Timetables and Fares clàir-ama agus faraidhean Summer 2003 4 April 2003 to 18 October 2003 TIMETABLE INFORMATION (24hr) Information TEL HEAD OFFICE Mull/Colonsay 01631 566966 Coll/Tiree/Barra/S.Uist 01631 566622 Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd. For Information and Conditions of Carriage see pages 2, 3 and 4. The Ferry Terminal, Gourock, PA19 1QP. www.calmac.co.uk TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRES MAINLAND TEL GENERAL ENQUIRIES Cowal – Dunoon 01369 703785 Largs 01292 678100 & CAR FERRY RESERVATIONS Oban 01631 563122 Tel: 01475 650100 (Enquiries) Ullapool 01854 612135 Fax: 01475 637607 (Enquiries) Fort William 01397 703781 (Reservations) ISLANDS TEL Tel: 08705 650000 Arran – Brodick 01770 303774 Monday-Saturday: Bute – Rothesay 01700 502151 between 0830 and 1800 hours Colonsay – Oban 01631 563122 Fax: 01475 635235 Cumbrae – Largs 01292 678100 (Reservations) Gigha – Campbeltown 01586 552056 Harris – Stornoway 01851 703088 Calls may be monitored (08705 call charges are Islay – Campbeltown 01586 552056 aligned to BT’s national long distance rates) Lewis – Stornoway 01851 703088 Mull/Iona – Oban 01631 563122 E-mail: Mull – Craignure 01680 812377 [email protected] Mull – Tobermory 01688 302182 Skye – Portree 01478 612137 Coll/Tiree – Oban 01631 563122 ONLINE RESERVATIONS Uists/Barra – Stornoway 01851 703088 www.calmac.co.uk/reserve OTHER ISLAND FERRY OPERATORS AREAS SERVED FROM OPERATOR TEL LOCAL OFFICES Corran – V Ardgour Highland Council 01855 841243 TEL FAX Easdale – P Seil Area Manager’s Ardrossan 01294 463470 01294 601063 Office 01631 562125 Armadale 01471 844248 01471 844212 Firth of Lorn – P Colonsay K & C Byrne Partnership Uisken (Ross of Mull) Ballycastle 028 207 69299 028 207 69298 Scalasaig (Colonsay) Tarbert (Jura) 01951 200320 Brodick 01770 302166 01770 302618 Port Askaig (Islay) Fax 01951 200242 Castlebay 01871 810306 01871 810627 Jura – V Port Askaig Serco Denholm Colintraive 01700 841235 01700 841342 (Islay) 01496 840681 Kerrara – P Oban D. McEachan 01631 563665 *Coll 01879 230347 01879 230447 Kilgreggan – P Gourock Clyde Marine *Colonsay 01951 200308 01951 200217 Motoring 01475 721281 Craignure 01680 812343 01680 812433 Lismore – P Port Appin Area Manager‘s Office 01631 562125 Dunoon 01369 706491 01369 706491 Loch Nevis – P Mallaig Bruce Watt 01687 462233 Fionnphort 01681 700559 Luing – P/V Seil Area Manager‘s Inverness 01463 717680 01463 717664 Office 01631 562125 Morvern Sunart Pre-book via 01688 302851 Kennacraig 01880 730253 01880 730202 Mull Drimnin Sound of Mull or Mobile Largs 01475 674134 01475 672784 Ardnamurchan Tobermory Transport Group 07799 608199 Kilchoan Lochboisdale 01878 700288 01878 700635 Skye – V Glenelg R. Macleod 01599 511302 Lochmaddy 01876 500337 01876 500412 Staffa – P Iona D. Kirkpatrick 01681 700373 Mallaig 01687 462403 01687 462281 Staffa – P Mull Gordon Grant 01681 700338 Oban 01631 566688 01631 566588 Staffa – P Mull Turus Mara 01688 400242 P = Passenger only V = Cars and passengers conveyed *Port Askaig 01496 840620 Port Ellen 01496 302209 01496 302557 OTHER TRANSPORT INFORMATION Rothesay 01700 502707 01700 502853 Scottish Citylink Coaches tel: 08705 505050 Stornoway 01851 702361 01851 705523 www.citylink.co.uk ScotRail tel: 08457 484950 www.scotrail.co.uk Tarbert (Harris) 01859 502444 01859 502017 Argyll & Bute Council tel: 01546 604695 Tiree 01879 220337 01879 220880 www.argyll-bute.gov.uk Tobermory 01688 302017 01688 302660 www.mict.co.uk Uig 01470 542219 01470 542387 Ullapool 01854 612358 01854 612433 Wemyss Bay 01475 520521 01475 522166 *Available at Ferry Times only Up to date travel information can be found on BBC Ceefax travel pages. Cover picture: MV Caledonian Isles at Brodick Firth Of Clyde, Cowal and Kintyre The CalMac Arran, Bute, Cowal, Cumbrae and Kintyre Southern Hebrides Islay, Colonsay and Gigha Network Inner Hebrides Ardnamurchan, Coll, Iona, Lismore, Morvern, Mull and Tiree Skye, Raasay and The Small Isles Canna, Eigg, Muck, Rum, Raasay and Skye Outer Hebrides Barra, Eriskay, North and South Uist, Harris and Lewis Northern Ireland Rathlin Island Council Operated Ferry Services Corran Ferry, Easdale, Firth of Lorn, Glenelg, Jura, Kerrera, Kilchoan/Loch Sunart/Morvern/Tobermory, Kilcreggan, Lismore, Loch Nevis, Luing, Staffa. INDEX TO PLACES SERVED Destination Page Table Jura COWAL and KINTYRE 8-9 1-2 BUTE 10-11 3-4 ARRAN 12-14 5-6 Rathlin CUMBRAE 15 7 Ballycastle GIGHA 16 8 ISLAY 18-19 9 COLONSAY 17 10 How to sail with us MULL 20-22 11-12 IONA 23 13 ARDNAMURCHAN 24 14 LISMORE 25 15 COLL and TIREE 27 16 RAASAY 28 17 SKYE 29 18 SMALL ISLES 30-31 19 BARRA, ERISKAY and SOUTH UIST 32-33 20-21 NORTH UIST and HARRIS 34-36 22-24 LEWIS 37 25 NORTHERN IRELAND 38 26 CORRAN FERRY 39 27 MALLAIG – LOCH NEVIS 39 28 JURA 40 29 LUING 41 30 EASDALE 42 31 LISMORE 43 32 KILCREGGAN 44 33 1 YOUR GUIDE TO SYMBOLS USED THROUGHOUT THIS TIMETABLE Passenger Ferry Bar Coach Bicycle Ferry Vehicle Reservations Commercial Boat Trailer Lift No Vehicle Required Vehicle Reservations Baggage Motorhome Trailer Disabled Lift Vehicle