Buses in Cumbria
143 bus routes, run by 16 bus companies, serve 473 towns and villages and 2,234 stops across Cumbria. Timetables, live departures and journey planning for all of them.
Main towns
- Carlisle 42 routes
- Kendal 32 routes
- Whitehaven 25 routes
- Barrow-in-Furness 20 routes
- Ulverston 18 routes
- Penrith 16 routes
- Kendal South 15 routes
- Workington 15 routes
- Wigton 12 routes
- Windermere 12 routes
- Hindpool 11 routes
- Maryport 10 routes
- Oxenholme 10 routes
- Brampton, Cumbria 9 routes
- Cockermouth 9 routes
- Keswick 9 routes
- Bowness on Windermere 8 routes
- Dalston, Cumbria 8 routes
- Hensingham 8 routes
- Mintsfeet 8 routes
- Brettargh Holt 7 routes
- Dalton-in-Furness 7 routes
- Goodley Dale 7 routes
- Grange-over-Sands 7 routes
Bus stations and interchanges
Busiest routes
- 61: Morton Park – Harraby East Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 67: Upperby – Belle Vue Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 30: Ewanrigg – Thornhill Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 1: Biggar Bank – Hawcoat Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 62: Morton Park – Lowry Hill Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 63: Durranhill – Sandsfield Park Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 2: Barrow-in-Furness – West Shore Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 104: Penrith – Carlisle Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 3: Newbarns – Ormsgill Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 300: Carlisle – Maryport Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- X5: Workington – Keswick Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 685: Brampton – Carlisle Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
Bus companies
- Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire 101 routes
- Blueworks Private Hire 8 routes
- Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches 7 routes
- National Express 5 routes
- Western Dales Community Bus 5 routes
- Telford's Coaches 3 routes
- Go North East 2 routes
- Ellenvale Coaches 2 routes
- Reays Coaches 2 routes
- Wright Brothers Coaches 2 routes
- Stagecoach North East 1 route
- FlixBus 1 route
- Borders Buses 1 route
- Houston's Minicoaches 1 route
- Lakeland Coaches 1 route
- NBM Hire Ltd 1 route
All towns and villages
- Abbeytown
- Ackenthwaite
- Aglionby
- Aldingham
- Allenwood
- Allithwaite
- Allonby
- Alston
- Ambleside
- Angerton
- Anthorn
- Appleby-in-Westmorland
- Applethwaite
- Armathwaite
- Arnside
- Askam-in-Furness
- Askham
- Aspatria
- Ayside
- Backbarrow
- Baggrow
- Bampton Grange
- Bampton, Cumbria
- Bardsea
- Barrow Island
- Barrow-in-Furness
- Barton, Cumbria
- Bassenthwaite
- Baycliff
- Beckermet
- Beckfoot
- Beetham
- Belle Vue
- Bewaldeth
- Biggar Bank
- Bigrigg
- Birkby
- Blackford, Cumbria
- Blackwell, Cumbria
- Blagill
- Blawith
- Blencogo
- Blennerhasset
- Blitterlees
- Bolton Low Houses
- Bootle, Cumbria
- Borrowdale
- Bothel
- Bouth
- Bowness on Solway
- Bowness on Windermere
- Bowscar
- Bowston
- Brackenlands
- Brackenthwaite
- Braithwaite
- Brampton, Cumbria
- Braystones
- Brettargh Holt
- Bridgefoot
- Brigham
- Broad Oak, Cumbria
- Brockhole
- Brough Sowerby
- Brough, Cumbria
- Brougham
