The 508 bus
Towards Windermere, some journeys through to Kendal one way and Penrith the other: 125 stops, run by Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire. Every stop has its own page with the times from it. Last bus home is shown only where we have checked it; some stops have times only.
From the operator: Stagecoach’s service updates for Kendal and the Lakes (diversions and cancellations).
Where the 508 buses are now
Positions are the operator's own reports to the national feed, read once a minute; each shows how old it is and leaves the map after ten minutes. A position is not a promise of arrival. How often it has run lately was not measured for this build; the map above shows what is reporting now.
When it runs
First and last departure from the stop named at the start of each direction, by day type. The stop pages carry every time.
Towards Windermere Bus Rail Interchange from Penrith, outside Rail Station
| Day | First | Last |
|---|---|---|
| Monday to Friday 3 journeys from here; 2 more start part-way | 10:50 | 18:55 |
| Saturday 3 journeys from here; 2 more start part-way | 10:50 | 18:55 |
| Sunday 3 journeys from here; 2 more start part-way | 10:50 | 18:55 |
Most journeys run through to Windermere Bus Rail Interchange; some end at Kendal Victoria Bridge. From Penrith, outside Rail Station, 68 stops.
Towards Penrith Rail Station from Kendal Bus Station
| Day | First | Last |
|---|---|---|
| Monday to Friday 2 journeys from here; 3 more start part-way | 08:35 | 08:35 |
| Saturday 2 journeys from here; 3 more start part-way | 08:35 | 08:35 |
| Sunday 2 journeys from here; 3 more start part-way | 08:35 | 08:35 |
Most journeys run through to Penrith Rail Station; some end at Windermere Bus Rail Interchange, Windermere Rail Stn. From Kendal Bus Station, 64 stops.
Stops for walkers
The stops our walking pages name, in route order, with what starts there. Every stop on the route has a page; the full order is below.
Towards Windermere Bus Rail Interchange
- Pooley Bridge Innalight for Arthur's Pike, Dunmallet (Dunmallard Hill), Four Stones Hill, Heughscar Hill and 5 more
- Glencoyne car park, Glenriddingalight for Green Side (White Stones)
- Bus Shelter, Glenriddingalight for Birkhouse Moor, Catstye Cam, Glenridding Dodd, Heron Pike (Glenridding), Sheffield Pike and 9 more
- Patterdale Hotelalight for Arnison Crag, Birks, Gavel Pike, Cofa Pike, Fairfield and 9 more
- Cow Bridge, Brothers Wateralight for Dove Crag, Gale Crag, Hart Crag, Hartsop Above How (Gill Crag), High Hartsop Dodd and 11 more
- road end, Brothers Wateralight for Branstree, Branstree NE Top (Branstree East Top) (High Howes (Mardale)), Brown Howe (Mardale), Caudale Moor - John Bell's Banner, Hartsop Dodd and 32 more
- Town Head by spring, Troutbeckalight for Troutbeck Tongue
- St Martins Church, Bowness-on-Windermerealight for Grandsire, School Knott, Unnamed top (School Knott)
- Bowness Pier, Bowness-on-Windermerealight for Brant Fell
- Bus Rail Interchange, Windermerealight for Orrest Head and 2 more
All 68 stops towards Windermere Bus Rail Interchange, in order
- Rail Station
- Booth's Supermarket
- Town Hall
- Bus Station (P)
- Herald Office
- Ullswater Community College
- Health Centre
- Hall
- The Beehive
- War Memorial
- Mayborough Henge
- Cottages
- Yanwath Primary School
- Queens Head
- Thorpe Lane
- Church, Pooley Bridge
- Mains Farm, Pooley Bridge
- Pooley Bridge Inn
- Ullswater Steamer Pier, Pooley Bridge
- Brackenrigg Inn
- Longthwaite road end, Ullswater
- Leeming House Hotel, Ullswater
- Gowbarrow Cottages, Ullswater
- Dobbin Wood Lodge, Ullswater
- Aira Force
- Glencoyne car park, Glenridding
- Seldom Seen Track End, Glenridding
- Stybarrow Crag, Glenridding
- Bus Shelter, Glenridding
- Hall, Patterdale
- Patterdale Hotel
- Youth Hostel, Patterdale
- Bridgend, Patterdale
- Cow Bridge, Brothers Water
- road end, Brothers Water
- Hartsop Hall camp site, Brothers Water
- Brotherswater Inn, Brothers Water
- Windy Corner, Brothers Water
- Pass Inn, Kirkstone Pass
- Town Head by spring, Troutbeck
- Limefitt Park Camp Site, Troutbeck
- Nursery School, Troutbeck
- Town End Path, Troutbeck
- Browhead Campus Windermere School
- Rayrigg Meadow, Windermere
- Rayrigg Road, Windermere
- Windermere Jetty Museum, Bowness-on-Windermere
- Fold Head, Bowness-on-Windermere
- St Martins Church, Bowness-on-Windermere
- Bowness Pier, Bowness-on-Windermere
- St Martins Church, Bowness-on-Windermere
- Royalty Cinema, Bowness-on-Windermere
- Bank Road, Bowness-on-Windermere
- Windermere Health Centre, Bowness-on-Windermere
- Baddeley Clock, Windermere
- Brook Road, Windermere
- Library, Windermere
- Beech Street, Windermere
- Bus Rail Interchange, Windermere
- Thwaite Lane, Windermere
- turn for village
- Reston Cottages
- road end
- Ratherheath Road End
- Hellsfell
- Underley Road
- Union Street
- Victoria Bridge
Towards Penrith Rail Station
- turn for villagealight for High Knott and 1 more
