A mini guide to
Isle of Skye: Portree & Dunvegan: getting there
Stops, stations and how to reach Isle of Skye: Portree & Dunvegan
Stops and stations
Getting to Isle of Skye: Portree & Dunvegan
Choose the stop closest to where you are going.
| Stop or station | Services | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Skye Bridge | Road | The A87 crosses Loch Alsh to Kyleakin; the other route is the ferry from Mallaig to Armadale |
| Mallaig to Armadale | CalMac ferry | CalMac gives a crossing time of 45 minutes |
| Citylink | Coaches | Citylink lists coach routes from Glasgow and Inverness to Skye, and gives about 4 hours from Fort William |
| Raasay and Uig ferries | CalMac | CalMac ferries to Raasay leave from Sconser, and ferries to the Outer Hebrides from Uig |
Walking from nearby areas
- Fort William, Glencoe & Ben Nevis: 93.1 km from Isle of Skye: Portree & Dunvegan, better by public transport
- Inverness & Loch Ness: 118.1 km from Isle of Skye: Portree & Dunvegan, better by public transport
- Oban, Argyll & the Mull ferry: 119.3 km from Isle of Skye: Portree & Dunvegan, better by public transport
- The Black Isle & Easter Ross: 120.9 km from Isle of Skye: Portree & Dunvegan, better by public transport
Reaching the Scottish Highlands
Official travel information
Inverness is the main air and rail gateway to the Highlands, and Glasgow is the usual starting point for Fort William and Oban. Always check each operator for current times, fares and disruption, particularly for ferries in bad weather.
- VisitScotland → — the national tourism site
- VisitScotland: driving in Scotland → — single-track roads and passing places
- Traffic Scotland → — roadworks, incidents and route checker
- Inverness Airport (HIAL) → — flights and passenger information
- CalMac → — ferries to Mull, Skye and other islands
- Citylink → — long-distance coaches
- Caledonian Sleeper → — overnight trains from London to the Highlands
- ScotRail → — trains in Scotland
- National Rail Enquiries → — train times and fares
- The Highland Council → — local information
- Cairngorms National Park → — the national park authority
- Mountain Weather Information Service → — hill forecasts
- Scottish Avalanche Information Service → — winter hill hazards
Times, fares and disruption change: use the operator pages above for live information.
Plan your journey here
Enter your starting point and Google Maps will show routes to Isle of Skye: Portree & Dunvegan. Public transport is selected; change it on the map. Check operator sites for live disruption.

While you are here
Things to see in Isle of Skye: Portree & Dunvegan
A few of the sights in the area. The Things to do page lists them all, with directions and official links.
Torabhaig Distillery
Whisky distillery at Teangue in Sleat, the second licensed distillery on Skye.
Old Man of Storr
Rock pinnacle among the remains of ancient landslips below The Storr, on the Trotternish peninsula north of Portree.
Quiraing
Craterous landslip on the Trotternish escarpment, with rock features known as the Needle, the Prison and the Table.
The Scottish Highlands
More areas to explore
The Cairngorms: Aviemore & Grantown-on-Spey
Mountains, ancient pine forest, steam trains and wildlife around Strathspey
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Oban, Argyll & the Mull ferry
Harbour town and ferry gateway to Mull, Kerrera and the Inner Hebrides
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The Black Isle & Easter Ross
A peninsula of Pictish stones, Cromarty and dolphin-watching, with whisky country to the north
Open the mini guide →Photo credits
- Skye Bridge: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Isle of Skye: Portree & Dunvegan (area photo): Lauwz The Kiwistralian, CC0, source
- Torabhaig Distillery: thejackrustles, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Old Man of Storr: lydia harper lids_harper, CC0, source
- Quiraing: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Cairngorms: Aviemore & Grantown-on-Spey: dave conner, CC BY 2.0, source
- Oban, Argyll & the Mull ferry: Mike Hudson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- The Black Isle & Easter Ross: Vcarceler, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Inverness & Loch Ness: dave conner from Inverness, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, source
- Fort William, Glencoe & Ben Nevis: Viewfinder at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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