There is a railway station at Gourock with direct passenger link for the twenty-minute ferry crossing to Dunoon.

Two car ferry services operate, one from Gourock Pier and one from the southern outskirts of Gourock at McInroy's Point.

There are frequent crossings and no advance booking is necessary, although car with passenger tickets may be purchased from the Esplanade when making a hotel reservation.

As Dunoon is on the mainland, car owners may prefer to take the High road from Glasgow via loch Lomond and Rest and be Thankful.



Directions to the Ferry
  • M74 from the South and M8 from the East
  • Follow signs for Glasgow M8 and Greenock M8
  • Then A8 through Port Glasgow, Greenock to Gourock
  • On arrival in Dunoon at Western Ferries turn left out of the ferry terminal to the centre of Dunoon and the main Pier. Continue past the pier and the Rock Cafe, up the hill and first left. Turn left at the foot of the avenue and you will find Esplanade Hotel and it's car park.