ABOUT OBAN

Oban, the seafood capital of Scotland, is a perfect base to get a real feel for the west coast of Scotland. The town with its natural harbour and esplanade, has excellent pubs with live music and good craic plus a famous ceilidh house. Oban is surrounded by atmospheric historic sites and some of Scotland’s most spectacular scenery and geology. It’s a natural base for day tours in ancient and prehistoric Argyll and the beautiful Hebridean islands. From mountainous Glencoe to spiritual Iona and the extraordinary Island of Staffa with Fingal’s cave you won't regret choosing to spend time in Oban and join an Oban Backpacker Day Tour.

How to get here

Oban is easy to get to with good rail and bus links to and from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Fort William and beyond. Oban's busy port has frequent crossings to and from the Hebridean Islands. We hope you enjoy your visit to Oban and look forward to showing you around - there's so much to see and do!

Here are some transport links that you might find useful

By bus www.citylink.co.uk

From Glasgow: six times a day with options to travel via Crianlarich/Tyndrum or via Inveraray. Journey time: 3 hours.

From Edinburgh: six times a day - two direct from Edinburgh, 4 via Glasgow. Journey time: 3 hrs 45 mins.

From Stirling: once a day direct, various times with changes/longer journey. Direct journey time: 2hrs 45 mins

From Fort William: three times a day (not Sundays). Journey time: 90 mins.

From Inverness, Skye and Mallaig: regular services to Fort William, then connect to Oban services.

By train www.scotrail.co.uk

From Glasgow: 4 trains a day to Oban. Journey time: 3 hours.

From Edinburgh: frequent service to Glasgow, then connect to Oban services as above.

By ferry www.calmac.co.uk

Frequent ferries between Oban and the Inner Hebrides.