Thursday, November 1, 2007

History

Main article: Caledonian MacBrayne fleetCaledonian MacBrayne Business

Gourock in Inverclyde (near Greenock) to Dunoon on the Cowal peninsula, crossing the Firth of Clyde (25 minutes).
Tarbert on the Kintyre peninsula to Portavadie on the Cowal peninsula, crossing Loch Fyne (25 minutes).
Wemyss Bay in Inverclyde to Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, crossing the Firth of Clyde (35 minutes).
Colintraive on the Cowal peninsula to Rhubodach on the north of the Isle of Bute, across the Kyles of Bute (5 minutes).
Ardrossan in North Ayrshire to Brodick on the Isle of Arran, across the Firth of Clyde (55 minutes).
Claonaig on the Kintyre peninsula to Lochranza on the Isle of Arran, across the Sound of Bute (30 minutes).
Largs in North Ayrshire to Cumbrae slip on Great Cumbrae, crossing the Firth of Clyde (10 minutes).
Tayinloan on the west coast of the Kintyre peninsula to Ardminish on Gigha (20 minutes).
Kennacraig on the west coast of the Kintyre peninsula, through West Loch Tarbert, across the Sound of Jura and the Sound of Islay to Port Askaig on the east coast of Islay (2 hours 5 minutes). Some services then connect to Scalasaig on Colonsay (1 hour 10 minutes).
Kennacraig to Port Ellen on the south coast of Islay (2 hours 20 minutes).
Craignure on Mull to Oban, across the Firth of Lorne (45 minutes).
Lochaline on the Ardnamurchan peninsula to Fishnish on Mull, across the Sound of Mull (15 minutes).
Fionnphort on the Ross of Mull (in southwest Mull) to Iona, across the Sound of Iona (5 minutes).
Tobermory on Mull to Kilchoan on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, across the Sound of Mull (35 minutes).
Oban to Achnacroish on the island of Lismore, crossing the Lynn of Lorne (50 minutes).
Oban to Arinagour on the island of Coll, crossing the Firth of Lorne and the Sound of Mull (2 hours 55 minutes).
Arinagour on Coll to Scarinish on the island of Tiree (1 hour).
Sconser on the Isle of Skye to Raasay, crossing the Narrows of Raasay (15 minutes).
Mallaig on the west coast of the mainland to Armadale on the Isle of Skye, across the Sound of Sleat (25 minutes).
Mallaig to the Small Isles (Eigg, Muck, Rùm, and Canna).

MV Hebridean Isles at Scrabster