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Rousay to Tingwall ferry times and today's sailings

Orkney Ferries · 25 min · 3 sailings today · 6.4 km

Return: Ferry times from Tingwall to Rousay
First sailing
06:50
usual time
Last sailing
17:30
usual time
Crossing time
25 min
25 min to 1 h 45 min
Sailings a week
39
Distance
6.4 km
3.5 nmi

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RousayTingwall

Punctuality: 11 sailings measured so far, 50 needed. How we measure

Delays today1 sailing measured so far today
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DepartureDelay
+53 min
not measured
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Operators on this route

OperatorSailings in the next 7 daysCrossing time
Orkney Ferries3925 min – 1 h 45 min

Timetable

Next 7 days · local time in Rousay
Sun 25 Oct09:1014:1016:10
Mon 26 Oct – Fri 30 Oct06:5010:0511:1514:1015:2017:30
Sat 31 Oct06:5010:0511:1513:1515:2017:30

Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 7 Dec 2027.

Weather at sea

PlaceTodaySun 25 OctTomorrowMon 26 Oct
Rousay
RousayWind from NW 35–39 knBeaufort 8 · galegusts 59 knwaves 2.0–2.4 m8–9 °Cprecipitation up to 1.1 mm/hvisibility down to 4.0 kmWind from W 14–38 knBeaufort 4–8 · galegusts 54 knwaves 0.4–2.2 m9–12 °Cprecipitation up to 3.2 mm/hvisibility down to 1.9 km
Mid-crossing
Mid-crossingWind from NW 35–39 knBeaufort 8 · galegusts 56 knwaves 2.1–2.4 m8–9 °Cprecipitation up to 1.1 mm/hvisibility down to 3.5 kmWind from W 14–38 knBeaufort 4–8 · galegusts 50 knwaves 0.4–2.3 m9–12 °Cprecipitation up to 3.2 mm/hvisibility down to 2.0 km
Tingwall
TingwallWind from NW 35–39 knBeaufort 8 · galegusts 56 knwaves 2.1–2.4 m8–9 °Cprecipitation up to 1.1 mm/hvisibility down to 3.5 kmWind from W 14–38 knBeaufort 4–8 · galegusts 50 knwaves 0.3–2.0 m9–12 °Cprecipitation up to 3.2 mm/hvisibility down to 2.0 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 Rousay to Tingwall today?

There are 3 sailings today from Rousay to Tingwall: the first at 09:10, the last at 16:10.

How long is the ferry from Rousay to Tingwall?

The crossing takes 25 min, between 25 min and 1 h 45 min depending on the sailing.

Which ferry companies sail from Rousay to Tingwall?

The route is operated by Orkney Ferries.

What time is the first and last ferry from Rousay to Tingwall?

The first ferry usually leaves at 06:50 and the last at 17:30, local time in Rousay.

How often does the ferry from Rousay to Tingwall run?

39 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.

About this route

Orkney Ferries currently sails from Rousay to Tingwall every day, 6 times a day (3 times on Sunday). The first departure is usually at 06:50 and the last at 17:30.

The crossing covers 6.4 km (3.5 nmi) and takes 25 min; some sailings take up to 1 h 45 min. Some sailings call at Egilsay and Wyre on the way.

Eynhallow has sailed this route in the last 30 days. Tingwall can also be reached by ferry from Wyre. The return crossing from Tingwall to Rousay has the same number of sailings a week.

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