May be disrupted
Today, Wednesday 28 October
Please be advised the Wemyss Bay passenger gangway is currently out of operation. Passengers requiring assistance should make themselves known to a member of staff 20 minutes prior to sailing.
Status from CalMac, updated 02:36
Wemyss Bay → Rothesay
Rothesay → Wemyss Bay
Firth of Clyde · crossing takes about 35 min
Wemyss Bay passenger gangway
Mobility Assistance for the assigned vessel Sailings at Rothesay
CalMac updated this 27 Oct 2026, 18:36
Reason: Operational
Wednesdays until 25 March
CalMac updated this 27 Oct 2026, 20:51
Reason: Operational
Winter 2026/27 timetable
CalMac updated this 19 Oct 2026, 16:06
Until Further Notice
A8/A78 roadworks
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Information
Road times on the main approaches, by road only: no ferries. Turn up and go. Leave-by allows the 20 minutes before departure the operator asks for.
Glasgow → Wemyss Bay
M8 / A78
Typically 50m, not a live time
Leave by 06:05. Open directions to Wemyss Bay in Google MapsEdinburgh → Wemyss Bay
M8 / A78
Typically 1h 35m, not a live time
Leave by 05:20. Open directions to Wemyss Bay in Google MapsChecked once when you tap it, not tracked. Turn it off any time.
Google Maps opens set to avoid ferries. Apple Maps cannot be: if it offers a route with a ferry in it, pick a road-only route, as a cancelled ferry can cost you the sailing.
Typical off-peak drive times, not live traffic. Allow extra at peak times, on single-track roads and in poor weather, and check the road before a long run. Tap a leave-by time for live traffic and turn-by-turn directions in your own map app.
Wemyss Bay station
At the ferry terminal, 191 m from the pier. Inverclyde Line, from Glasgow Central.
Times and disruption come from National Rail, not from us, and open in your browser. Ferries do not hold for late trains, check both before you travel.
Wemyss Bay → Rothesay
MV ArgyleAt berth
Her status is about the ship, not about your sailing: this route has a live service notice.
Right now the trackers put MV Coruisk alongside at Rothesay, not MV Argyle. That is where she is, which is not the same as saying whose sailings these are.
Which vessel actually runs today is on the vessels list . This is the usual assignment, not a rota.
Daily, half-hourly at peak
Times are subject to change; book, and check the latest, on Wemyss Bay – Rothesay on calmac.co.uk.