Lochboisdale to Oban ferry times and today's sailings
CalMac Ferries · 5 h 35 min
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Scheduled
Tomorrow’s sailings
- Usual departure
- 06:20
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 5 h 35 min
- Sailings a week
- 3
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 | 3 | 5 h 35 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct, Tue 27 Oct – Wed 28 Oct, Fri 30 Oct | No sailings |
|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct | 06:20 |
| Thu 29 Oct | 07:00 |
| Sat 31 Oct | 08:05 |
Timetable published from 23 Oct 2026 to 22 Nov 2026.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Lochboisdale | ||
| Lochboisdale | Wind from W 24–30 knBeaufort 6–7 · near galegusts 40 knwaves 0.9–1.2 m10 °C | Wind from S 14–33 knBeaufort 4–7 · near galegusts 43 knwaves 0.5–2.4 m9–14 °Cprecipitation up to 5.6 mm/hvisibility down to 1.7 km |
| Oban | ||
| Oban | Wind from W 13–16 knBeaufort 4gusts 33 knwaves 0.6–0.9 m8–9 °Cprecipitation up to 0.1 mm/h | Wind from S 10–23 knBeaufort 3–6 · strong breezegusts 36 knwaves 0.4–1.1 m8–15 °Cprecipitation up to 3.0 mm/hvisibility down to 2.4 km |
Forecast issued 25 Oct, 15:08. 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 Lochboisdale to Oban today?
There are no sailings today. The next one is on Mon 26 Oct 06:20.
How long is the ferry from Lochboisdale to Oban?
The crossing takes 5 h 35 min.
Which ferry companies sail from Lochboisdale to Oban?
The route is operated by CalMac Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from Lochboisdale to Oban?
The ferry usually leaves at 06:20, local time in Lochboisdale.
How often does the ferry from Lochboisdale to Oban run?
3 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
In the coming week, CalMac Ferries sails from Lochboisdale to Oban on Monday, Thursday and Saturday. The ferry usually leaves at 06:20.
The crossing takes 5 h 35 min.
From Lochboisdale, ferries also sail to Mallaig. Oban can also be reached by ferry from Craignure, Lismore, Tiree and 4 more. The return crossing from Oban to Lochboisdale has the same number of sailings a week.
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Ports
- Lochboisdale: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Oban: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Related routes
Return crossing
- Oban → Lochboisdale5 h 45 min
More ferries from Lochboisdale
- Lochboisdale → Mallaig3 h 30 min
More ferries to Oban
- Craignure → Oban50 min
- Lismore → Oban55 min
- Tiree → Oban3 h 50 min
- Castlebay → Oban5 h 35 min
- Colonsay → Oban2 h 15 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.