- Broughton Cross
- Broughton in Furness
- Broughton Moor
- Brunstock
- Burgh by Sands
- Burneside
- Burnrigg
- Burton-in-Kendal
- Butterwick, Cumbria
- Calder
- Calthwaite
- Calvo
- Cardurnock
- Cargo
- Cark
- Carleton, Cumbria
- Carlisle
- Carr Bank
- Cartmel
- Castle
- Castle Carrock
- Castle Green
- Castle Inn
- Castlerigg
- Castletown, Cumbria
- Causewayhead
- Cautley
- Chapel Stile
- Clappersgate
- Clawthorpe
- Cleator
- Cleator Moor
- Cliburn
- Clifton, Cumbria
- Cockermouth
- Cockermouth Moor
- Cockermouth Riverdale
- Cocklakes
- Collinfield
- Coniston
- Corby Hill
- Cotehill
- Cowgill
- Cowran
- Crackenthorpe
- Croftlands
- Crooklands
- Crosby Villa
- Crosby-on-Eden
- Crosby, Cumbria
- Crosscanonby
- Cummersdale
- Cumwhinton
- Dale Bottom
- Dalston, Cumbria
- Dalton-in-Furness
- Dearham
- Dent
- Dent Village
- Denton Holme
- Derwent Howe
- Distington
- Dovenby
- Drigg
- Drumburgh
- Dubwath
- Duddon Bridge
- Dungeon Ghyll
- Dunmail Raise
- Durdar
- Durranhill
- Eamont Bridge
- Easgill Head
- Egremont
- Elterwater
- Embleton
- Endmoor
- Engine Lonning
- Ewanrigg
- Faugh
- Fell End
- Fell Foot
- Fenton, Cumbria
- Fingland
- Finsthwaite
- Firbank
- Fletchertown
- Flimby
- Flookburgh
- Foxfield
- Friars Bush
- Frizington
- Garlands
- Garsdale
- Gatebeck
- Gawthrop
- Ghyll Head
- Gilderdale
- Glasson
- Glenridding
- Goadsbarrow
- Goodley Dale
- Gosforth
- Gote Brow
- Grange
- Grange-over-Sands
- Grasmere
- Grayrigg
- Great Broughton
- Great Clifton
- Great Corby
- Great Orton
- Great Urswick
- Greenodd
- Greenrow
- Grinsdale
- Grizebeck
- Hackthorpe
- Hale, Cumbria
- Halfpenny
- Hallbankgate
- Hallgarth
- Hallthwaites
- Harker
- Harraby
- Harraby East
- Harrington
- Haverigg
- Haverthwaite
- Hawcoat
- Hawkshead
- Hawkshead Hill
- Haws Bank
- Hayton, Cumbria
- Heads Nook
- Hensingham
- Heron Hill
- Hesket
- Heversham
- High Carley
- High Hesket
- High Newton
- High Scales
- High Seaton
- High Tenterfell
- Higher Grange
- Hindpool
- Holbeck Park
- Holker
- Holling Brow
- Holme
- Holmrook
- Houghton
- How Mill
- Howgate
- Ings
- Ireby
- Ireleth
- Irthington
- Kaber
- Keekle
- Kells
- Kendal
- Kendal Parks
- Kendal South
- Kents Bank
- Keswick
- Killington
- Kingmoor Park
- Kingside Hill
- Kingstown
- Kingstown Broadway
- Kingstown North
- Kirkandrews on Eden
- Kirkbampton
- Kirkbarrow
- Kirkbride
- Kirkby in Furness
- Kirkby Lonsdale
- Kirkby Stephen
- Kirkby Thore
- Kirksanton
- Knotts
- Langwathby
- Laversdale
- Lazonby
- Leasgill
- Legburthwaite
- Levens
- Levens Bridge
- Lillyhall
- Lillyhall South
- Lindal-in-Furness
- Lindale
- Lingyclose Head
- Linstock
- Little Arrow
- Little Broughton
- Little Urswick
- Longcroft
- Longdale
- Longtown
- Low Crosby
- Low Hesket
- Low Newton
- Low Portinscale
- Low Row
- Low Wood
- Low Wray
- Lowca
- Lowick, Cumbria
- Lowry Hill
- Lowther
- Lupton
- Maryport
- Matterdale
- Mawbray
- Mealsgate
- Melkinthorpe
- Micklethwaite
- Middletown, Cumbria
- Midgeholme
- Mill Holme
- Mill Side
- Millom
- Millthrop
- Milnthorpe
- Milton, Cumbria
- Mint Bridge
- Mintsfeet
- Mirehouse
- Moat
- Monkhill
- Moor Row
- Moorclose
- Moorhouse
- Moorville
- Moresby
- Moresby Parks
- Morland
- Morton Park
- Morton West
- Moss Bay
- Mossband
- Muncaster
- Mungrisdale
- Natland
