Bus across Mull.

Bowman's Coaches offers bus service from Craignure to Fionnphort. Unfortunately, bus or car is your only option.

Purchase your tickets as you board. You'll have the option of round-trip (which saves money) or one-way. We got round-trip. This ended up being not the best plan as they did not have room for us on the return trip, and we lost our money (ended up taking a taxi, see the post about the taxi). Note that they do not take reservations, they do not promise you anything (when we didn't get on the bus, others with no tickets did)and they only run a few times a day.

The busses are easy to identify. As we exited the ferry at Craignure, we could see two busses waiting. One was headed elsewhere, and the bus-drivers were very good about asking your destination before selling you a ticket. They are modern, comfortable coaches. There is very limited over-head luggage storage. Store everything possible underneath. The busses have no bathrooms, and no food.

You travel a very winding path (if you get motion sickness, this is the spot to take the pills) across the island. You will pass many gorgeous sites. Large windows make it easy to take in the views. The bus stops at times to let sheep cross, and pulls over to allow cars to travel in the opposite direction. It's a one-lane road. Other than these "pauses" there are no stops, so you don't need to worry about missing your stop.