St Margaret's Hope to Gills Bay ferry times and today's sailings
Pentland Ferries · 1 h 10 min · 3 sailings today · 28.6 km
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Scheduled
Tomorrow’s sailings
- First sailing
- 07:45
- usual time
- Last sailing
- 17:00
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 1 h 10 min
- Sailings a week
- 21
- Distance
- 28.6 km
- 15.5 nmi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pentland Ferries | 21 | 1 h 10 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct – Sat 31 Oct | 07:4511:3017:00 |
|---|
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 21 Jun 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| St Margaret's Hope | ||
| St Margaret's Hope | Wind from W 41–43 knBeaufort 9 · strong galegusts 47 knwaves 1.8–1.9 m10–11 °Cprecipitation up to 0.9 mm/hvisibility down to 4.1 km | Wind from W 16–42 knBeaufort 4–9 · strong galegusts 50 knwaves 0.6–1.8 m9–13 °Cprecipitation up to 4.3 mm/hvisibility down to 1.8 km |
| Mid-crossing | ||
| Mid-crossing | Wind from W 41–43 knBeaufort 9 · strong galegusts 57 knwaves 6.3–6.6 m10–11 °Cprecipitation up to 0.9 mm/hvisibility down to 3.6 km | Wind from W 16–42 knBeaufort 4–9 · strong galegusts 57 knwaves 2.0–6.0 m9–13 °Cprecipitation up to 4.3 mm/hvisibility down to 2.0 km |
| Gills Bay | ||
| Gills Bay | Wind from W 39–40 knBeaufort 8 · galegusts 54 knwaves 6.1–6.5 m8–10 °Cprecipitation up to 1.0 mm/hvisibility down to 4.1 km | Wind from W 13–39 knBeaufort 4–8 · galegusts 52 knwaves 2.0–6.0 m7–13 °Cprecipitation up to 2.8 mm/hvisibility down to 2.2 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 St Margaret's Hope to Gills Bay today?
There are 3 sailings today from St Margaret's Hope to Gills Bay: the first at 07:45, the last at 17:00.
How long is the ferry from St Margaret's Hope to Gills Bay?
The crossing takes 1 h 10 min.
Which ferry companies sail from St Margaret's Hope to Gills Bay?
The route is operated by Pentland Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from St Margaret's Hope to Gills Bay?
The first ferry usually leaves at 07:45 and the last at 17:00, local time in St Margaret's Hope.
How often does the ferry from St Margaret's Hope to Gills Bay run?
21 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
Pentland Ferries currently sails from St Margaret's Hope to Gills Bay 3 times a day, every day. The first departure is usually at 07:45 and the last at 17:00.
The crossing covers 28.6 km (15.5 nmi) and takes 1 h 10 min.
The return crossing from Gills Bay to St Margaret's Hope has the same number of sailings a week.
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Ports
- St Margaret's Hope: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Gills Bay: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Related routes
Return crossing
- Gills Bay → St Margaret's Hope1 h 10 min