Ferries to St Margaret's Hope
Ferries from St Margaret's Hope to Gills Bay, operated by Pentland Ferries.
Ferry routes from St Margaret's Hope
Every route from St Margaret's Hope at a glance.
Route map
Ports and terminals
St Margaret's Hope
Town port
- Terminals
- Pentland-Ferries-Terminal, St Margaret's Hope, South Ronaldsay
- Location
- St Margaret's Hope, Orkney, Schottland
- Waters
- Nordsee
The ferry port of St Margaret's Hope lies in Scotland in the United Kingdom, on the Orkney island of South Ronaldsay. From here you can reach Gills Bay. Ferries leave up to 6 times a day. The crossing takes around 1.25 hours. The port is served by Pentland Ferries.
Getting there and the terminal
Pentland Ferries keeps its own parking spaces at the terminal, under video surveillance but expressly at your own risk. Worth knowing if you are leaving your car for a week on the islands. Without your own vehicle you can use the Stagecoach X1 bus to Kirkwall and back; the operator itself names it as the port's connection. Foot passengers therefore do not need a hire car to get on from here.
Check-in
Pentland Ferries sets the check-in deadline at 30 minutes before the scheduled departure, for vehicles and foot passengers alike. Turn up later and you should expect your place to be given away and the operator to refuse boarding. Wheelchair users should be there 45 minutes beforehand so that pre-loading can be done calmly. The crossing over the Pentland Firth is short; the buffer before it is not.
Timetable
Departures and arrivals for ferries to and from St Margaret's Hope