our location
The Isle of Luing is 16 miles south of Oban, accessible
by a three minute ferry ride from North Cuan, on the southerly tip
of Seil Island. Seil is connected to the mainland by the famous
"Bridge over the Atlantic".
ferry
Luing is served by the vehicle ferry MV Belnahua on its regular
crossing from the Isle of Seil. You can bring your car over on the
ferry, or park for free at North Cuan and come over on foot. The
entrance to Sunnybrae is just 50 metres from the slipway on Luing.
The car/passenger ferry runs every half hour from 7.30am - 6pm
Monday to Saturday all year. The passenger ferry runs at 7.30pm
or 10pm Monday to Thursday with extra sailings up until 10.30pm
Friday and Saturday. There are additional evening car/passenger
ferry sailings during the summer months. The Sunday passenger ferry
runs between 11am and 6pm. During the summer months this service
is replaced with the car/passenger ferry.
ferry fares
(from April 2007)
A car return ticket = £5.90.
A book of 5 car return tickets = £19.00
An adult passenger return ticket = £1.45.
A book of 5 adult passenger return tickets = £4.85
bus
There is a regular bus service from Oban to the ferry slipway at
North Cuan. The timetable is available online from TravelLine
Scotland. If you are planning on coming to Sunnybrae using
public transport then please let us know as we can advice you further.
train
Oban is well served by trains to Glasgow. Timetables for the line
are available online from ScotRail.
car
When travelling by car it is worth bearing in mind that the roads
in the west of scotland are slower than you may be used to and allow
plenty of time for your journey.
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Approximate distances
from the Isle of Luing: |
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Glasgow - 112 miles |
Birmingham - 400 miles
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Edinburgh - 135 miles |
Bristol - 480 miles |
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Aberdeen - 195 miles |
Ipswich - 510 miles |
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Newcastle - 240 miles |
London - 510 miles |
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Manchester - 330 miles |
Exeter - 550 miles |
Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map
service. Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey
and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.
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