Ticket information

Our routes are known either ‘Bookable’ or ‘Turn Up and Go’. When booking a ticket on a ‘Bookable’ route, you are booking and purchasing travel in advance for a specific sailing on a selected date and time. You can book travel for these routes online at any time.  

Find out more about which routes are bookable here.

Our routes are known either 'Turn Up and Go’ or 'Bookable’. When you pre-purchase a ticket for a 'Turn Up and Go' route, you'll be purchasing an open ticket for a chosen departure date, valid for the season in which you've purchased it, but it won't have a specific sailing time. 

You can purchase travel for these routes online at any time.

Find out more about which routes are Turn up and Go bookable here.

Ten journey tickets are available for every ‘Turn Up and Go’ route – very handy for frequent travellers. You can purchase these online in eTicket form and they will then be accessible through your online account or from our port and vessels in paper form.

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Travelling to more than one island? Sailing from one island to another is a great way to explore Scotland’s west coast. You can book a multiple island-hopping journey online in one transaction, using our ‘multiple journey’ option, online. You can do this for ‘Bookable’ and ‘Turn Up and Go’ routes on the same transaction.  

Start building your island-hopping adventure today with the help of our itineraries and destination pages.  

Travelling with your pet? They’ll need a ticket too. Find out more. 

Find out how we charge for each vehicle type in our frequently asked questions.

Although there is no standard over 60s ticket, concessions are available for islanders in certain areas. Concessions vary according to your location and the local authority area you are travelling in / to.  

For example, to use concessionary SPT ferry fares, you must live permanently (or own, and pay council tax, in respect of a second home) on one of the islands covered by the scheme or live on the Cowal or Rosneath Peninsulas.  

Remember to carry your concession card or equivalent with you to present to staff, in line with your providers' terms and conditions.  

You can use your SPT Ferry Card, or Companion SPT Ferry Card online. When you hold one of these concessions, you can select online, and they'll be applied to your ticket, meaning you don’t need to do this at the port office or with staff, if you don't wish to.  

The process for all other concessions will remain the same and processed at your port of departure. 

Useful links to local concessionary travel schemes  

Find out more on the SPT website.  

Find out more about Western Isles concessionary travel.

If you hold a blue badge issued by gov.uk, a 25% discount is available on vehicle ticket prices. All European Union blue badges will be accepted and receive the discounted fare. 

Blue badge discounts apply to the vehicle ticket, rather than the passenger / driver ticket. The blue badge holder must be travelling to qualify for the discount. Please remember to carry the badge at the time of travel, otherwise the full fare would need to be applied.  

Your blue badge concession can be added to your online account, and when making a booking online, prior to travel, you can select this option - meaning the discount is applied directly.