Ferry information
Motorcycling in Scotland can sometimes involve a ferry journey. The most common trip made by Scottish bikers is the short 20 minute crossing from one side of the river Clyde to the other.
For those wanting to journey further with their motorbikes, there are plenty of ferry operators who provide services to Scotland's islands, Northern Ireland and mainland Europe.
The links below will take you to the individual ferry operators' web sites, where you will find timetables and fares for their services.
Orkney & Shetland Island Ferries
Northlink Ferries
Aberdeen to Kirkwell and Lerwick, Scrabster to Stromness
www.northlinkferries.co.uk
Orkney Ferries
Orkney mainland and its thirteen smaller islands
www.orkneyferries.co.uk
Pentland Ferries
John o'Groats to Orkney
www.pentlandferries.co.uk
Shetland Islands Council
Shetland Inter Island Ferry Service
www.shetland.gov.uk/ferries
Clyde and Western Isles Ferries
Caledonian MacBrayne
Hebridean and Clyde Ferries
www.calmac.co.uk
Western Ferries
Gourock to Dunoon
www.western-ferries.co.uk
Ferries To Northern Ireland
P&O Irish Sea Ferries
Troon and Cairnryan to Larne
www.poirishsea.com
Stena Line
Stranraer to Belfast
www.stenaline.co.uk
Ferries to mainland Europe
DFDS Seaways
Newcastle to Bergen and Ijmoden
www.dfds.co.uk
Norfolkline Ferries
Rosyth to Zeebrugge
www.norfolkline.com/ferry/