Links can be found below for all services to and from major towns across the area.
The timetables below show when buses are timetable to arrive. On route run by Stagecoach you can get details of expected arrival times of your next bus, from our Realtime information page
39 : Fletchertown via Great Orton (Tuesday)
73 : Keswick via Dalston, Caldbeck, Hesket Newmarket, Ireby, Bassenthwaite (Summer Saturdays only)
75 : Dalston via Cemetery, Cummersdale
75 : Wetheral via Tesco, Rosehill, Scotby, Cumwhinton, Cotehill
79 : Dumfries via Longtown, Gretna, Annan, Kingstown
91 91A : Dalston (Caldew School) via Carleton Clinic, Upperby, Denton Holme (Schooldays only)
93 : Bowness on Solway -via Burgh by Sands, Glasson - Carlisle
93A : Anthorn via Moorhouse, Kirkbampton, Kirkbride
104 : Penrith via High Hesket, Plumpton, also Whinfell (Center Parcs)
127A : Newcastleton via Longtown, Moat
130 : Melmerby via Langwathby - Lazonby (Wednesday)
141 : Newbiggin via Newton Reigny, Ivegill (2nd Thursday)
179 : Annan via Houghton, Longtown, Gretna (peak only)
300 : Workington via Wigton, Aspatria, Maryport
400 : Silloth via Wigton. Abbeytown
554 : Keswick via Dalston, Wigton, Castle Inn, Mirehouse
600 : Cockermouth via Wigton, Bolton-Low Houses, Bothel
680 : Brampton via Great Corby, Heads Nook, Castle Carrock, Hallbankgate
685 : Newcastle via Haltwhistle, Hexham
685 : Brampton via Warwick Bridge
BR1 : Laversdale via Linstock, Smithfield, Hethersgill Irthington (Tue and Fri)
61 : Harraby East via London Road
61 : Morton Park via Wigton Road
62 : Morton Park via Denton Holme
62 : Kingmoor Park via Kingstown Broadway, Asda (peak only)
63 : Durranhill via Botcherby, St Aidens
63 : Sandsfield Park via Morton West, Cumberland Infirmary
64 : Kingstown via Whiteclosegates, Houghton, Houghton Hall
67 : Upperby via St Nicholas, Currock
67 : Belle Vue via Cumberland Infirmary, Newtown
73 : Carlisle via Ireby, Caldbeck, Hesket Newmarket (Summer Saturday)
77 : Buttermere via Whinlatter, Lorton (Summer only)
77A : Buttermere via Portinscale, Catbells, Honister Pass (Summer only)
78 : Keswick - Lodore - Grange Bridge - Rosthwaite - Seatoller (Borrowdale)
554 : Carlisle via Mirehouse, Castle Inn, Wigton
555 : Lancaster via Grasmere, Ambleside, Windermere, Kendal
888 : Newcastle via Alston, Hexham (Summer only)
X4 X5 : Penrith via Threlkeld, Penruddock, Stainton
X4 : Workington via Mirehouse, Castle Inn, Embleton, Cockermouth
X5 : Workington via Braithwaite, Embleton, Cockermouth
X8 : Chorley via Grasmere, Preston, Ambleside (Summer Saturdays only)
29 : Whitehaven via Lillyhall, Distington
30 : Maryport via Siddick, Flimby
30 : Whitehaven via Moorclose, Harrington, West Lakes College
30 : Thornhill via West Cumberland Hospital, Bigrigg, Egremont
30 : Frizington via Keekle, Wath Brow, Cleator Moor
300 : Carlisle via Maryport - Aspatria - Wigton
X4 X5 : Penrith via Cockermouth, Embleton, Castle Inn / Braithwaite, Keswick
Much of the Lake District lies in the new Westmorland and Furness area
Use this link to their website for buses from
Ambleside
to Coniston; Hawkshead; Langdale
Bowness-on-Windermere
for Lakes Cruises
Kendal
to Barrow-in-Furness, Grange-over-Sands, Kirkby Lonsdale; Ulverston
Grasmere
Windermere
to Patterdale; Ullswater
685 : Newcastle via Haltwhistle, Hexham
BR3 : Low Row via Lanercost, Banks Turret, Birdoswald, Gilsland (Wed)
68 : Maryport via Great Broughton, Broughton Moor, Dearham
600 : Carlisle via Bothel, Wigton
C1 : Strawberry Howe via Vicarage Lane
S1 : Broughton - Maryport - Aspatria - Fletchertown (pm Schooldays only)
X4 : Workington via Great Clifton
X4 : Penrith via Embleton, Castle Inn, Keswick, Rheged
AD122 : Haltwhistle via Birdoswald, Vindolanda, Housesteads, Chesters
BR3 : Brampton via Low Row Lanercost, Banks Turret, Birdoswald (Wednesday and Thursday)
79: Carlisle via Westlinton, Kingstown, Stanwix
79 : Dumfries via Gretna, Annan
179 : Carlisle via Houghton (peak time only)
179 : Annan via Gretna (peak times only)
30 : Thornhill via Flimby, Workington, Whitehaven, Egremont
30 : Frizington via Workington, Lakes College, Whitehaven, Cleator Moor
