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Pentland Ferries are a ferry company offering crossings to Orkney. The crossing takes between 45 minutes to one hour depending on vessel during which you will sail through the Pentland Firth and into the Orkney Archipelago. This is the shortest and quickest sea route to Orkney with your car.
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Pentland Ferries offer the shortest crossing time to Orkney for cars and passengers. The route is the most sheltered between Gill’s Bay in Caithness and St Margaret’s Hope, South Ronaldsay in Orkney providing a more appealing option to travellers who are unsure of travelling on the sea.
Pentland Ferries is a family run business, owned by Andrew and Susan Banks who established the business six years ago, the company is going from strength to strength. Currently the company owns two ships, the new catamaran Pentalina and the Pentalina B.
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Pentland Ferries Timetable |
| Depart St Margaret's Hope |
0800hrs |
1200hrs |
1700hrs |
| Arrive Gill's Bay |
0915hrs |
1315hrs |
1815hrs |
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| Depart Gill's Bay |
0945hrs |
1345hrs |
1845hrs |
| Arrive St Margaret's Hope |
1100hrs |
1500hrs |
2000hrs |
All times are approximate, arrival times may vary due to weather and tidal conditions.
Further Pentland Ferries Information
Pentland Ferries timetable to and from Orkney fits in with most of the outer island ferries allowing passengers to travel to their destinations without the need for an overnight stay in between.
Pentland Ferries operate a daily ferry service between Gills Bay in Caithness, Scotland about 3 miles West of John o' Groats, and St Margaret's Hope on South Ronaldsay in Orkney. This route, known as The Short Sea Crossing, is generally considered to be the quickest route across the Pentland Firth by car, taking about 1 hour.
Pentland Ferries is a privately owned, family company which has operated since the summer of 2001. It is one of only two Scottish ferry companies that receive no subsidy or other financial assistance. While not being designated Orkney's lifeline ferry service, it carries some 80% of the livestock and is the only service which can carry Dangerous Goods Cargoes, including aviation fuel.
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