Alan Warner's [url=http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth02A14P105712626399&state=isSearch%3D1%26%2338%3Bauthor%3DAlan%2520Warner].] (best known for Morvern Callar - a novel made into a film - and The Man Who Walked) novels tell the story of everyday Oban life, and how better to describe Oban than in the [url=http://www.poemhunter.com/p/m/poem.asp?poet=6601&poem=26730]words of the bard[/url[/url] himself.
Caledonian MacBrayne [url=http://www.calmac.co.uk/]]operate car and foot passenger ferries to Oban from [[Mull[/url]] (daily 2-7 times per day, takes 45 minutes), [wiki=463563d5546e25177868d11f76d3e750]Lismore[/wiki] (Mon - Sat 3-4 per day, 50 minutes), Coll and/or [wiki=7aa18345577a5284ecd7eb4c89f527f3]Tiree[/wiki] (up to 5 per week, 3-4 hours), [wiki=576279206ae118f2e1fccd8f26335bd2]Colonsay[/wiki] (up to 5 per week, 2.5 hours), [wiki=53d6565c980f241c803eaaabbc3b00d4]Barra[/wiki] (daily, 5+ hours) and Lochboisdale on [wiki=0e6619ade793e1c3f4de176dc0c43600]South Uist[/wiki] (4 per week, 5+ hours).
* Dunstaffnage Marina, [http://www.dunstaffnagemarina.com/]. Marina, boatyard and pub a few miles north of the town.
[wiki=2bb50062adb4064e26dfe4f61a42d1a9]The West Highland Line[/wiki] [url=http://www.scotrail.co.uk/]]is the most scenic way to get here from [[Glasgow[/url]]. The station is right in the centre of town on the Harbour wall.
Scottish Citylink, [url=http://www.citylink.co.uk/].] Coaches from Glasgow, via Tyndrum or Inveraray. Several coaches run per day- trip takes about 3 hours, longer during peak season. Buses often run in West Coast Motors livery. Citylink coaches also run from [[Fort William[/url]] with connections from [wiki=4943e7ef7288b69cc94323155ff6d17b]Inverness[/wiki] - see the website for more details.
Loch Lomond Seaplanes run a daily summer service from [wiki=d586293d554981ed611ab7b01316d2d5]Glasgow[/wiki], landing in Oban bay [http://www.lochlomondseaplanes.com] £149 return. Or fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA) and then take a taxi to Dumbarton Station (£10) & take the train from there to Oban.
Oban Backpackers, [url=http://www.obanbackpackers.com].] Private hostel, relaxed, fun, clean and cosy. Landrover day tours of 'hidden Argyll' available leaving daily.
* Corran House, small ensuite dorm rooms and private guest rooms, sea-front location.
* Oban Backpackers Plus, [url=http://www.backpackersplus.com[/url].] Centrally located, the comfort of a B&B at backpacker prices.
* Oban Youth Hostel, [url=http://www.syha.org.uk/SYHA/web/site/Hostels/Oban.asp[/url].]A SYHA hostel. 4, 6 and 8 bed dormitories housed in a large Victorian building, on the Esplanade. Great sea views. Within easy walking distance of the town centre.
*Aros Ard [url=http://www.arosard.co.uk[/url]]a guest house 15 minutes walk from the city centre with a strong focus on environmental sustainability and has won several awards. Beds between £25-28 ppn.
* Kerrera Tea Garden and Bunkhouse, [url=http://www.kerrerabunkhouse.co.uk/[/url].]Not in Oban, but 5 minutes by ferry down the peninsula. On the island sheltering Oban harbour, looking out to [[Mull[/url]].
Oban Bay Hotel - [url=http://www.crerarhotels.com/ourhotels/oban_bay_hotel/]]Corran Esplanade, Oban, PA34 5AE, 01631 562051. Rooms from £47 ppn
*Queens Hotel Corran Esplanade, Oban, PA34 5AG, 01631 562505.
*Columba Hotel, The Esplanade, Oban, PA34 5QD, 01631 562183. Rooms generally £50-80 per room. As it is on the North Pier, rooms on three sides have sea views, some rooms at the back can be noisy from the pubs below.
*Cologin Country Chalets and Lodges Cologin, Lerags Glen, PA34 4SE [http://www.cologin.co.uk[/url] 01631 564501 - self catering accommodation just under 3 miles from Oban - chalets from £300 per week.
The Manor House Hotel [url=http://www.manorhouseoban.com]]Gallanach Road, Oban, PA34 4LS, 01631 562087. Rooms £100+
*Barcaldine House Hotel [http://www.barcaldinehouse.co.uk/[/url] Barcaldine, Oban, Argyll, PA37 1SG, 01631 720540. Rooms £100+, Self catering cottages from ~£70