Directions
Travelling from Inverness to Gills Bay takes approximately 2 ½ hours.
Take the A9 north bound route out of Inverness. When you reach Latheron take
the A99 road to Wick/John O'Groats. Follow the A99 through Wick. Follow the A99 towards John O'Groats. After approximately 15 miles turn left just past Freswick, veer right. Follow the road for approximately one and a half miles, turn left onto the A836 follow the A836 for approximately 2 miles then turn right to the ferry terminal.
Gills Bay is 4miles west of John O'Groats
For satellite navigation postcode for Gills Bay ferry terminal is KW1 4YB
Connections
The nearest train stations are Wick and Thurso. For bus information please go to www.stagecoachbus.co.uk/.
Bus Connections
| TRAVELLING FROM ORKNEY | |||||||||||
| Mondays-Saturdays | Sundays | ||||||||||
| Dept | Kirkwall X1 | 0700 | 1115 | 1415 | 1615 | 1715 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ||
| Arr | St. Mgts Hope | 0730 | 1145 | 1445 | 1645 | 1745 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ||
| Dept | St. Mgts Hope | 0745 | 1200 | 1500(S) | 1700 | 1800(S) | 0745 | 1200 | 1700 | ||
| Arr | Gills Bay | 0845 | 1300 | 1600 | 1800 | 1900 | 0845 | 1300 | 1800 | ||
| Dept | Gills Bay X99 | 0910 | 1310 | ~ | 1830 | ~ | 0925 | 1310 | 1830 | ||
| Arr | Inverness | 1241 | 1641 | ~ | 2201 | ~ | 1256 | 1641 | 2158 | ||
| TRAVELLING FROM CAITHNESS | |||||||||||
| Mondays-Saturdays | Sundays | ||||||||||
| Dept | Inverness X99 | ~ | 0940 | ~ | 1440 | ~ | 0830 | 1440 | |||
| Arr | Gills Bay | ~ | 1309 | ~ | 1809 | ~ | 1313 | 1809 | |||
| Dept | Gills Bay | 0930 | 1330 | 1630(S) | 1830 | 1930(S) | 1330 | 1830 | |||
| Arr | St. Mgts Hope | 1030 | 1430 | 1730 | 1930 | 2030 | 1430 | 1930 | |||
| Dept | St. Mgts Hope X1 | 1101 | 1501* | 1801 | 2001 | 2211 | ~ | ~ | |||
| Arr | Kirkwall | 1131 | 1531* | 1831 | 2031 | 2241 | ~ | ~ | |||
| Please note that the X99 service changes at Dunbeath war memorial | |||||||||||
| (S) Pentland Ferries Summer Timetable | |||||||||||
| * On school days service departs at 1445 and arrives at 1515 | |||||||||||
Why choose Pentland Ferries
There are 8 good reasons why you should choose Pentland Ferries over any other ferry service for your journey to or from Orkney.
Pentland ferries service is: