Buses in Kendal
30 bus routes serve Kendal, run by Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire, Northern, Western Dales Community Bus, Lakeland Coaches and Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches. The main interchange is Bus Station (Ken), Kendal.
Bus station: Bus Station (Ken), Kendal
Most frequent routes
- 599: Grasmere – Bowness on Windermere Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 555: Keswick – Kendal Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 555: Kendal – Lancaster City Centre Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- X6: Ulverston – Kendal Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 516: Dungeon Ghyll – Ambleside Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 505: Ambleside – Coniston Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
Where you can go from Kendal
Routes
- 599: Grasmere – Bowness on Windermere Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 555: Keswick – Kendal Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 555: Kendal – Lancaster City Centre Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- Oxenholme Lake District – Windermere (Lakes Line) Northern
- X6: Ulverston – Kendal Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 516: Dungeon Ghyll – Ambleside Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 505: Ambleside – Coniston Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 44: Kendal – Hallgarth (circular) Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 6: Ulverston – Windermere Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 41A: Kendal – Oxenholme (circular) Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 43A: Kendal – Sandylands (circular) Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 45: Kendal – Burneside (circular) Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 41: Kendal – Oxenholme (circular) Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 42: Kendal – Heron Hill (circular) Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 42A: Kendal – Heron Hill (circular) Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 567: Ingleton – Kendal Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 46: Kendal – Collinfield (circular) Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 43: Kendal – Sandylands (circular) Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 755: Carnforth – Bowness on Windermere Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 40: Kendal – Oxenholme (circular) Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- S1: Mint Bridge – Cowgill Western Dales Community Bus
- 530: Cartmel – Kendal Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 508: Kendal – Windermere Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 597: Windermere – Heathwaite (circular) Lakeland Coaches
- S5: Kirkby Stephen – Mint Bridge Western Dales Community Bus
- 99: Kirkby Lonsdale – Kendal Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 106: Kendal – Penrith Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches
- 552: Carnforth – Mint Bridge Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches
- 445: Kendal – Mintsfeet Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- 6C: Ulverston – Kendal Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
Bus companies
Stops and stations
- Kendal station
- Bus Station (Ken)
- Blackhall Road
- Bus Station (K)
- Weavers Court
- Highgate
- The Shakespeare Inn
- Kirkland
- Victoria Bridge
- Queens Road
- Highfield
- Underley Road
- Hayton's Garage
- Hellsfell
- Union Street
- Lumley Road
- Helsfell Hall
- Rail Bridge
- Victoria Apartments
- Westmorland Shopping Centre
- Sand Aire House
- Prickley Fell
- Cross Street
- Town Hall
- Castle Garth
- Drysalters Yard
- Kentrigg
- Kent Lea
- Briarigg
- Kentrigg Walk
- Burneside Walk
- Ashleigh Road
- Wetherspoons
Nearby stops
Within a 10-minute walk of Kendal, but in a neighbouring place:
- Hollin Garth, High Tenterfell 4 min walk · 445
- The Tram, High Tenterfell 5 min walk · 44, 445
- Serpentine Road, High Tenterfell 5 min walk · 445
Questions
- Where can I go by bus from Kendal?
- Direct buses from Kendal go to Windermere (train, 6, 508, 597), Mint Bridge (S1, S5, 552), Oxenholme (41A, 41, 40), Ulverston (X6, 6, 6C), Ambleside (516, 505), Bowness on Windermere (599, 755), Carnforth (755, 552), Heron Hill (42, 42A), Sandylands (43A, 43) and Burneside (45).
- Which bus goes from Kendal to Windermere?
- Routes train, 6, 508 and 597, run by Northern, Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire and Lakeland Coaches.
- Which bus goes from Kendal to Mint Bridge?
- Routes S1, S5 and 552, run by Western Dales Community Bus and Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches.
- Which bus goes from Kendal to Oxenholme?
- Routes 41A, 41 and 40, run by Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire.
- Where do buses stop in Kendal?
- The busiest stops are Kendal station, Bus Station (Ken), Blackhall Road, Bus Station (K) and Weavers Court.
- Which bus companies run in Kendal?
- Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire, Northern, Western Dales Community Bus, Lakeland Coaches and Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches.
- What are the most frequent buses in Kendal?
- the 599 (Grasmere – Bowness on Windermere), the 555 (Keswick – Kendal), the 555 (Kendal – Lancaster City Centre) and the X6 (Ulverston – Kendal).
- Where is the bus station in Kendal?
- Buses meet at Bus Station (Ken), Kendal.
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