A bus is arguably the most convenient way to explore Cumbria and the Lake District. Whether sitting back on the top deck of an open-top bus or tackling our mountain passes on a small rambler service, the bus is both versatile and liberating: you can go pretty much anywhere without worrying about getting there – which frees you up to just enjoy the views.
Check out our informatiuon on bus routes in the county – their service number, the route they take and what you can see along the way: it’s the ideal way to explore the region. Also , check out our car-free itineraries for the Lake District, Cumbria and let us inspire your holiday as you leave the car at home.
Popular bus routes
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Buses to and through Sawrey:
Cross Lakes Shuttle 525 Bowness - Ferry House - Hawkshead - Grizedale - Coniston - seasonal.
Grange-over-Sands
Buses to and through Grange-over-Sands:
530 Kendal - Grange - Cartmel.
532 Grange - Kents Bank - Flookburgh - Cark - Cartmel.
X6 Barrow - Grange - Kendal.
Buses to and through Aspatria:
39 Carlisle - Wigton - Aspatria - Fletchertown.
300 Carlisle - Wigton - Aspatria - Whitehaven.
301 Carlisle - Wigton - Aspatria - Whitehaven.
Carlisle
Buses to and through Carlisle:
38 Carlisle - Wigton - Silloth - Skinburness.
39/39A Carlisle - Wigton - Fletchertown.
71 Silloth - Kirkbride - Carlisle.
Caldbeck Rambler 73/73A Carlisle/Keswick - Caldbeck - Keswick - seasonal.
75 Carlisle -…
Langdale, Ambleside
Buses to and through Langdale:
Langdale Rambler 516 Kendal - Windermere - Ambleside - Dungeon Ghyll.
Cumbria
Buses to and through Broughton:
X7 Barrow - Broughton - Millom - Haverigg.
Cumbria
Buses to and through Keswick:
X4/X5 Workington - Cockermouth - Keswick - Penrith.
Honiston Rambler 77/77A Keswick - Buttermere - Keswick.(seasonal)
78 Keswick - Seatoller.
508 Keswick - Patterdale (and Windermere - seasonal)
555 Lancaster -…
Cumbria
Buses to and through St Bees:
20 Whitehaven - St Bees.
830 Egremont - St Bees.
X6 Millom - Ravenglass - St Bees - Whitehaven.
Cumbria
Buses to and through Borrowdale.
Cumbria
Buses to and through Grasmere:
555 Lancaster - Kendal - Windermere - Ambleside - Grasmere - Keswick - Carlisle.
599 Kendal - Windermere - Ambleside - Grasmere - Lakeside (summer). Open top service during good weather.
599 Kendal - Windermere -…
Cumbria
The Fellrunner Buses are operated and driven by local volunteers for the benefit of the community.They serve most of the villages in the Penrith area with services to Penrith or Carlisle.
Cockermouth
Buses to and through Cockermouth:
35 Workington - Cockermouth - Slatefell.
36 Workington - Cockermouth - Keswick.
58 Cockermouth - Maryport.
217 Cockermouth - Cleator Moor.
219 Cockermouth - Cleator Moor.
263 Maryport - Workington -…
Cumbria
Buses to and through Windermere:
Coniston Rambler 505 Windermere - Ambleside - Hawkshead - Coniston.
Langdale Rambler 516 Windermere - Ambleside - Dungeon Ghyll.
555 Lancaster - Kendal - Windermere - Ambleside - Grasmere - Keswick - Carlisle…
Lancaster • Kendal • Windermere • Ambleside • Grasmere • Keswick
Buses to and through Maryport:
30/30A/30B Thornhill - Whitehaven - Workington - Maryport.
58 Cockermouth - Maryport.
60 Maryport - Silloth - Skinburness.
300 Carlisle - Wigton - Maryport - Whitehaven.
301 Carlisle - Wigton - Maryport -…
Cumbria
Buses to and through Sedbergh:
564 Kendal - Sedbergh - Dent - Kirkby Stephen - Brough.
564B Cowgill - Dent - Sedbergh - Kendal.
567A Kirkby Lonsdale - Sedbergh.
Queen Street
Buses to and through Ulverston:
6/6A Barrow - Dalton - Ulverston.
11 Barrow - Roa Island - Ulverston.
509 Askam - Kirkby-in-Furness - Ulverston.
538 Newby Bridge - Lakeside - Bouth - Ulverston.
X12 Coniston - Ulverston.
X6 Barrow - Ulverston -…
Kendal • Windermere • Bowness • Ambleside • Grasmere
Barrow • Dalton • Ulverston • Newby Bridge • Bowness-on-Windermere • Windermere
Cumbria
Buses to and through Hawkshead:
505 Kendal - Ambleside - Hawkshead - Coniston. (Coniston Rambler)
Cross Lakes Shuttle 525 Bowness - Ferry House - Hawkshead - Grizedale - Coniston - summer only)
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