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The CalMac ferry approaching Kilchoan across blue water, with the hills of Ardnamurchan behind.
Ardnamurchan

Kilchoan to Tobermory Ferry

The short CalMac crossing from Kilchoan on Ardnamurchan to Tobermory on Mull, a turn-up-and-go ferry with fine views across the Sound.

Welcome

From the slipway at Kilchoan, on the south side of the Ardnamurchan peninsula, a small CalMac ferry crosses the Sound of Mull to Tobermory.

It is the quickest way from Ardnamurchan to Mull, and a lovely short voyage in its own right.

The ferry is the MV Loch Linnhe, and the service is turn up and go, so there is no need to book, though tickets can be bought online beforehand. A single fare is under four pounds for a foot passenger and under twelve for a car. Summer and winter timetables run through the year, with a few sailings moved around low tides.

On the crossing, the hills of Ardnamurchan fall behind and Mull rises ahead. It makes an easy day trip to Tobermory, or a scenic way on to the island.

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Before you go

Sailings through the day, all year; see CalMac's timetable.

No booking needed.

From
Kilchoan, PH36 4LH.
To
Tobermory, Isle of Mull.
Fare
£3.85 a passenger, £11.85 a car, each way.

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Where it is

From the slipway at Kilchoan, on the south side of the Ardnamurchan peninsula, PH36 4LH.

Close byArdnamurchan.
  1. West Ardnamurchan Garden Community ShopWest Ardnamurchan Garden Community ShopA community garden's self-service shop on the lighthouse road out of Kilchoan, selling its own vegetables by honesty box.4 miles 8 min by road
  2. A main course at An Cala Ciùin in Tobermory, with asparagus, a potato, a small tart topped with wild garlic flowers and a dark sauce on a grey stone plate.An Cala CiùinA fine dining restaurant on the first floor of the Mishnish Hotel in Tobermory, with tasting menus built on Mull's own produce.5 miles as the crow flies
  3. White cottages scattered along a sea loch shore beneath rugged hillsPortuairk6 miles 13 min by road
  4. Sanna BaySanna BayWhite sand at the far west.6 miles 15 min by road
  5. Ardnamurchan PointArdnamurchan PointThe lighthouse at the end of the road.7 miles 19 min by road
  6. Copper pot still and oak barrel beside a window overlooking a lochArdnamurchan DistilleryWhisky at Glenbeg.11 miles 20 min by road
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Ardnamurchan Lighthouse tower with black lantern rising above whitewashed keeper's cottagesCafeThe Stables Cafe, Ardnamurchan7.1 miles
The dining room at Ar Bòrd in Dervaig, a table laid for dinner on a herringbone rug, with a pine dresser, a bookcase and windows looking out on green fields.RestaurantsAr Bòrd7.6 miles
Camas nan Geall seen from above, a curving bay of calm water and a shingle spit below green slopes, Ben Hiant rising beyond.AttractionsCamas nan Geall8.8 miles
A rocky headland juts into a loch beneath a cloud-covered mountainAttractionsLoch Sunart9.3 miles
Borradill Cottage, ArdnamurchanGlenborrodaleBorradill CottageSleeps 4 · 14 miles
The house's gabled wing with a decked terrace and two chairs, solar panels along the roof, seen across a grassy slope.GlenborrodaleBorradill HouseSleeps 6 · 14 miles
Two dolphins leap from the water near a rocky, heather-covered shorelineAttractionsArdnamurchan Charters15 miles
Inside Am Birlinn: tables under a high timber ceiling, big windows onto the trees.RestaurantsAm Birlinn15 miles
AttractionsCalgary Art in Nature18 miles

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Stay nearby

Places to stay near the ferry, and when each is next free.

The house's gabled wing with a decked terrace and two chairs, solar panels along the roof, seen across a grassy slope.Borradill House
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Glenborrodale
  • 8 miles from the Kilchoan ferry
Free 15–18 NovBorradill Cottage, ArdnamurchanBorradill Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Glenborrodale
  • 8 miles from the Kilchoan ferry
Free 29 Nov – 2 DecGlenhurich Lodge, white-harled with dormer windows, at the end of its track behind a beech hedge, snow on the hills beyond.Glenhurich Lodge
  • Sleeps 11
  • In Glenhurich
  • 19 miles from the Kilchoan ferry
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