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The small Jura ferry crossing the Sound of Islay, seen from the air.
Isle of Jura

Jura Ferry, Port Askaig to Feolin

The council car ferry across the Sound of Islay, ten minutes from Port Askaig on Islay to Feolin on Jura.

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Welcome

Nearly everyone who brings a car to Jura arrives on this small ferry.

It shuttles across the Sound of Islay between Port Askaig on Islay and the slipway at Feolin, a crossing of about ten minutes, and is run by Argyll and Bute Council. Most sailings are turn up and go, with no booking, and tickets can be bought ahead online or on board. Be at the slip ten minutes before the sailing, as the boat turns round quickly at Feolin. On the way over, the hills of Jura fill the view ahead. From Feolin the island's single road sets off round the south coast for Craighouse, about eight miles away.

Before you go

Check the timetable before travelling, above all in winter and for the last boat of the day.

The council publishes it, with the fares, on its own page.

Crossing
About ten minutes, Port Askaig to Feolin.
Booking
Turn up and go on most sailings. Tickets online or on board.
Arrive
Ten minutes before the sailing.
Reaching Islay
CalMac from Kennacraig to Port Askaig.

Did you know

Sunlight on the Sound of Islay beside Jura's shore road, from the air.
Did you know

Half a mile of water.

Port Askaig and Feolin face each other across the narrowest part of the Sound of Islay, and most drivers stay in their cars for the crossing.

The steep shoulder of one of the Paps of Jura falling to the Sound of Islay, a small white beacon on the shore.
Did you know

The ferry was built for this crossing.

The council had the Eilean Dhiura built for the route in 1998, on the Mersey. Her name is Gaelic for Isle of Jura, she carries around ten cars, and ramps at both ends let them drive straight through.

The Paps of Jura, two rounded hills side by side, above moorland and the Sound of Islay.
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Where it is

Feolin, the south-west corner of Jura.

Close byThe rest of Jura, near at hand.
  1. Port AskaigPort AskaigIslay's northern ferry port, a tiny white village on the Sound of Islay, half a mile across the water from Jura.Under a mile12 min by road
  2. Masked woman packs boxes in a pottery studio lined with unglazed ceramics and paint bottlesPersabus Pottery, Ceramics and ArtA pottery and art studio on a working farm near Port Askaig, where you can paint your own pot.2 miles13 min by road
  3. Paps of JuraPaps of JuraThe three steep quartzite mountains of southern Jura, the highest 785 metres, climbed by rough routes with no fixed path.3 miles11 min by road
  4. Camus an StacaCamus an StacaA great prehistoric standing stone, nearly twelve feet high, on a slope above the Sound of Jura near Craighouse.5 miles9 min by road
  5. CraighouseCraighouseJura's one village, strung along Small Isles Bay, with the distillery, the hotel, the shop and the pier.8 miles12 min by road
  6. Isle of Jura DistilleryIsle of Jura DistilleryThe whisky distillery in Craighouse, founded around 1810 and brought back to life by the islanders in 1963.8 miles12 min by road
Directions
White harbourside buildings beside a rocky shore and calm loch under hillsAttractionsCaol Ila Distillery2.1 miles
ToursJura Guided8.2 miles
Tables and chairs in the wood-panelled room at the Antlers in Craighouse.ShoppingThe Antlers8.3 miles
The Jura Community Shop, a timber building with a red telephone box beside it in Craighouse.ShoppingJura Community Shop8.3 miles
The Jura Hotel's restaurant with its tables laid under a painted ceiling.RestaurantsThe Jura Hotel Restaurant8.3 miles
Rows of Deer Island rum bottles with turquoise caps.AttractionsDeer Island Distillery8.3 miles
Tartan and tweed pieces made at Camella Crafts, folded on a table.ShoppingCamella Crafts8.4 miles
The dark timber Whisky Island Gallery and Studio at the Pier Garage, Craighouse.ShoppingThe Whisky Island Gallery and Studio8.4 miles
Peatzeria's whitewashed building on Shore Street, Bowmore, with its belfry and pointed windows.RestaurantsPeatzeria11 miles
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