Port Charlotte, Islay - Travel & Directions

Return to Port Charlotte, Islay main page

Map & Address:

  • Port Charlotte, Islay YH
  • Port Charlotte
  • Isle of Islay
  • PA48 7TX

  • Tel: 01496 850 385

  • Map Ref: O.S.60 (GR 259584)

If you are backpacking or planning to visit one of our more remote hostels, use anOrdnance Surveymap

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
Crianlarich 105 mls 3hr 24 NE View Route
Loch Lomond 126 mls 3hr 41 NE View Route
Lochranza 55.9 mls 2hr 27 E View Route
Oban 65.1 mls 2hr 28 NE View Route
Inveraray 87.9 mls 2hr 48 NE View Route
Glencoe 99.7 mls 3hr 22 NE View Route

How do I get here ?

Bus

Bus leaves from Port Askaig and Port Ellen Ferry Terminal (Last Bus 5pm) to Port Charlotte. No bus service on Sundays.

Car

From Port Askaig or Port Ellen Ferry Terminal, take the A846 to Bridgend. At this junction take the A842 to Port Charlotte.

Ferry

Daily ferry service (inc. Sundays) from Kennacraig on the Kintyre Peninsula (on the A83 Glasgow to Campbeltown road). Ferry from Oban (via Colonsay) on a Wednesday only.

Foot

The bus stops outside the hostel gate in the village of Port Charlotte.

SYHA is a member assosciation of the International Youth Hostelling Federation. Our members have access to 4500+ hostels in over 60 countries, as well as the best hostels in Scotland.

Scottish Youth Hostel Association
We are a 78 year old charity
Scottish Charity No. SCO13138
About Our Charity

Book Hostels in Scotland & Internationally