Isle of Jura
Jura has no direct ferry from the mainland: you first reach Islay from Kennacraig, then cross the Sound of Islay to Feolin on a five-minute council-run ferry, or take the summer foot-passenger boat direct from Tayvallich; from Feolin a single road runs up the east coast, served by one bus that does not run on Sundays.
- Researched
- 29 September 2026
- Reviewed
- not yet
- Ways of moving
- 10, 19 sources
- Not confirmed
- 8
- Fares seen
- 2022–2026
10 ways of moving, each with its rule
We confirmed eight ways of moving to, from or around Isle of Jura: four by water, one by road, two under your own steam and one hired or on demand, from 19 sources. Two entries are not a service at all but a rule that decides whether travel happens: a permit, a closure, a border, a season or an authority's say-so. Three need a phone call or a message before you turn up.
The fares were seen in 2022 to 2026; a fare from an older year is a floor, not a price. We rate 4 of the 10 high confidence, our own judgement of the sources. The entry was checked on 29 September 2026, and ends with eight things we could not confirm.
By water
Kennacraig – Port Askaig (Islay), first leg from the mainland
Kennacraig on the Kintyre peninsula to Port Askaig, Islay
Book with CalMac; Citylink buses from Glasgow are timed to connect at Kennacraig
- When
- April–October 2–3 sailings daily to each Islay port; November–March one or two a day
- Takes
- about 2 hours
- Fare 2026
- not confirmed here, ask CalMac direct (undated)
Seasonyear-round, reduced November–March. Bookingbook ahead in summer, vehicle spaces limited. Run byCalMac (Caledonian MacBrayne).
Feolin Ferry, Port Askaig – Feolin (Islay to Jura)
Port Askaig, Islay, across the Sound of Islay to Feolin on Jura's southwest coast
Drive or walk onto the ro-ro slip at Port Askaig; the Feolin "terminal" on the Jura side is a small cabin
- When
- hourly Monday–Saturday, every two hours on Sunday
- Takes
- about 5 minutes
- Fare 2026
- return fares (as posted, valid until April 2026): £23.20 per car and driver, £4.80 per adult, £2.80 per child; pay on board, no booking
Seasonyear-round. Bookingnone, pay on board. Run byArgyll and Bute Council (not CalMac, despite the route number this crossing is run by the council).
Jura Passenger Ferry, direct from the mainland
Tayvallich near Lochgilphead on the Argyll mainland, direct to the pier at Craighouse, Jura
Foot-passenger only, in a covered RIB; book online at jurapassengerferry.com or by phone
- When
- the operator's own site: four sailings Monday and Wednesday–Friday, two on Saturday and Sunday, in the stated 2022 season; treat exact days as unconfirmed for the current year, check the booking site before travelling
- Takes
- 45-60 minutes
- Fare 2022
- the live booking page still displays a 2022 notice reading tickets at £22.50 each way; Wikivoyage separately gives £27.50 each way for 2025 - the two do not agree, so treat any figure here as unconfirmed and check the booking site directlySeen in 2022: a floor, not a price.
Seasonthe operator's page names 30 March to 26 September as its season, dated 2022; whether this repeats every year unchanged is not confirmed here. Bookingcompulsory advance booking online or by phone, +44 7768 450000; contact them directly if a sailing shows full. Run byJura Passenger Ferry (private RIB operator).
Corryvreckan whirlpool boat trip
Sails out to the Corryvreckan channel between Jura and Scarba from a mainland pontoon near Oban (Sealife Adventures, Ardfern/Arduaine)
Book online at sealife-adventures.com or phone; most visitors see Corryvreckan this way rather than from Jura itself
- When
- trips run to a booking calendar, not a fixed timetable; slack-water and tidal timing decide when boats go
- Takes
- 3, 4 or 5-hour trip options
- Fare 2026
- 3-hour trip from £73 adult / £59 child low season, £79 / £65 high season (undated on the page, no year given)
Seasonnot stated on the page checked; phone to confirm sailing dates. Bookingbook ahead online or by phone, +44 1852 300203. Run bySealife Adventures.
By road
Bus 456, Feolin – Craighouse – Lagg – Inverlussa
Feolin ferry pier north to Craighouse, then on to Lagg, Tarbert and Inverlussa at the road's end
Timed to meet the Feolin ferry; ask the driver, or Garelochhead Coaches on +44 1436 810200
- When
- up to five times a day Feolin–Craighouse; twice a day on to Inverlussa, more on school days; does not run Sundays
- Takes
- Feolin to Craighouse about 20 minutes
- Fare 2025
- £2.40 (undated on source)
Seasonyear-round. Bookingno booking for the timetabled runs; extra runs by phone the previous day. Run byGarelochhead Coaches, contracted to Argyll and Bute Council.
On foot, by bike, or otherwise
Hitching the Long Road
The single A846 up the east coast, Feolin to Ardlussa/Inverlussa
Stand at a passing place and put a hand out; locals expect it given how thin the bus service is
- When
- no schedule, depends on passing traffic
- Takes
- variable
- Fare 2025
- none, a favour
Seasonyear-round. Run byinformal, whoever is driving.
