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MV Loch Seaforth, at 116 m (381 ft) in length is the largest vessel in the fleet, and operates on the Ullapool to Stornoway, Lewis crossing. MV Caledonian Isles has the highest passenger capacity and can carry 1000 people on the Ardrossan to Brodick, Arran crossing.
Long-distance coach services: Routes: 25 (3 Seasonal) ... Ullapool: Connects with CalMac ferry to Stornoway. ... Tickets available through Citylink. X99: Inverness:
In 1970, British Rail wanted to close the line when Ross and Cromarty council voted to create a new £460,000 (equivalent to £9,000,000 in 2023) [27] ferry terminal at Ullapool (43 nmi or 80 km from Stornoway) replacing that at Kyle of Lochalsh (71 nmi or 131 km from Stornoway). [28]
One of the possible routes, between Stornoway and Ullapool, would be over 50 miles (80 km) long and hence the longest road tunnel in the world; [36] [37] however, shorter routes would be possible. Stornoway is the public transport hub of Lewis, with bus services to Point, Ness, Back and Tolsta, Uig, the West Side, Lochs and Tarbert, Harris .
Scottish Citylink coaches also call at Kyle of Lochalsh, at the bus stop by the old ferry slipway - current routes are the 917 between Inverness and Skye and the 915 and 916 between Glasgow, Fort William and Skye (915 via Glasgow Airport). Both run at least twice a day, depending on the time of year.
MV Loch Seaforth is a ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne between Stornoway and Ullapool.She was launched on 21 March 2014 and entered service in mid-February 2015, replacing both the former vessel, 1995-built MV Isle of Lewis and a chartered freight vessel (latterly MS Clipper Ranger).
MV Isle of Lewis is a ro-ro ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne between Oban and Castlebay, Barra.Built in 1995, she remains one of only three ships in the CalMac fleet over 100 metres (328 ft) in length; the others, Loch Seaforth, being longer by almost 15 metres and Glen Sannox being just over 1 metre longer.
MV Lochnevis (2000) was designed for the Small Isles service, being fitted with a large stern vehicle ramp that allows her to berth a considerable distance from a slipway, protecting her exposed Azimuth thrusters in shallow waters. [38] MV Bute (2005) and MV Argyle (2007), both built in Gdańsk, work solely on the busy Wemyss Bay–Rothesay route.