- Bus Rail Interchange, Windermerealight for the same walks as above
- St Martins Church, Bowness-on-Windermerealight for the same walks as above
- Bowness Pier, Bowness-on-Windermerealight for the same walks as above
- Jesus Church, Troutbeckalight for Capple Howe, Sallows, Sour Howes and 4 more
- Limefitt Park, Troutbeckalight for Great Howe (Longsleddale), Grey Crag (Sleddale Fell), Harter Fell (Mardale) and 7 more
- road end, Brothers Wateralight for Angletarn Pikes (Angletarn Pikes North Top), Beda Fell (Beda Head), Brock Crags (Wainwright), Place Fell, Rest Dodd and 8 more
- Bus Shelter, Glenriddingalight for the same walks as above
- Aira Forcealight for Brown Hills, Common Fell, Gowbarrow Fell (Wainwright summit), Swineside Knott, Great Meldrum and 17 more
All 64 stops towards Penrith Rail Station, in order
- Bus Station (Ken)
- Queens Road
- Highfield
- Helsfell Hall
- Ratherheath Road End
- lay-by
- Reston Cottages
- turn for village
- Thwaite Lane, Windermere
- Bus Rail Interchange, Windermere
- Barclays Bank, Windermere
- Library, Windermere
- Brook Court, Windermere
- Baddeley Clock, Windermere
- Oakleigh Guest House, Bowness-on-Windermere
- Beresford Road, Bowness-on-Windermere
- Royalty Cinema, Bowness-on-Windermere
- St Martins Church, Bowness-on-Windermere
- Bowness Pier, Bowness-on-Windermere
- St Martins Church, Bowness-on-Windermere
- car park, Bowness-on-Windermere
- Windermere Jetty Museum, Bowness-on-Windermere
- Rayrigg Meadow, Windermere
- Browhead Campus Windermere School
- Town End Path, Troutbeck
- Jesus Church, Troutbeck
- Limefitt Park, Troutbeck
- Queens Head Hotel, Troutbeck
- Pass Inn, Kirkstone Pass
- Windy Corner, Brothers Water
- Brotherswater Inn, Brothers Water
- Hartsop Hall Campsite, Brothers Water
- road end, Brothers Water
- Cow Bridge car park, Brothers Water
- Bridge End phone box, Brothers Water
- Youth Hostel, Patterdale
- Patterdale Hotel
- Hall, Patterdale
- Bus Shelter, Glenridding
- Stybarrow Crag, Glenridding
- Seldom Seen Track End, Glenridding
- Glencoyne car park, Glenridding
- Aira Force
- Dobbin Wood Lodge, Ullswater
- Gowbarrow Cottages, Ullswater
- Leeming House Hotel, Ullswater
- Longthwaite road end, Ullswater
- Brackenrigg Inn
- Ullswater Steamer Pier, Pooley Bridge
- Ullswater Guest House, Pooley Bridge
- Mains Farm, Pooley Bridge
- Church, Pooley Bridge
- Quakers Lane
- Queens Head
- Yanwath Primary School
- Cottages
- Mayborough Henge
- The Crown Hotel
- Hall
- Health Centre
- Ullswater Community College
- Sainsbury's
- Bus Station (P)
- Rail Station
Change here for
Services that share a stop with the 508, and the fells whose nearest stop is on them. From the same stop data, not a timetable: check the connection before you rely on it.
55518 shared stopse.g. Bus Rail Interchange, Windermere
Alight for High Knott, Orrest Head, Wansfell Pike, Baystones (Wansfell), Froswick, Ill Bell and 49 more
50919 shared stopse.g. Bridge End phone box, Brothers Water
Alight for Angletarn Pikes (Angletarn Pikes North Top), Beda Fell (Beda Head), Brock Crags (Wainwright), Place Fell, Rest Dodd, The Nab and 45 more
UB114 shared stopse.g. Aira Force
Alight for Brown Hills, Common Fell, Gowbarrow Fell (Wainwright summit), Swineside Knott, Great Meldrum, Green Hill - Gowbarrow Park and 18 more
UB222 shared stopse.g. Aira Force
Alight for Brown Hills, Common Fell, Gowbarrow Fell (Wainwright summit), Swineside Knott, Great Meldrum, Green Hill - Gowbarrow Park and 7 more
X62 shared stopse.g. Bus Station (Ken)
Alight for Hampsfell (Wainwright summit), Bigland Barrow, Newton Fell North, Newton Fell South (Dixon Heights), Whitbarrow - Lord's Seat
X43 shared stopse.g. Booth's Supermarket
Alight for Latrigg, Sale How, Skiddaw Lesser Man, Skiddaw Little Man
618 shared stopse.g. Baddeley Clock, Windermere
Alight for Orrest Head, Bigland Barrow, Brant Fell
Dates this timetable does not run as shown
- Monday to Friday and Saturday journeys (16) do not run on:
1 December 202624 December 202625 December 202626 December 202628 December 20261 January 202726 March 202729 March 20273 May 202731 May 2027
The feed marks the normal pattern as not running on these dates and does not say what replaces it; check Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire for those days. - Sunday journeys (8) do not run on:
1 December 202624 December 202625 December 202626 December 202628 December 20261 January 2027
The feed marks the normal pattern as not running on these dates and does not say what replaces it; check Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire for those days. - 8 extra Sunday journeys run on:
26 March 202729 March 20273 May 202731 May 2027
Source: Department for Transport, Bus Open Data Service (GTFS), Open Government Licence v3.0; timetable published 5 September 2026, valid to 31 July 2027, pulled 12 September 2026; version 20260905_024839. This page is generated from that file; it does not know about roadworks or diversions.