Day trips to & from Coll
To Coll
Summer - ferry
CalMac's timetable allows day-trips to Coll on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays. Most days only allow 2 hours on Coll but Wednesday's sailing, going onto Barra & back, allows 9 hours on Coll.
July & August Saturdays gives another possibility as there are two sailings from Oban to Coll/Tiree, allowing a 10 hour stay on the island.
Once you get to Coll you can hire a bike (or bring your own of course) or just saunter around and enjoy some Hebridean hospitality & cuisine.
Winter - ferry
On days there's a sailing, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday, a two hour stay on Coll is possible.
All year - flying
Hebridean Airways’ timetable schedules allow for a short day's stay on Coll on a Wednesday. Flights are only from Connel (Oban), day trips aren't possible from Tiree.
From Coll
Summer only - ferry
On Wednesdays and Saturdays (the latter in July & August only), the CalMac timetable allows a whole day on Tiree. You leave Coll early morning and arive back in the evening.
On the Wednesday ferry you can even go to Castlebay, Barra, for ~ 15 minutes, and back to Coll. It's a long sail but a lovely experience through Gunna Sound (between Coll & Tiree). Excellent for wildlife spotting.
All year - flying
On Wednesdays you can fit in a day trip by plane to Connel airport, just north of Oban. Or a day trip to Tiree. The flight itself is quite an experience and on a good day the views are spectacular as you fly between the hills of Mull and the Treshnish islands. For more information on plane times please see Hebridean Airways’ timetable.
From Coll
Summer only - ferry
On Wednesdays and Saturdays (the latter in July & August only), the CalMac timetable allows a whole day on Tiree. You leave Coll early morning and arive back in the evening.
On the Wednesday ferry you can even go to Castlebay, Barra, for ~ 15 minutes, and back to Coll. It's a long sail but a lovely experience through Gunna Sound (between Coll & Tiree). Excellent for wildlife spotting.
All year - flying
On Wednesdays you can fit in a day trip by plane to Connel airport, just north of Oban. Or a day trip to Tiree. The flight itself is quite an experience and on a good day the views are spectacular as you fly between the hills of Mull and the Treshnish islands. For more information on plane times please see Hebridean Airways’ timetable.