Walk to Barnhill from Ardlussa
From the road's end near Ardlussa, along the track past Barnhill to the Corryvreckan viewpoint
Follow the vehicle track north; described in the Walkhighlands route notes
- When
- self-timed
- Takes
- about a 15-mile round trip on foot
- Fare 2025
- free
Seasonyear-round, boggy and exposed; deer-stalking season Aug–Oct may restrict it. Run byno operator, open access route.
Hired, booked and on demand
Private track to Barnhill and the north of the island
From the end of the public road, 3 miles north of Ardlussa, on to Barnhill and the north tip near Corryvreckan
Permission needed to drive it; a 4WD vehicle is expected on the rough track
- When
- no service, self-driven or arranged
- Takes
- not confirmed here
- Fare 2025
- n/a, private arrangement
Seasonyear-round, deer-stalking (Aug–Oct) may restrict access to surrounding land. Bookingpermission required for the track. Run byno operator, private track requiring permission.
Rules, permits and closures
One shop, one hotel, one distillery, and fuel only some days
affects the whole island beyond Craighouse
not a vehicle: Jura Community Shop and the Jura Hotel are both in Craighouse and are the only ones on the island; community fuel pumps at the pier open only on certain days, checked via a local Facebook page
- When
- n/a
- Takes
- n/a
- Fare 2025
- n/a
Seasonyear-round for the shop and hotel; fuel pump days vary. Run byJura Community Shop; Jura Hotel; Jura Distillery.
No car ferry, and no real prospect of one
the whole island's connection to the mainland
not a vehicle: the reason every crossing above is either an Islay connection or a small foot-passenger boat is that Jura's only sheltered anchorage, the Bay of Small Isles at Craighouse, cannot take a car ferry
- When
- n/a
- Takes
- n/a
- Fare 2025
- n/a
Seasonongoing, no confirmed date. Run byn/a.
What we could not find out
8 things the researcher looked for and did not find, in their own words, with where to ask instead. None of this goes into the planner; it stays here until someone confirms it.
- 01
The Jura Passenger Ferry's own booking page still names a 2022 season (30 March-26 September) and £22.50 fare; Wikivoyage separately gives £27.50 for 2025. Neither could be confirmed as the current 2026 figure here - check jurapassengerferry.com directly before travelling.
- 02
argyll-bute.gov.uk returned HTTP 403 'Access denied' on the Feolin ferry timetable and the Bus 456 timetable pages even with a browser user-agent over both HTTP/2 and HTTP/1.1, so the council's own current timetable pages could not be read; the Feolin frequency and Bus 456 details above come from Wikivoyage instead and should be checked against argyll-bute.gov.uk when it is reachable.
- 03
CalMac's public GraphQL endpoint (apim.calmac.co.uk/graphql) confirms route 030 'Kennacraig - Port Askaig (Islay) / Port Ellen (Islay)' exists and is currently flagged status DISRUPTIONS, but returns no route for Port Askaig-Feolin or anything naming Jura, confirming that leg is outside CalMac's own network as Wikivoyage states (it is council-run) - worth noting since the brief calls the CalMac routes query 'confirmed working' for this place, and it is, but it has nothing to say about the actual Jura crossing.
- 04
No current fare could be confirmed for the CalMac Kennacraig-Islay leg itself; ask CalMac or check calmac.co.uk/routes directly (the specific route page tried, /routes/kennacraig-port-askaig, 404s).
- 05
No source found for winter reduction of the Feolin ferry or Bus 456 specifically (only the Kennacraig-Islay mainland ferry's winter reduction is sourced); ask Argyll and Bute Council or CalMac locally about a winter timetable on the Jura side.
- 06
No Jura-based (rather than mainland Oban-based) Corryvreckan boat operator could be confirmed reachable in this session; Sealife Adventures sails from near Oban, not from Jura or Islay.
- 07
Sealife Adventures' own page states no season dates for the Corryvreckan trips; phone the operator to confirm which months they run.
- 08
The brief's premise that CalMac's routes query is 'confirmed working' for this place holds for route metadata (routeCode/name/status) but the portPairSailings query documented in docs/13-api-inventory.md could not be tested here without knowing its current argument shape; the inventory entry already flags that shape as unconfirmed since a later attempt on it failed.
What the planner can route today
The options above live on the place page, not in the departure board: a boat that comes when you phone has no time to show. What the board can do for Isle of Jura is this.
- Y
- Scheduled flightsGlasgow (GLA), 88 km
- Y
- Trains and coachesTransitous carries 3 timetable feeds for this country, 2 with real-time
- Y
- FerriesJura Passenger Ferry, 14 km; sailings estimated
- Y
- Driving and taxiOpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
- N
- Bike and scooter shareno share feed known
- N
- Cruisesno open itinerary source anywhere
Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known.