CalMac summer 2026 and winter 2026/27 timetables (same ferry times): Monday to Friday and Saturday, no Sunday service
Departures 1–10 / 10
Departures 1–10 / 10
Crossing time
~13 min
Operator
Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac Ferries Ltd)
Map – Kilcreggan Ferry
| Fare type | Price |
|---|---|
| Adult (16 and over), single | £4.80 |
| Adult (16 and over), return | £9.60 |
| Child (5 to 15), single | £2.40 |
| Child (5 to 15), return | £4.80 |
| Infant (0 to 4) | Free |
| Adult SPT concession, single | £2.40 |
| Adult SPT concession, return | £4.00 |
| Adult SPT companion, single | £2.40 |
| Adult SPT companion, return | £4.80 |
| Pedal cycle | Free |
Fares are from CalMac's summer 2026 fare sheet, valid from 27 March 2026; no separate winter fare table was published on the route page when read. The route is Turn Up and Go: you choose a date when booking online, but the ticket is valid for any sailing within the summer or winter timetable period and cannot be amended or refunded. You cannot reserve a particular sailing. The fare sheet lists online, phone, port and onboard as places to buy. SPT Ferry Card and SPT Companion Ferry Card concessions can be applied online. Foot passengers only. All fares in pounds sterling (GBP).
The Kilcreggan ferry carries foot passengers only, from CalMac's terminal at Gourock across the Clyde to the pier on Shore Road in Kilcreggan, on the Rosneath peninsula. CalMac gives the crossing as 13 minutes and names the MV Chieftain, a 19.5-metre vessel built in 2007, as the boat on the route. Gourock is the same CalMac terminal that serves the Dunoon sailings, which we cover on a separate page; this page is only about the Kilcreggan sailings.
The ferry times do not change between seasons. CalMac's summer timetable, 27 March to 18 October 2026, and its winter timetable, 19 October 2026 to 25 March 2027, list the same sailings; only the printed train connections differ. From Monday to Friday there are twelve departures each way, from 06:40 to 18:18 at Gourock and from 07:00 to 18:36 at Kilcreggan, with a midday gap: nothing leaves Gourock between 11:30 and 13:30, or Kilcreggan between 12:00 and 14:00. Saturday has eleven each way and a later start, at 08:04 from Gourock. There is no Sunday service, and the winter timetable adds that nothing sails on 25 and 26 December or 1 and 2 January.
The route is Turn Up and Go. You cannot reserve a particular sailing. CalMac asks for a date when you book online, but the ticket is valid for any sailing in that summer or winter period, cannot be amended and cannot be refunded. The fare sheet lists online, phone, port and onboard as places to buy. An adult single is £4.80 and a return £9.60; a child single is £2.40; children under 5 travel free; bicycles are free. CalMac says SPT Ferry Card and SPT Companion Ferry Card concessions can be applied online; SPT here is Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.
CalMac says the boat may not suit wheelchair users or people with reduced mobility, because passengers board by stairs and the seating area and accessible toilet are on the lower level. Its service status page showed normal service on the day of research, and the route page carried no other notice.
On the Kilcreggan side CalMac's port page lists a car park at the end of the pier, a waiting area, toilets and free Wi-Fi, and buses opposite the pier.
- Arrive at the slipway a few minutes before departure; vehicle queues build quickly in summer.
- Check the operator's notices before travelling — tides, weather and maintenance affect sailings.
- Confirm accepted payment methods: several crossings are contactless-only.
Frequently asked questions
CalMac gives the crossing as 13 minutes, and the timetable shows every sailing arriving 13 minutes after it leaves.
On CalMac's summer 2026 fare sheet an adult single is £4.80 and a return £9.60; a child (5 to 15) is £2.40 single and £4.80 return; infants aged 0 to 4 are free. Adult SPT concession fares are £2.40 single and £4.00 return.
No. Both CalMac timetables say there is no Sunday service. The winter timetable also lists no sailings on 25 and 26 December or 1 and 2 January.
Monday to Saturday the last departure from Gourock is 18:18 and the last from Kilcreggan back to Gourock is 18:36, in both the summer and winter timetables.
No. CalMac says the route is a foot passenger only service and vehicles cannot be carried. Bicycles are listed as free.
Yes. CalMac says the route operates all year round. The winter timetable, 19 October 2026 to 25 March 2027, has the same ferry times as the summer one.
You cannot reserve a specific sailing. CalMac advises buying a ticket in advance online, and you choose a date when you book, but the ticket works on any sailing in the summer or winter period. It cannot be refunded or amended.
CalMac warns that it may not be. Passengers board the vessel by stairs, and the sheltered seating and the accessible toilet are on the lower level.