Ardrossan to Brodick ferry times and today's sailings
CalMac Ferries · 55 min · 4 sailings today · 21.1 km
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Scheduled
Tomorrow’s sailings
- First sailing
- 07:00
- usual time
- Last sailing
- 18:00
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 55 min
- Sailings a week
- 34
- Distance
- 21.1 km
- 11.4 nmi
Map
Punctuality: 6 sailings measured so far, 50 needed. How we measure
Operators on this route
| Operator | Sailings in the next 7 days | Crossing time |
|---|---|---|
| CalMac Ferries | 34 | 55 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct | 09:4512:3015:1518:00 |
|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct – Sat 31 Oct | 07:0009:4512:3015:2018:00 |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 3 Oct 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Ardrossan | ||
| Ardrossan | Wind from W 23–30 knBeaufort 6–7 · near galegusts 46 knwaves 1.2–1.7 m10–11 °C | Wind from S 15–35 knBeaufort 4–8 · galegusts 45 knwaves 0.6–2.7 m10–15 °Cprecipitation up to 2.8 mm/hvisibility down to 2.1 km |
| Mid-crossing | ||
| Mid-crossing | Wind from W 23–30 knBeaufort 6–7 · near galegusts 42 knwaves 1.1–1.7 m10–11 °C | Wind from S 15–35 knBeaufort 4–8 · galegusts 43 knwaves 0.7–2.5 m10–15 °Cprecipitation up to 2.8 mm/hvisibility down to 2.2 km |
| Brodick | ||
| Brodick | Wind from W 23–30 knBeaufort 6–7 · near galewaves 0.9–1.4 m9–10 °C | Wind from S 13–32 knBeaufort 4–7 · near galegusts 36 knwaves 0.5–2.3 m9–15 °Cprecipitation up to 3.9 mm/hvisibility down to 2.2 km |
Forecast issued 25 Oct, 12:13. It doesn’t tell whether a sailing will run: that is up to the operator.
Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Wind converted from m/s to knots and the Beaufort scale. Waves come from the nearest sea point of MET’s ocean model, which covers north-west Europe only; gusts only where MET forecasts them (the Nordic area).Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Models ECMWF IFS and ECMWF WAM (© ECMWF, CC BY 4.0), 9 km grid: wind in knots converted to the Beaufort scale, temperature at sea level, precipitation (rain, showers and snow) as the hourly total shown for the hour it falls in, waves and mean wave period from the model’s nearest sea point, visibility shown only below 5 km; nearby places in the same grid cell share the same figures.Daily lows and highs, and the hour with the most precipitation, worked out by ferrywhere. Each figure comes from MET Norway where MET forecasts it, otherwise from Open-Meteo.
Questions about this route
How many ferries are there from Ardrossan to Brodick today?
There are 4 sailings today from Ardrossan to Brodick: the first at 09:45, the last at 18:00.
How long is the ferry from Ardrossan to Brodick?
The crossing takes 55 min.
Which ferry companies sail from Ardrossan to Brodick?
The route is operated by CalMac Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from Ardrossan to Brodick?
The first ferry usually leaves at 07:00 and the last at 18:00, local time in Ardrossan.
How often does the ferry from Ardrossan to Brodick run?
34 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
CalMac Ferries currently sails from Ardrossan to Brodick every day, 5 times a day (4 times on Sunday). The first departure is usually at 07:00 and the last at 18:00.
The crossing covers 21.1 km (11.4 nmi) and takes 55 min.
Caledonian Isles has sailed this route in the last 30 days. Brodick can also be reached by ferry from Troon. The return crossing from Brodick to Ardrossan has the same number of sailings a week.
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Ports and ships
Ports
- Ardrossan: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Brodick: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Related routes
Return crossing
- Brodick → Ardrossan55 min
More ferries to Brodick
- Troon → Brodick1 h 15 min
Other CalMac Ferries routes
Sources and licences
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Timetables: Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport). · Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0Feed last read on 25 Oct 2026.
Timetable last changed on 23 Oct 2026.