- Naworth Parks
- Nealhouse
- Nenthall
- Nenthead
- Nepgill
- Nethertown
- New Hutton
- Newbarns
- Newbiggin
- Newbiggin on Lune
- Newby
- Newby Bridge
- Newby West
- Newlands Park
- Nicholforest
- North Scale
- North Ulverston
- Old Tebay
- Ormsgill
- Orton
- Oulton
- Outgate
- Oxenholme
- Papcastle
- Parkside
- Parton
- Pategill
- Patterdale
- Penrith
- Penruddock
- Petteril Bank
- Plantation Bridge
- Plumpton, Cumbria
- Ponsonby
- Pooley Bridge
- Port Carlisle
- Prizet
- Prospect
- Punch Bowl
- Rampside
- Ravenglass
- Ravenstonedale
- Ravenstown
- Red Dial
- Redhills
- Reston
- Rinkfield
- Risedale
- Risehow
- Roa Island
- Roachburn
- Rockcliffe
- Roose
- Roosebeck
- Roosecote
- Rosehill, Cumbria
- Rosgill
- Rosthwaite
- Rusland
- Rydal
- Salterbeck
- Sandsfield Park
- Sandylands
- Sandysike
- Scalesceugh Hall
- Scaws
- Scilly Bank
- Scotby
- Scout Green
- Seascale
- Seatoller
- Seaton, Cumbria
- Sedbergh
- Sedgwick
- Sellafield
- Shap
- Siddick
- Silecroft
- Silloth
- Skelwith
- Skelwith Bridge
- Skiddaw
- Skinburness
- Slatefell
- Smithfield
- Solway Moss
- Soutergate
- South Hensingham
- Spark Bridge
- St Anns Hill
- St Bees
- Stainton, Cumbria
- Stanah, Cumbria
- Staveley, Cumbria
- Storrs, Cumbria
- Storth
- Summerlands
- Swarthmoor
- Swinsty
- Talkin
- Tebay
- Temon
- Temple Sowerby
- The Green
- The Hill
- The Slack
- Thiefside
- Thirlmere
- Thornhill
- Thornthwaite
- Threlkeld
- Thrimby
- Thursby
- Thurstonfield
- Thwaite Flat
- Tindale
- Tirril
- Todhills, Cumbria
- Torpenhow
- Torver
- Troutbeck
- Troutbeck Bridge
- Ullswater
- Ulverston
- Ulverston, near Kendal
- Upperby
- Vicarage Park
- Vickerstown
- Waberthwaite
- Walney
- Warcop
- Warwick Bridge
- Warwick, Cumbria
- Water Yeat
- Watermillock
- Wath, Cumbria
- Wattsfield
- Waverbridge
- Waverton, Cumbria
- West Curthwaite
- West Lakes
- West Shore
- Westlinton
- Wetheral
- Wetheriggs
- Wheyrigg
- Whinfell
- Whinnow
- Whitbeck
- Whitehaven
- Whitrigg
- Wigton
- Windermere
- Winderwath
- Winscales
- Winton
- Witherslack
- Woodend, Cumbria
- Workington
- Yanwath
Questions
- Which bus companies run in Cumbria?
- Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire (101 routes), Blueworks Private Hire (8 routes), Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches (7 routes), National Express (5 routes), Western Dales Community Bus (5 routes) and Telford's Coaches (3 routes), and 10 smaller operators.
- What are the busiest bus routes in Cumbria?
- the 61 (Morton Park – Harraby East), the 67 (Upperby – Belle Vue), the 30 (Ewanrigg – Thornhill), the 1 (Biggar Bank – Hawcoat) and the 62 (Morton Park – Lowry Hill).
- Where are the main bus stations in Cumbria?
- Market Hall, Carlisle, Chapel Street, Carlisle, Bus Station (W), Workington, Bus Station (Ca), Carlisle and Bus Station (K), Keswick.
- How can I see live bus times in Cumbria?
- StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in Cumbria, with live times for buses already on the road (from their positions, via the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service), and a live map of every bus.
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Wednesday, 4 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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