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Getting Around Cumbria

Getting around Cumbria is a cinch – whether you opt for the bus, the train (including our fabulous collection of steam trains) or a traditional steamboat across the lakes. You can use your own wheels, of course, but that means you’ll have to keep at least one eye on the road - which doesn’t give you as much scope to soak up the glorious scenery.

For information on car parking around the county of Cumbria, and where you can charge your electric car, please visit our car parking and car charging page.

A short section of the A592 at High Kingate is currently closed, but Glenridding and Patterdale remain fully accessible from the north, while businesses in Troutbeck are open and accessible from the south. If you’re approaching Ullswater from the south or Troutbeck from the north, official diversion routes are signposted and you can plan ahead with  Westmorland & Furness Council updates here

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  1. Plan your journey the smart way - Visit Lake District.
    Plan your journey
    Use our travel planner to help you plan your journey the smarter way
  2. Cumbrian Coastal Line - Photo Courtesy of Community Rail Cumbria
    Travel By Train
    Tour around Cumbria from Carlisle to the coast. Don't forget your Bradshaw's!
  3. Lake District sightseeing bus - Stagecoach
    Travel By Bus
    There is a good bus network in and around Cumbria, and sightseeing buses enabling you to enjoy the fabulous views
  4. Things to do in The Lake District, Cumbria
    Take a Lake Cruise
    No trip to the Lake District would be complete without a scenic lake cruise.
  5. Camper Van Hire in the Lake District, Cumbria
    Car, Minibus and Campervan Hire
    Hire your choice of vehicle and take to the road to see more of the unique landscape during your visit.
  6. Boat hire inthe Lake District, Cumbria.
    Boat Hire
    Hire your own boat and take to the lakes to see the landscape from a different angle.
  7. Cycle Hire by Arragons
    Cycle Hire
    There are plenty of places to hire a bike in Cumbria – road bikes, mountain bikes and electric bikes (there’s plenty of charge points spread throughout the county too).
  8. Taxi hire and transfer services
    Taxi Hire and Transfer Services
    Relax, safe in the knowledge that your driver will get you to your destination on time and in comfort whilst you take in the views.

Highlights

Stagecoach Buses
Buses to and through Broughton

Buses to and through Broughton: X7 Barrow - Broughton - Millom - Haverigg.

Skyline Walking Holidays in the Lake District, Cumbria
Skyline Walking Holidays

Skyline offers guided walking breaks and day hikes for singles and friendship groups where…

Stagecoach
Stagecoach 508

Penrith • Aira Force • Glenridding • Patterdale

Stagecoach buses
Buses to and through Maryport

Buses to and through Maryport: 30/30A/30B Thornhill - Whitehaven - Workington - Maryport. 58…

Lakeland Chauffeurs fleet vehicles
Transfers with Lakeland Chauffeurs

Train stations include Oxenholme, Penrith, and Preston. Airports include Manchester, Leeds,…

Stagecoach number 6 service between Barrow-in-Furness and Bowness-on-Windermere. Photo: Lee Wardle.
Stagecoach 6

Stagecoach bus service between Furness and Bowness-on-Windermere wiith stops including Dalton,…

Buttermere Shuttle Bus
Buttermere Shuttle Bus

Buttermere shuttlebus from Cockermouth - summer service running Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays…

Driver guide from Lakeland Chauffeurs poses with a Mercedes luxury coach
Lakeland Chauffeurs

We can include stops to visit Hill Top, the home of Beatrix Potter, Dove Cottage, the charming home…

Stagecoach 599
Stagecoach 599

Kendal • Windermere • Bowness • Ambleside • Grasmere

Stagecoach Buses
Buses to and through Coniston

Buses to and through Coniston: Coniston Rambler 505 Ambleside - Hawkshead - Coniston. X12…

Great Guided Tours in Carlisle, Cumbria
Great Guided Tours

We are a team of well-trained and enthusiastic local people who delight in sharing our extensive…

Northern Trains
Northern Trains

Cumbria is renowned for stunning scenery and a great way to experience the famous views is from a…

Cross Lake Shuttle - Windermere Lake Cruises and Mountain Goat
Cross Lake Shuttle - Windermere Lake Cruises

A combined boat and bus ticket for travel between Bowness and Hawkshead/surrounding villages. The…

Mountain Goat Tours Airport Transfer
Mountain Goat Tours Airport

Mountain Goat offers Airport Transfer Services to those traveling to and from South Lakes, the…

Mountain Goat Private Hire
Mountain Goat Private Hire

We provide services for coach and group operators. Ideal for coach drivers days off. Our 16 seater…

Reay's Minibus Hire in the Lake District, Cumbria
Reays Travel Centre

Reays have grown to become Cumbria’s largest independent bus and coach operator, offering…

Exterior of Long Valley Campers in the Lake District, Cumbria
Long Valley Campers

The world is your oyster when you hire one of our luxury VW Ocean California campervans. The open…

Stagecoach Buses
Buses to and through Borrowdale

Buses to and through Borrowdale.

Avanti West Coast Pendolino train on the West Coast mainline in Cumbria
Avanti West Coast

Avanti West Coast (formerly Virgin Trains) run fast and frequent trains from London, Birmingham and…

Stagecoach Buses
Buses to and through Sawrey

Buses to and through Sawrey: Cross Lakes Shuttle 525 Bowness - Ferry House - Hawkshead - Grizedale…

Grange-over-Sands
Buses to and through Grange

Buses to and through Grange-over-Sands: 530 Kendal - Grange - Cartmel. 532 Grange - Kents Bank -…

Stagecoach Buses
Buses to and through Cockermouth

Buses to and through Cockermouth: 35 Workington - Cockermouth - Slatefell. 36 Workington -…

Ullswater Bus
Ullswater Bus - 509: Keswick - Aira Force - Glenridding - Patterdale - Pooley Bridge - Lowther - Penrith

The bus connects holiday accommodation around the valley with destinations such as Pooley Bridge,…

Visitor on a Walking Holiday with Coast to Coast Packhorse in the Lake District, Cumbria
Coast to Coast Packhorse

Coast to Coast Packhorse is the only UK travel company specializing exclusively in Alfred…

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  • 1Buses to and through Broughton
  • 2Skyline Walking Holidays
  • 3Stagecoach 508
  • 4Buses to and through Maryport
  • 5Transfers with Lakeland Chauffeurs
  • 6Stagecoach 6
  • 7Buttermere Shuttle Bus
  • 8Lakeland Chauffeurs
  • 9Stagecoach 599
  • 10Buses to and through Coniston
  • 11Great Guided Tours
  • 12Northern Trains
  • 13Cross Lake Shuttle - Windermere Lake Cruises
  • 14Mountain Goat Tours Airport
  • 15Mountain Goat Private Hire
  • 16Reays Travel Centre
  • 17Long Valley Campers
  • 18Buses to and through Borrowdale
  • 19Avanti West Coast
  • 20Buses to and through Sawrey
  • 21Buses to and through Grange
  • 22Buses to and through Cockermouth
  • 23Ullswater Bus - 509: Keswick - Aira Force - Glenridding - Patterdale - Pooley Bridge - Lowther - Penrith
  • 24Coast to Coast Packhorse
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