SPEED MATTERS
How to get to Orkney in just over an hour
This efficient service, operated by Orkney’s own ferry company, Pentland Ferries, is on board MV Alfred or MV Pentalina – our purpose-built car and passenger ferries.
The accommodation includes spacious seating areas, a café, and outdoor seating.
MV Alfred has an indoor dog-friendly sundeck lounge. There is also a lift for access from the car deck to the lounges. The ship carries 98 cars, or 54 cars with 12 articulated vehicles/coaches and 430 passengers.
MV Pentalina has a chair lift which can accommodate a wheelchair up to 225kg and will also have a stair climber, as a standby, for individuals with reduced mobility. The ship carries 237 passengers and 70 cars (or 26 cars and 8 articulated vehicles/coaches).
