Oban - Travel & Directions

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Map & Address:

  • Oban YH
  • Esplanade
  • Oban
  • PA34 5AF

  • Tel: 01631 562025

  • Map Ref: O.S.49 (GR 854307)

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Route Finder

To start, simply enter the street name, town, city or postcode where you will be leaving from. Click the show route button and you will be directed to a map which shows your route, its distance and an estimated driving time. Very handy.

NB: Please take into account ferry times and saillings when planning trips to the islands.

Where can I go from here?

If you know where you're going next then life becomes so much easier. Click on any view route button to see detailed directions between hostels.

Remember: as you can book more than one hostel at once, building up an itinerary will be a piece of cake!

Hostel

Distance

Time

Direction
Oban Lodge 10 ft 1 min SW View Route
Tobermory 32.4 mls 1hr 18 NW View Route
Glencoe 35.1 mls 58 mins NE View Route
Inveraray 36.9 mls 53 mins SE View Route
Loch Ossian 37 mls 57 mins E View Route
Crianlarich 40.6 mls 58 mins E View Route

How do I get here ?

Bus

Oban Bus Station 1 mile from hostel. Keeping the sea on your left side, walk around the bay for 12-15 minutes. Hostel is on the seafront.

Car

After coming down the hill to Oban, turn right at the roundabout and head towards the sea. At the next roundabout, turn right again and drive along the seafront for 0.75 mile)

Foot

Keeping the sea on your left side, walk around the bay for 12-15 minutes from town centre. Hostel is on the seafront.

Train

Oban Train Station 1 mile from hostel. Keeping the sea on your left side, walk around the bay for 12-15 minutes. Hostel is on the seafront.

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