Ferry crossing in Scotland in 2019

Depends where you start your journey Greylag. I used to travel from West Lothian to Machrihanish regularly when the Airbase was active and the journey by car took remarkably longer than the time advertised by the current ferry company. That said, I always enjoyed the road journey which takes you through some really fantastic scenery. 

K 

We will be coming up from the south past Gretna.  Having never been to that part of Scotland, after the Mull of Kintyre I thought we might then go over to the Isle of Mull.  Very early stage of planning, thanks for the reply.

Have you studied the timetable, do the sailing times suit you......?

We have looked at this several times but the crossing times weren't for us......

You may well have a point there...from a quick look last night, it appears the ferries only run on certain days of the week.

We've done it Greylag, towing a caravan at the time, we went up via the Erskine Bridge, Rest and be Thankful route from Loch Lomond. It was a long journey but we were going on to Carradale which took even longer! Stay on the western side of the Mull, the eastern approach roads are very narrow. Like many journeys in Scotland allow yourself plenty of time. We went on to Oban afterwards which is an easier journey and as you say you'll be able to get the ferry to Mull from there. 

The Mull of Kintyre itself is lovely, hope you enjoy your visit. 

Bruce

Many thanks for that.  We did the north this year, John O Groats ECT and looking at the map Mull of Kintyre looks fairly unpopulated which is what I like.

Just beware of the logging lorries nipping down the M of K!

It is a remote area but handy for a trip to Arran.

It's also handy for Ghia and Islay via Kennacraig. The logging lorries are more likely to be on the narrow roads on the eastern side between Carradale and Claonaig.

There's also the option of ferry to Brodick on Arran from Ardrossan then ferry from Lochranza to the Mull of kintyre. You need to compare ferry times and costs for the 3 options; drive all the way to the Mull of Kintyre, ferries via Arran or ferry from Ardrossan to Campbeltown.