Summer ferry link announced for Kintyre peninsula

[howlsatthemoon]

EMDEE, if you use this ferry service from Campbeltown according to the draft timetable you cannot have a day out on Arran and return to Campbeltown.

I know a lot of golfers who were looking forward to this ferry service starting so that they could have a weekend on Arran golfing , without the additional costs of travelling to and from Cloanaig and Lochranza, but if this timetable is correct this cannot be done.

[EMDEE]

EMDEE, if you use this ferry service from Campbeltown according to the draft timetable you cannot have a day out on Arran and return to Campbeltown.

I know that. I was just pointing out that it would be beneficial to the Island of Arran as well as the residents of Kintyre if this were possible.

I just wonder how much customer base research and consultation was done before the timetable was devised.

Maybe it's just based on how much slack there is in the Calmac fleet.

[skrik]

Apart from giving an opportunity for folk from Kintyre to have a day trip to Arran and spend a bit of time there, I'm sure Arran would appreciate the wee bit extra money that would be spent on the island.

Does anyone remember when the Cloanaig link was established? I think it was the 1970s. Is this correct?

1972 Emdee.

[EMDEE]

Thanks for that. I thought it was later in the 70s. Shows how time flies.

[paranoid android]

Nobody seems to be thinking about foot passengers! Looking at the timetable, it links up pretty well with the trains from ardrossan harbour to central station. I reckon you could leave central at 1730 on a friday night and be in the toon for 2120. You could then get the 1655 boat on sun and be in central for abt 2120. All for about 25 to 30 quid for a return goin by similar journeys in the calmac network plus your train fare. Thats cheaper than the busand only very slightly longer journey times.

[odds]

All for about 25 to 30 quid for a return goin by similar journeys in the calmac network plus your train fare. Thats cheaper than the busand only very slightly longer journey times.

I pressume you are just guessing at the price of the ferry tickets as I haven't seen any prices or actual confirmed times on Calmacs website yet.

Pete.

[paranoid android]

Aye, goin by foot passenger to islay as it is a similar journey time. Cars might be s bit more than islay as i think it is charged by R.E.T.
At the end of the day the ferry can only be a positive thing. Im just trying to inject a wee bit if positivity into things.

[Mary G]

Fares are up on the website now.

The return fare for a car and its driver is £115.
A family of four will pay £147.

You can buy a lot of petrol for that sort of money.

http://www.calmac.co.uk/timetables/summ ... eltown.png

[John S]

Car and passenger return £84.30 if going for the 6 journey, can and 4 passengers return £113

[howlsatthemoon]

Car and passenger return £84.30 if going for the 6 journey, can and 4 passengers return £113

For us mere mortals that cannot affford to purchase 6 journeys at a time the costs are -

Car and driver return £115.00. Car, driver and 3 passengers return £163.00.

[Stebyr]

Are there any discounts for pensioner bus passes?

[maxmix]

WooHoo.... http://www.calmac.co.uk/timetables/summ ... eltown.png

No more 4 Hour drive

maxmix

[Ileach B]

I would rather check up on a WCM/CL deal and take the bus cheaper and arrive in Glasgow at roughly the same time by the time you arrive in Ardrossan and travel to Glasgow.

To be honest it's something I will never use or even thing about using, I just hope it's more for pulling tourists in who are willing to pay.

By the way did Nicola Sturgeon come by car to Campbeltown or fly as I would love to see her reaction to the roads down here and not just the "buzz" about town the fact the roads being tarred at time she arrived.

[maxmix]

I would rather check up on a WCM/CL deal and take the bus cheaper and arrive in Glasgow at roughly the same time by the time you arrive in Ardrossan and travel to Glasgow.

To be honest it's something I will never use or even thing about using, I just hope it's more for pulling tourists in who are willing to pay.

By the way did Nicola Sturgeon come by car to Campbeltown or fly as I would love to see her reaction to the roads down here and not just the "buzz" about town the fact the roads being tarred at time she arrived.

I know what you mean.... But i'll be heading to Ayr when i'm back and forward

Been waiting for this for sooooooo long

maxmix

[jdcarra]

No more 4 Hour drive maxmix

I think i'll be sticking to the 4 hour drive because for the ordinary joe blog money's tight enough without paying these prices .

Time will tell if all the shouting for these services was worth the effort,then with the state of the roads out of Kintyre this may be our only saviour .

Just my personal thoughts.