
Lake District: Bus company announces summer 2025 timetable
Stagecoach has announced its summer timetable for the Lake District, set to launch March 31.
Which all sounds like lots of good news.The timetable, which takes effect March 31, sees greater bus frequencies and the return of some seasonal routes.
With single fares capped at £3, Stagecoach hopes that motorists will leave their cars at home and opt for a more leisurely and environmentally-friendly mode of travel.
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"Traffic congestion and inconsiderate parking are real problems. "By taking the bus, you’re helping to alleviate these issues, reduce harmful CO2 emissions and, with the £3 fare cap, you’re saving money too.
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The new timetable includes extra journeys on the 555 between Lancaster, Kendal, and Keswick, which runs at least hourly every day and twice per hour at the busiest times.
Open-top double-deckers will run every half hour on the 78 between Keswick and Borrowdale and every 20 minutes on the 599 between Bowness and Grasmere, with additional later journeys on the 599.
The 77/77A Honister Rambler circular will return, running hourly between Keswick and Buttermere via Whinlatter and Honister, plus the 77C service from Cockermouth to Buttermere between May and August.
There will be buses up to every hour from Penrith to Patterdale – some open-top services – with certain journeys continuing over Kirkstone Pass to Windermere, including a new early-morning northbound departure.
The 509 will return at weekends from Keswick to Patterdale and from Keswick to Penrith via Lowther Castle, with buses now serving Threlkeld, and the UB1 Ullswater Hopper serving sites around the lake.
There will be up to eight buses a day between Keswick and Carlisle, some weekend journeys via Caldbeck, and a later last bus from Keswick at 8.25pm.
Hourly buses will run from Ambleside to Great Langdale and from Ambleside to Hawkshead and Coniston.
Buses will run every half hour, hourly on Sundays, on the X4/X5 between Workington and Penrith via Cockermouth and Keswick.
There will be improvements to the 755 between Heysham, Morecambe, and Bowness, including an additional peak-time journey to and from Kendal.