68 : Cockermouth via Dearham, Broughton Moor, Great Broughton
300 : Carlisle via Crosby, Prospect, Aspatria, Wigton
S1 : Maryport - Broughton - Cockermouth (am Schooldays only)
1 : [Whitehaven] Lowca ; Parton; Bransty
2 : [Whitehaven] Kells, Woodhouse Cemetery
3 / 3A : [Whitehaven] Mirehouse Corkickle
7: Haverogg - Millom - The Green - The Hill - Barrow (schooldays only)
29 : Workington - Distington - Lillyhall - Whitehaven
30 : Maryport - Workington, - Lakes College - Whitehaven (for Frizington or Egremont)
30 : Frizington - Cleator Moor - Whitehaven - (for Maryport via Lakes College and Workington)
50 : [Workington] Moorclose - Derwent Howe - Town Centre
51 : [Workington] Moorclose - Derwent Howe - Town Centre
52 : Harrington - Salterbeck - Moorclose - Workington - Seaton
61 : [Carlisle] Morton Park - Harraby East
62 : [Carlisle] Morton Park - Denton Holme - Lowry Hill
64 : Kingstown Houghton Hall - Houghton - Whiteclosegates - Carlisle
67 : Upperby - Currock - St Nicholas - Cumberland Infirmary - Belle Vue
68: Cockermouth - Great Broughton, Broughton Moor, Dearham - Maryport
69 : [Carlisle] Edentown - Stanwix - Holme Head
77 : Keswick - Buttermere via Whinlatter, Lorton (Summer only)
77A : Keswick - Buttermere via Portinscale, Catbells, Honister Pass (Summer only)
78 : Keswick - Lodore - Grange Bridge - Rosthwaite - Seatoller (Borrowdale)
79 : Carlisle - Kingstown - Longtown - Gretna - Annan - Dumfries
88 : Wigton Town Service and Oulton
91 91A : Carleton Clinic, Upperby, Denton Holme - Caldew School (Dalston) (Schooldays only)
93 : Bowness on Solway - Port Carlisle - Glasson - Burgh by Sands - Carlisle
93A : Anthorn - Kirkbride - Carlisle
127A : Newcastleton - Moat - Longtown - Carlisle
130 : Melmerby - Langwathby - Lazonby - Penrith (Wednesday)
141 : Newbiggin - Newton Reigny - Ivegill - Carlisle(2nd Thursday)
179 : Carlisle - Houghton - Longtown - Gretna - Annan (peak only)
300 : Workington - Maryport - Aspatria - Wigton - Carlisle
382 : Carlisle - Gretna - Lockerbie
400 : Silloth - Abbeytown - Wigton - Carlisle
554 : Carlisle - Wigton - Castle Inn - Keswick
555 : Keswick - Grasmere, Ambleside, Windermere, Kendal - Lancaster
600 : Carlisle - Wigton - Bolton-Low Houses - Bothel - Cockermouth
680 : Brampton - Hallbankgate - Castle Carrock - Heads Nook - Great Corby - Wetheral - Carlisle
681 : Alston - Haltwhistle - Gilsland - Birdoswald
685 : Carlisle - Brampton - Haltwhistle - Hexham - Newcastle
888 : Newcastle - Alston - Penrith - Keswick (Summer only)
AD122 : Haltwhistle Station - Vindolanda - Housestead - Chesters - Hexham Station
BR1 : Laversdale - Irthington - Hethersgill - Smithfield = Linstock - Carlisle (Tuesday and Friday)
C1 : [Cockermouth] Strawberry Howe via Vicarage Lane
C3 : [Cockermouth] Cockermouth Moor
S1 : Maryport - Cockermouth (Schooldays only)
X4 : Penrith - Rheged - Keswick - Bassenthwaite - Cockermouth - Great Clifton - Workington
X5 : Penrith - Rheged - Keswick - Braithwaite - Cockermouth - Bridgefoot - Workington
X8 : Chorley - Preston - Ambleside - Grasmere - Keswick (Summer Saturdays only)
X95 : Carlisle - Canonbie - Langholm - Hawick - Selkirk - Galashiels
Pay less to travel by bus
As part of a Government initiative, a maximum £2 Single fare will apply on many bus services across Cumbria until 31 December 2024
Participating operators : Stagecoach; Blueworks; Cumbria Classic Coaches; Go North East; Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches; Western Dales Bus
Please note
- In line with the rules of the scheme the £2 fare does not apply on services which only run on Schooldays
- Only the operators listed above are participating in the scheme, so normal fares will continue to apply on all other services
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School term dates
As shown on bus timetables, some buses only run on schools days. Check school term dates for more information.
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Contact us about local bus services
Scheduled Bus Services
Cumberland Council
PO Box 415
Carlisle
CA1 9GU
Bus timetable information
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