Ferry Caravan Restaurant Cars Not Cafeteria Train (Self Service) Conveyed Motorcycle Information CONDITIONS OF CARRIAGE SAFETY ON BOARD All passengers, luggage, vehicles, goods and livestock • Passengers are requested to pay attention to safety are carried by Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd. subject to announcements and/or notices. the Company’s Conditions of Carriage as published, • Passengers are not allowed on vehicle decks exhibited and available at the Company’s offices and of certain vessels while they are at sea – vehicle on board its vessels, and subject to other operators’ occupants must be prepared to leave their vehicles Conditions of Carriage when appropriate. Caledonian as soon as they are parked on board. MacBrayne Ltd. reserve the right to alter any of the • Smoking is not permitted on vehicle decks. services and fares detailed in this timetable or cancel them in whole or in part. Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd. YOUR GUIDE TO THE PASSENGER reserve the right to refuse to convey passengers, cargo COUNTING REGULATIONS or vehicles by any ferry at any time. Whilst every care Under the Merchant Shipping (Counting and has been taken to ensure that information in this Registration of Persons on Board Passenger Ships) brochure is correct at time of going to press, all Regulations 1999 under European Council Directive information is subject to alteration (in whole or in part) 98/41/EC and enforced by the Maritime and without notice. Caledonian MacBrayne accepts no Coastguard Agency, it is a requirement that, in respect liability for any inaccuracy in the information produced. of ferry journeys of under twenty miles, the numbers of passengers and crew are in the hands of the Passenger PASSENGER REGISTRATION Registrar (located in the Company’s headquarters in Regulations requiring the recording of passenger details Gourock) before the vessel leaves the pier. apply to the following routes in both directions: In order to comply with the regulations and to ensure • Ullapool – Stornoway • Oban – Colonsay that sailings depart on time the gangway will be • Uig – Tarbert • Oban – Port Askaig removed and vehicle decks closed prior to sailing • Uig – Lochmaddy • Oban – Coll or Tiree time. This will be followed by a short time lapse while • Oban – Lochboisdale • Coll – Tiree the information is passed ashore and recorded. • Oban – Castlebay • Tiree – Castlebay Vehicle drivers must comply with check-in times and • Lochboisdale – Castlebay • Tiree – Lochboisdale passengers must be available for boarding prior to the Passengers travelling on any of the above routes must advertised sailing time, see timetables. We regret that register at the port no later than thirty minutes prior to it will not be possible to accommodate latecomers. sailing time and be on board at least 10 minutes prior to sailing time. See appropriate timetable for information. DISABLED DRIVERS’ CARS AND CARS CONVEYING DISABLED PERSONS LATEST PASSENGER CHECK-IN TIMES Cars – 50% off the normal car single fare for a single journey, on presentation of (1) the “orange/blue” To enable safety procedures to be carried out, card, bearing the name/photograph of the disabled passengers must be on board (and in possession of person and (2) the vehicle tax disc exemption a travel ticket) at least 5 minutes (30 minutes where certificate showing the vehicle registration number passenger registration applies – see timetable) before and the name of the bearer of the orange/blue card. the advertised departure time. Motorhomes – 50% off the normal single fare for a single journey, on presentation of (1) the “orange/ LATEST VEHICLE CHECK-IN TIMES blue” card, bearing the name/photograph of the On all services, vehicle drivers must be in possession disabled person and (2) the vehicle tax disc exemption of tickets before boarding (where applicable) and are certificate showing the vehicle registration number required to check in not later than the times shown and the name of the bearer of the orange/blue card. above each route table, otherwise space will be (A motorhome is defined as a windowed vehicle reallocated. Late check-in may lead to the vehicle containing permanent living facilities.) being refused carriage. Note: If the tax disc exemption certificate does not Roof-racks – Drivers carrying baggage etc. on roof- bear the registration number of the vehicle, DVLA racks must be prepared to remove these items and form V5 (Registration Document) bearing the same roof-racks at time of shipment, if required to do so name as the stated registered keeper as the tax disc by Company personnel. exemption certificate, will be required. Supporting documentation must be carried at time of travel and be presented when requested. Failure to produce the documentation will result in the full fare being charged. NB – The disabled person must travel with the vehicle. 2 DISABLED PASSENGERS GROUP TRAVEL Please advise any special requirements at time Group bookings must be made at least 14 days in of booking and when checking in at terminals.