Getting to Mach
“There are few more exciting places for a golfer to arrive than Machrihanish.”
— Tom Doak
Machrihanish is located near the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, approximately 35 miles across the sea from western Scotland and approximately 20 miles across the sea from Northern Ireland.
To reach Machrihanish, Old Tom Morris needed a train, a steamboat and a long carriage ride. Today, visitors use much the same modes to get to us. Here’s how.
-
A scenic 3-hour drive from Glasgow or 4 hours from Edinburgh on the A82, followed by the A83.
A 4-hour Citylink 926 bus service from Glasgow to Campbeltown.
-
A 40-minute commercial flight from Glasgow (GLA) to Campbeltown (CAL) with Loganair. The Campbeltown Airport is 10 minutes from The Machrihanish Golf Club by car. There are two daily weekday flights and one Sunday flight, during the summer.
A short private hire helicopter flight from Ayrshire (Turnberry, Troon & Prestwick), Northern Ireland (Portrush) & regions in the north west of Ireland. -
Via Ardrossan (near Troon & Prestwick)
A daily ferry that runs Thursday - Sunday from Ardrossan to Campbeltown with CalMac (some direct, some via Brodick on Arran). Takes approximately 3 hours.
Via Arran
Island hop from Ardrossan to Brodick on Arran with CalMac, drive for 35 minutes to Lochranza, then ferry with CalMac from Lochranza to Claonaig, followed by a 1-hour drive down the east coast of the of the Kintyre peninsula.
Via Gourock & Dunoon
Gourock to Dunoon with Western Ferries, drive for 1 hour, then Portavadie to Tarbert with CalMac, followed by a 1-hour drive down the west coast of the Kintyre peninsula.
Via Troon & Turnberry
Approximately 75 minutes by private hire passenger ferry with Kintyre Express or MOK Sea Adventures.
Via Ballycastle (near Portrush)
Approximately 90 minutes by passenger ferry with Kintyre Express or MOK Sea Adventures (private hire only).