Isle of Jura Getting there & around

Getting there & away

A car ferry operated by ASP Seascot (840681) shuttles between Port Askaig on Islay and Feolin on Jura (passenger return £2.50, bicycle free, car and driver return £14, five minutes, hourly Monday to Saturday, every two hours Sunday). There is no direct car-ferry connection to the mainland.

Gemini Cruises (01546-830238; www.gemini-crinan.co.uk; Kilmahumaig, Crinan) operates a water-taxi service on demand and will take passengers from Crinan on the mainland to the north end of Jura (£50 one way for up to 12 passengers).

From Easter to September, Lorn Ferry Service (01951-200320; www.colonsay.org.uk/4jayne.html) runs a pedestrian- and bicycle-only ferry from Loch Tarbert on Jura to Colonsay (£15, two hours, one daily Tuesday and Friday). Prior booking is essential. (At the time of research this service was suspended, but may start up again.)