Gourock to Dunoon Ferry

There are currently two routes across the Firth of Clyde between Gourock and Dunoon. The longer route starts at the end of the short A771 on Tarbet Street to the north of Gourock and crosses to Dunoon Ferry Terminal on the Pier Esplanade to the south of the town centre. This service ceased to take cars in the summer of 2011 and is now operated by Argyll Ferries on behalf of Caledonian MacBrayne.

The shorter, more direct route is operated by Western Ferries, and is the only private enterprise car ferry on Scotland's West Coast (excluding the Irish Sea Ferries) that doesn't receive any financial help from the State. It crosses from McInroy's Point on the A770 to the south of Gourock to Hunters Quay at the north end of Dunoon's urban area.

Crossings

Western Ferries operate up to four crossings an hour, taking under 20 minutes each way compared to the 23 minutes each way formerly offered by Calmac. This provides for up to 140 cars an hour to cross the Clyde in each direction on Western Ferries Fleet.

Ferries

Gourock - Dunoon

Name	IMO	Operator	Dates	Notes
Ali Cat		Caledonian MacBrayne	2003-date	250 passengers. Under 100GT, therefore No IMO Number. Previously operated on the Isle of Wight. MarineTraffic
Argyll Flyer	9231016	Caledonian MacBrayne	2011-date	244 passengers. Previously known as Banríon Chonamara, serving the Aran Islands in Ireland. MarineTraffic
Saturn	7615490	Caledonian MacBrayne	1986-2006	38 cars
Juno	7341063	Caledonian MacBrayne	1974-1986	38 cars. Later served Gourock - Dunoon and Wemyss Bay - Rothesay from 2000-2006
Jupiter	7341051	Caledonian MacBrayne	1974-2011	38 cars
Glen Sannox	5131816	Caledonian MacBrayne	1972-1974	55 cars. Built for the Arran route in 1957, cascaded to Wemyss Bay in 1970, then to Gourock in 1972

McInroy's Point - Hunters Quay

Name	IMO	Operator	Dates	Notes
Sound of Seil	9665217	Western Ferries	2013-date
Sound of Soay	9665229	Western Ferries	2013-date
Sound of Shuna	9289441	Western Ferries	2003-date
Sound of Scarba	9237424	Western Ferries	2001-date
Sound of Sanda	8928894	Western Ferries	1996-2013
Sound of Scalpay	8928882	Western Ferries	1995-2013
Sound of Sleat	8626989	Western Ferries	1988-?
Sound of Seil	5121110	Western Ferries	1986-1995
Sound of Sanda	7338547	Western Ferries	1974-?
Sound of Scarba	7338547	Western Ferries	1973-?
Sound of Shuna	5261972	Western Ferries	1973-?

Links

• Western Ferries
• Argyll Ferries
• Undiscovered Scotland page of the Car ferry