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Travelling to Oban by car is straightforward.
From Glasgow one should take the M8 then the A82 and A85 after Loch Lomond. If you intend to take your car to Mull you should book with Caledonian Macbride who run the ferry between Oban and Craignure. There is parking in Oban by the station but it is expensive. It takes about an hour to drive between Craignure and Fionnphort. Non residents are not permitted to take their vehicles onto Iona but there is free parking in Fionnphort - although not by the quayside - drop your luggage off first and park up the hill in the village in the free carpark by the Columba Centre.

Oban station has a car park and several other parking places around the town.

For train times see the First Scot Rail website.
Note: Train journey to and from Oban take just over 3 hours from Glasgow.

Coaches: Operated by Citylink run usually about the same time as the trains and take 3 hours.

Oban has lots of little restaurants, cafes, chip shops etc.
Everything you need is there in Oban. Public toilets are also located over from the station.

Oban has a few B&Bs and tend to be busy in summer so it is advised to book in advance this includes if travelling by trains as the trains are very busy.

scot-rail.co.uk

If you are taking pictures of trains the light can be bad in the summer but that is only for trains arriving.
If you take videos of trains there are lots of good angles you can stand at in Oban station.