintenance, a charter vessel will operate on the following dates:

Sunday 13 December

Sunday 10 January

Sunday 21 February

Sunday 14 March

As a result, passenger capacity may be reduced on these sailings. Please factor this in to your travel plans incase your preferred sailing may not be available.

Passenger Notice - Vehicle Drivers

Customers are requested that during hours of darkness, vehicle lights be switched off whilst waiting at the slip.

Thursday 5 November

Passenger toilets are now available onboard MV Loch Ranza.

Travelling to Gigha with a Motorhome/Campervan

If you are travelling in a motorhome or campervan and plan to stay overnight, please ensure that you have arranged a booking at the Gigha campsite or have a private arrangement before travelling as there are no other parking or facilities available. Motorhomes over 7m cannot be accommodated at the Gigha campsite.

Caravans are not permitted on Gigha and there are no caravan sites on the island.

Visit Gigha has published helpful information for visitors including walking and cycle routes, accommodation, wild camping and public toilets.

Vehicle Weight Limit

All commercial vehicles travelling on this route are required to provide a weighbridge ticket on arrival to the port. For further information, please contact Kennacraig port on 01880280281 (opt 2).

Winter 2026/27 timetable

The winter 2026/27 timetable for this route is now available to view online and 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 Tayinloan - Gigha 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 08". This will automatically subscribe you to ongoing service information relating to that route for a six month period.