Travel to Oban
Please make your own travel arrangements, ensuring that you arrive in Oban on the day specified in Key Dates, ready to take the ferry to the Isle of Coll early the following morning.
- Please check the ScotRail website for up-to-date information on train times and any planned works.
- Make sure that you leave yourself enough time to get connecting trains from Glasgow Queen Street Station.
- CityLink buses are another option for getting to and from Oban.
Ferry from Oban to Coll and back
The ferry timetable can be found below. The journey to the Isle of Coll takes around three hours. You must make sure you are at the booking office no later than 45 minutes before departure to collect your ferry ticket and fill in a boarding card. Project Trust will book and pay for your return ferry ticket in advance so you do not need to book anything just give your name and say you are with Project Trust when collecting your ticket. Please keep the return portion of your ticket safe.
Project Trust will meet you on arrival at the Isle of Coll. Please have breakfast on the ferry as training sessions will begin as soon as you arrive at the Hebridean Centre.
Ferry status updates and the full timetable can be found by following the links below. Please check the status before your arrival in Oban:
Please note that, as a group, your enthusiasm may be a little overwhelming so please be considerate of other travellers on the early morning ferry.