Transport

Public Transport

With a little planning it is easy to reach us by public transport.

From Glasgow or Edinburgh you can make your way to Oban by bus or train.

From Oban you take a ferry to Craignure on Mull.

At Craignure you catch the local bus to Fionnphort.  Make sure your ferry arrival time connects to the bus service on Mul!

The links to ferry and bus timetables appear below.

Please aim to arrive BEFORE 3pm in Fionnphort whether travelling by public transport or car and let us know in advance at what time you will be arriving so we can come and pick you up from the bus stop.

We will then drive to Knockvolagon and walk onto the Isle of Erraid together.

Here is the latest ferry timetable and latest bus timetable for your journey to Erraid on Mull .

Travelling from the Findhorn Foundation

Sometimes there is a mini bus from Findhorn to Oban. This depends on the number of people wanting to travel.  To make enquiries, please email transport@findhorn.org.

It is also still possible to travel from Findhorn to Erraid using public transport. You can take a bus or train from Forres to Inverness and from Inverness take a bus to Fort William. At Fort William you take another bus to Oban where you will catch a ferry. From Oban, please follow the travel advice as given above.

Travelling by car

If you are travelling by car, you need to book the ferry from Oban to Craignure.  Please let us know that you are travelling by car so we can make arrangements to meet you.

When you arrive in Craignure on Mull, turn left off the ferry and make your way to Fionnphort. We will meet you where the bus from Craignure stops outside the ferry/bus waiting room, together with our other new guests off the bus that arrives in the afternoon.

The beauty of travelling to Erraid

Rainbow on Mull

Enjoy the beautiful scenery on your journey across Mull.

You will pass fishing villages on the shores of the sea lochs, spectacular mountains and glens.

Maybe you will see some of Mull’s wildlife, such as eagles, hawks, buzzards, seals, dolphins, otters or deer, and you will definitely see sheep and Highland cattle along the way.

For ferry times from Oban click here:
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For train times click here:
scotrail link

For bus times click here:
city link

For local bus times on Mull click here:
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