One of the greatest things about a visit to the Isle of Skye is its ferry ride. If you enjoy sailing slowly on ferries, island-hopping through the entire Hebrides chain can be a real blast, and a great way to spend a day exploring.
A network of small boats link the Isle of Skye to the mainland. The primary ferry services provider is CalMac or Caledonian MacBrayne. You can get the ferry services in Mallaig to reach Armadale, Skye, which takes only about half an hour. The Skye Ferry uses a tiny vessel for short crossings between Glenelg and Kylerhea. The vessel sails every 20 minutes, the crossing time is five minutes, and operates from 9 AM to 7 PM daily. In 2008, the ferry services prices from the mainland were significantly reduced thanks to an experimental scheme known as the Road Equivalent Tariff and also a policy by the Scottish Government.
Scottish Citylink runs a bus service to reach Portree from Inverness (twice daily, 3.5 hours) or Glasgow (three daily, 6.5 hours). The Isle of Skye was tethered permanently with the mainland when the Skye Bridge was opened in 1995. Luckily, in 2004 the controversial bridge tolls were abolished and the crossing is entirely free. You can drive directly onto Skye over the bridge on the A87, located at the Kyle of Lochalsh. The bridge is connected to a primary road used to reach the Isle of Skye. Gas stations can be found in Portree, Armadale, Dunvegan, Uig and Broadford. While, the First ScotRail runs a train service to the Kyle of Lochalsh and terminating at the Skye Bridge.
Getting around the Isle of Skye can be a little difficult if you want to use public transportation. To explore the Uig-Portree-Kyleakin main road, you can use a bus, but these services are mostly unavailable during weekend and public holidays. Contact Highland Country to know all available bus routes and its service time. You can buy its Skye Roverbus pass for £6 to get a 24-hour unlimited bus service. To rent a car or order a taxi, call Kyle Taxi Company. The car rental cost is about £35 a day and you can arrange to have it waiting at the train station in Kyle of Lochalsh.
