505 bus: Ambleside – Coniston

Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire bus 505 runs between Kendal and Coniston via Windermere, Bowness on Windermere, Brockhole and Ambleside. Runs every day. On Monday 2 November the first bus from Ambleside leaves at 06:01 and the last at 18:10, about every 2 hours during the day.

Operated by Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire. Timetable for Monday, 2 November 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 505 bus from Kendal to Coniston?
On Monday 2 November the first bus leaves Kendal at 06:01 and the last at 18:10, 8 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 505 bus from Coniston to Kendal?
On Monday 2 November the first bus leaves Coniston at 06:37 and the last at 18:50, 8 journeys in all.
Does the 505 bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the 505 bus run?
On Monday 2 November it runs about every 2 hours during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 8 journeys from Ambleside.
Where does the 505 bus stop?
Main stops from Kendal to Coniston: Bus Rail Interchange (Windermere), Bowness Pier (Bowness on Windermere), Visitor Centre (Brockhole), Waterhead Inn for Pier (Ambleside), bus interchange (Ambleside), Skelwith Fold road end (Skelwith), Tourist Information Centre (Hawkshead), Hall (Monk Coniston), The Crown (Coniston). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 505 bus?
Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire.

Windermere to Coniston

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8
Bus Rail Interchange, Windermere07:4609:4411:4213:4215:42
Bowness Pier, Bowness on Windermere07:5609:5411:5213:5215:52
Visitor Centre, Brockhole08:0410:0212:0014:0016:00
Waterhead Inn for Pier, Ambleside08:0910:0712:0514:0516:05
bus interchange, Ambleside06:0108:1510:2112:1914:1914:5416:1918:10
Skelwith Fold road end06:0708:2210:2812:2614:2615:0116:2618:17
Tourist Information Centre, Hawkshead06:2008:3510:4112:3914:3915:1416:3918:30
Hall, Monk Coniston06:3208:4710:5312:5114:5115:2616:5118:42
The Crown, Coniston06:3608:5210:5812:5614:5615:3116:5618:47

Coniston to Windermere

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8
The Crown, Coniston06:3709:1010:5312:5314:5316:5318:50
Monk Coniston Hall06:4309:1610:5912:5914:5915:4616:5918:56
Tourist Information Centre, Hawkshead06:5709:3011:1313:1315:1316:0017:1319:10
Skelwith Fold road end07:1009:4311:2613:2615:2616:1317:2619:23
bus interchange, Ambleside07:2109:5411:3713:3715:3716:2417:3719:32
Waterhead Inn for Pier, Ambleside07:2409:5711:4013:4015:4016:2717:4019:35
Visitor Centre, Brockhole07:2810:0111:4413:4415:4416:3117:4419:39
Bowness Pier, Bowness on Windermere07:3610:0911:5213:5215:5216:3917:5219:47
Bus Rail Interchange, Windermere07:4610:2312:0214:0216:0216:4918:0419:59
turn for village, Ings10:2818:0920:04
Blackhall Road, Kendal10:4218:2120:16

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Monday, 2 November 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.

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