| Getting
to Islay
BY CAR
From Glasgow, drive to Kennacraig – this journey should take approximately
2.5 hours. Take the A82 up Loch Lomondside, turning onto the A83 at Tarbet
and then carry on to Inveraray and Lochgilphead, towards Tarbert on Loch Fyne.
Kennacraig ferry terminal is 5 miles from Tarbert on the road to Campbeltown
and is where you embark on the Calmac ferry MV Hebridean Isles or MV Isle
of Arran to take you to Islay.
BY BUS
A daily bus service operates from The Travel Centre, Buchanan Street Bus Station,
Glasgow by Scottish Citylink making a connection with the ferry at Kennacraig.
For schedule information contact Travel Centre Buchanan Bus Station 0141-332-7133.
www.citylink.co.uk
BY FERRY
Caledonian MacBrayne operate the 2 hour ferry crossing which runs twice daily
throughout the year, once on Sundays, with additional sailings during the
summer season. For details of timetables and to make bookings contact Caledonian
MacBrayne at:
Kennacraig 01880-730253
Port Ellen 01496-302209
www.calmac.co.uk
BY AIR
British Airways Express run a 35 minute scheduled service, Mondayv–
Saturday, from Glasgow Airport to Islay Airport, in the morning and late afternoon.
For information on schedules contact British Airways Express at:- Glasgow
Airport 0141-222-1111 Islay Airport 01496-302022
www.ba.com |