Oban to Castlebay ferry times and today's sailings
CalMac Ferries · 5 h 35 min
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Scheduled
Tomorrow’s sailings
- Usual departure
- 12:40
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 5 h 35 min
- Sailings a week
- 5
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 | 5 | 5 h 35 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct, Wed 28 Oct | No sailings |
|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct | 12:40 |
| Tue 27 Oct | 13:50 |
| Thu 29 Oct | 13:05 |
| Fri 30 Oct | 13:15 |
| Sat 31 Oct | 14:35 |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 3 Oct 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Oban | ||
| Oban | Wind from W 12–13 knBeaufort 4gusts 27 knwaves 0.6–0.7 m9 °C | Wind from S 9–22 knBeaufort 3–6 · strong breezegusts 36 knwaves 0.4–1.1 m8–15 °Cprecipitation up to 2.6 mm/hvisibility down to 2.4 km |
| Castlebay | ||
| Castlebay | Wind from W 25–27 knBeaufort 6 · strong breezegusts 38 knwaves 2.3–2.4 m10 °C | Wind from SE 14–36 knBeaufort 4–8 · galegusts 47 knwaves 1.7–3.0 m10–14 °Cprecipitation up to 3.6 mm/hvisibility down to 1.8 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 Oban to Castlebay today?
There are no sailings today. The next one is on Mon 26 Oct 12:40.
How long is the ferry from Oban to Castlebay?
The crossing takes 5 h 35 min.
Which ferry companies sail from Oban to Castlebay?
The route is operated by CalMac Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from Oban to Castlebay?
The ferry usually leaves at 12:40, local time in Oban.
How often does the ferry from Oban to Castlebay run?
5 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
In the coming week, CalMac Ferries sails from Oban to Castlebay on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The ferry usually leaves at 12:40.
The crossing takes 5 h 35 min.
Isle of Mull, Isle of Lewis and Loch Striven have sailed this route in the last 30 days. From Oban, ferries also sail to Craignure, Lismore, Tiree and 4 more. In the other direction, from Castlebay to Oban, there are 4 sailings a week.
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Ports and ships
Ports
- Oban: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Castlebay: 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
- Castlebay → Oban5 h 35 min
More ferries from Oban
- Oban → Craignure50 min
- Oban → Lismore55 min
- Oban → Tiree3 h 50 min
- Oban → Colonsay2 h 15 min
- Oban → Lochboisdale5 h 45 min
- Oban → Kennacraig6 h 35 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.