Castlebay to Oban ferry times and today's sailings
CalMac Ferries · 5 h 35 min · 1 sailing today
Return: Ferry times from Oban to CastlebayToday’s sailings
- CalMac Ferries
- Now ·
- Usual departure
- 07:00
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 5 h 35 min
- Sailings a week
- 4
Map
Punctuality: 0 sailings measured so far, 50 needed. How we measure
Operators on this route
| Operator | Sailings in the next 7 days | Crossing time |
|---|---|---|
| CalMac Ferries | 4 | 5 h 35 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct | 06:10 |
|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct, Thu 29 Oct, Sat 31 Oct | No sailings |
| Tue 27 Oct – Wed 28 Oct | 07:00 |
| Fri 30 Oct | 06:25 |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 3 Oct 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Castlebay | ||
| Castlebay | Wind from W 25–36 knBeaufort 6–8 · galegusts 50 knwaves 2.3–3.0 m10–11 °Cprecipitation up to 0.1 mm/h | Wind from SE 14–34 knBeaufort 4–8 · galegusts 46 knwaves 1.7–3.0 m10–14 °Cprecipitation up to 3.6 mm/hvisibility down to 2.2 km |
| Oban | ||
| Oban | Wind from W 13–18 knBeaufort 4–5gusts 38 knwaves 0.6–1.0 m8–10 °Cprecipitation up to 0.1 mm/h | Wind from S 10–23 knBeaufort 3–6 · strong breezegusts 37 knwaves 0.4–1.1 m8–15 °Cprecipitation up to 3.0 mm/hvisibility down to 2.6 km |
Forecast issued 25 Oct, 12:00. 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 Castlebay to Oban today?
There is 1 sailing today from Castlebay to Oban, at 06:10.
How long is the ferry from Castlebay to Oban?
The crossing takes 5 h 35 min.
Which ferry companies sail from Castlebay to Oban?
The route is operated by CalMac Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from Castlebay to Oban?
The ferry usually leaves at 07:00, local time in Castlebay.
How often does the ferry from Castlebay to Oban run?
4 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
In the coming week, CalMac Ferries sails from Castlebay to Oban on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The ferry usually leaves at 07:00.
The crossing takes 5 h 35 min.
Isle of Lewis, Loch Frisa and Isle of Mull have sailed this route in the last 30 days. Oban can also be reached by ferry from Craignure, Lismore, Tiree and 4 more. In the other direction, from Oban to Castlebay, there are 5 sailings a week.
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Ports and ships
Ports
- Castlebay: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Oban: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Ships on this route
Ships matched to sailings on this route in the last 30 days.
Related routes
Return crossing
- Oban → Castlebay5 h 35 min
More ferries to Oban
- Craignure → Oban50 min
- Lismore → Oban55 min
- Tiree → Oban3 h 50 min
- Colonsay → Oban2 h 15 min
- Lochboisdale → Oban5 h 35 min
- Port Askaig → Oban8 h 50 min
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.