Buses in Ambleside

6 bus routes serve Ambleside, run by Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire. The main interchange is bus interchange, Ambleside.

Bus station: bus interchange, Ambleside

Most frequent routes

Where you can go from Ambleside

Routes

Bus companies

Stops

Questions

Where can I go by bus from Ambleside?
Direct buses from Ambleside go to Keswick (555, X8), Windermere (555, X8), Bowness on Windermere (599), Coniston (505), Dungeon Ghyll (516), Grasmere (599) and Kendal (555).
Which bus goes from Ambleside to Keswick?
Routes 555 and X8, run by Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire.
Which bus goes from Ambleside to Windermere?
Routes 555 and X8, run by Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire.
Which bus goes from Ambleside to Bowness on Windermere?
Route 599, run by Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire.
Where do buses stop in Ambleside?
The busiest stops are bus interchange, Waterhead Inn for Pier, Hayes Garden Centre, Loughrigg Avenue and Scandale Bridge.
Which bus companies run in Ambleside?
Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire.
What are the most frequent buses in Ambleside?
the 599 (Grasmere – Bowness on Windermere), the 555 (Keswick – Kendal), the 516 (Dungeon Ghyll – Ambleside) and the 505 (Ambleside – Coniston).
Where is the bus station in Ambleside?
Buses meet at bus interchange, Ambleside.

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Sunday, 1 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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