Winter lists 19 October 2026 to 25 March 2027 (read 21 October 2026). Monday, Wednesday and Friday is the opening list; other weekdays, Christmas and New Year, the 10 November livestock-sale list and the 3 January rota switch in by date · Representative sailings only — check the operator for today's full timetable
Departures 1–10 / 10
Departures 1–10 / 10
Crossing time
~105 min
Operator
Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac)
Map – Uig to Lochmaddy Ferry
| Fare type | Price |
|---|---|
| Adult (16+), single | £8.50 |
| Adult (16+), return | £17.00 |
| Child (5-15), single | £4.25 |
| Child (5-15), return | £8.50 |
| Car, single (vehicle only, driver pays separately) | £41.90 |
| Car, return (vehicle only) | £83.80 |
| Blue Badge car, single (vehicle only) | £31.42 |
| Motorcycle, single | £20.95 |
| Motorcycle, return | £41.90 |
| Campervan or motorhome up to 6 m, single | £41.90 |
| Campervan or motorhome 6 m to 8 m, single | £104.75 |
| Campervan or motorhome 8 m to 10 m, single | £125.70 |
| Campervan or motorhome 10 m to 12 m, single | £146.65 |
| Caravan up to 6 m, single | £41.90 |
| Caravan 6 m to 8 m, single | £62.85 |
| Small van up to 6 m (max 3,500 kg), single | £50.40 |
| Trailer 2.5 m to 6 m, single | £41.90 |
| Pedal cycle | Free |
Amounts come from the Winter 2026/27 box on CalMac's Uig - Lochmaddy route page, valid to 25 March 2027. Passengers pay their own fare on top of any vehicle fare. Two lines, the Blue Badge car and the small van, are taken from the full 12/25 fares sheet that the page links, which repeats the winter prices where the two overlap. Infants aged 0 to 4 and cycles go free; groups of six or more bikes must tell the port office. Commercial rates are left out. All fares in pounds sterling (GBP).
Lochmaddy is where CalMac's Skye ferry reaches North Uist, and the Uig to Lochmaddy sailing takes 1 hour 45 minutes by CalMac's reckoning. Uig sits on the Trotternish peninsula, at the north end of Skye; the same pier serves the Tarbert boats, and the route page lists MV Hebrides for the crossing. Expect between one and three departures a day: CalMac's port pages say one or two, and the printed lists show a few days with a third.
Until 2 January the first winter PDF sets the pattern. Monday, Wednesday and Friday: out of Uig at 09:40 and 18:15, back from Lochmaddy at 11:50. Tuesday and Saturday: Uig 14:00, Lochmaddy 07:30 and 16:10. Thursday: Uig 09:40, Lochmaddy 07:30 and 11:50. Sunday: Lochmaddy 11:15, Uig 14:30. Christmas Day and New Year's Day are marked no service, and Saturday 26 December and 2 January get a single pair (Uig 11:10, Lochmaddy 13:25).
On Sunday 3 January a second table starts and runs to 25 March. It threads Uig, Tarbert and Lochmaddy together, so some Uig departures stop at Tarbert on the way: the 15:00 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday reaches Lochmaddy at 19:20, 4 h 20 min after it leaves. Lochmaddy's first boat for Uig then leaves at 07:00 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Three dated items on CalMac's status pages affect this route. A livestock sale reshapes Tuesday 10 November (Uig 16:15 out; Lochmaddy 07:30, 14:15 and 18:15 back). A waitlist trial to Monday 26 October replaces advance standby. And with the pier at Uig under upgrade, foot passengers ride a minibus from the port office to the vessel and board through the car deck. CalMac's notice of 3 September also says the Uig filling station is closed for a temporary period.
An adult single is £8.50 and a car £41.90, driver extra. Vehicles check in 45 minutes ahead, foot passengers 30.
- 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
1 hour 45 minutes is CalMac's figure, and the first winter PDF prints it (Uig 09:40, Lochmaddy 11:25). Departures that call at Tarbert first, available from 3 January, take longer: the Monday 15:00 arrives at 19:20.
Adult single £8.50, return £17; child single £4.25; car single £41.90, return £83.80, vehicle only; motorcycle £20.95. Bicycles carry no charge. These are the winter 2026/27 figures on CalMac's route page.
Until 2 January: 09:40 and 18:15 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 14:00 on Tuesdays and Saturdays; 09:40 on Thursdays; 14:30 on Sundays. From 3 January: 09:40 and 15:00 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 14:55 on Tuesdays and Saturdays; 09:45 on Thursdays; 14:20 on Sundays.
Up to 2 January the earliest is 07:30 (arriving Uig 09:15) on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays start at 11:50 and Sundays at 11:15. From 3 January the earliest is 07:00 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
CalMac wants every passenger, walkers included, to buy online beforehand. For a full sailing there is a waitlist pilot to 26 October: ring the port you leave from, and the place is confirmed or the money refunded up to 24 hours before. Otherwise the standby queue at the port is first come, first served, with no guarantee.
Christmas Day and 1 January are marked no service. Saturday 26 December and Saturday 2 January each carry one sailing each way, Uig 11:10 and Lochmaddy 13:25.
Yes: CalMac's livestock-sale list applies. Uig departs at 16:15 (reaching Lochmaddy at 18:00), and Lochmaddy departs at 07:30, 14:15 and 18:15 for Uig. Every other day keeps its normal winter list.