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The 555 bus

Towards Keswick one way and Kendal, some journeys through to Lancaster the other: 261 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 buses are now
When it runs
From the towns
Stops for walkers
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Dates that differ

Where the 555 buses are now

Buses reporting a position now, each drawn at the stop it is nearest to. The line is the order of the stops, not the distance between them, so this shows how far along a bus is and not where it is on the road. 52 of 138 journeys in the timetable follow this line. A bus running a different variation of this route is on the map below but not on this line, because it is not calling at these stops. Nothing here predicts an arrival.

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 Keswick Bus Station from Lancaster Bus Station

Departures from Lancaster Bus Station towards Keswick Bus Station
Day	First	Last
Monday to Friday 20 journeys from here; 29 more start part-way	07:00	21:30
Saturday 24 journeys from here; 32 more start part-way	07:05	21:30
Sunday 7 journeys from here; 18 more start part-way	08:14	17:05

Most journeys run through to Keswick Bus Station; some end at Kendal Bus Stn C, Windermere Rail Stn, Kendal Bus Station. From Lancaster Bus Station, 137 stops.

Towards Kendal Blackhall Rd from Keswick Bus Station

Departures from Keswick Bus Station towards Kendal Blackhall Rd
Day	First	Last
Monday to Friday 21 journeys from here; 28 more start part-way	07:00	21:25
Saturday 24 journeys from here; 32 more start part-way	07:00	21:25
Sunday 16 journeys from here; 11 more start part-way	08:30	19:30

Most journeys run through to Kendal Blackhall Rd; some end at Lancaster Bus Station, Windermere Rail Stn, Ambleside bus interchange. From Keswick Bus Station, 132 stops.

From the towns

Journeys a day and the first bus from the main stop in each town, and the usual timetabled time to the towns further along across the day’s journeys: a guide, not a promise. Each stop’s page has every time; a last bus shows here only where we have checked it.

Towards Keswick Bus Station

Kendal Bus StationMonday to Friday: 23 journeys, first 05:35; Saturday: 27 journeys, first 05:35; Sunday: 16 journeys, first 07:31. Usual time to Windermere 31 min, Ambleside 51 min, Grasmere 1 h 9 min, Keswick 1 h 37 min.
Windermere Bus Rail InterchangeMonday to Friday: 23 journeys, first 06:00; Saturday: 27 journeys, first 06:00; Sunday: 16 journeys, first 07:55. Usual time to Ambleside 20 min, Grasmere 38 min, Keswick 1 h 6 min.
Ambleside bus interchangeMonday to Friday: 22 journeys, first 06:17; Saturday: 26 journeys, first 06:17; Sunday: 17 journeys, first 07:40. Usual time to Grasmere 18 min, Keswick 46 min.
Grasmere The Swan HotelMonday to Friday: 20 journeys, first 06:32; Saturday: 24 journeys, first 06:32; Sunday: 16 journeys, first 07:57. Usual time to Keswick 28 min.

Towards Kendal Blackhall Rd

Keswick Bus StationMonday to Friday: 21 journeys, first 07:00; Saturday: 24 journeys, first 07:00; Sunday: 16 journeys, first 08:30. Usual time to Grasmere 27 min, Ambleside 49 min, Windermere 1 h 8 min, Kendal 1 h 32 min.
Grasmere, opposite The Swan HotelMonday to Friday: 24 journeys, first 06:30; Saturday: 27 journeys, first 06:30; Sunday: 17 journeys, first 08:57. Usual time to Ambleside 22 min, Windermere 41 min, Kendal 1 h 5 min.
Ambleside bus interchangeMonday to Friday: 25 journeys, first 06:50; Saturday: 28 journeys, first 06:50; Sunday: 18 journeys, first 09:19. Usual time to Windermere 19 min, Kendal 43 min.
Windermere Bus Rail InterchangeMonday to Friday: 25 journeys, first 07:07; Saturday: 28 journeys, first 07:07; Sunday: 18 journeys, first 09:38. Usual time to Kendal 24 min.

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 Keswick Bus Station

Highgatealight for Scout Scar (Wainwright summit)
turn for villagealight for High Knott and 1 more
Bus Rail Interchange, Windermerealight for Orrest Head and 2 more
St Martins Church, Bowness-on-Windermerealight for Grandsire, School Knott, Unnamed top (School Knott)
Bowness Pier, Bowness-on-Windermerealight for Brant Fell
Hayes Garden Centre, Amblesidealight for Baystones (Wansfell), Fairfield, Froswick, Wansfell Pike, Ill Bell and 22 more
Vicarage Road, Amblesidealight for Loughrigg Fell
School, Grasmerealight for Calf Crag, Castle How (Raw Pike), Gibson Knott, Helm Crag, Steel Fell (Dead Pike) and 20 more
Armboth turnalight for Armboth Fell (Armboth Fell South Top), Bell Crags (Long Moss) (Blea Tarn Fell), Brown Rigg and 13 more
Swirls car park, Thirlmerealight for Dollywaggon Pike, Helvellyn Lower Man, High Crag (Grisedale), Nethermost Pike, Seat Sandal and 7 more
Dam road endalight for Raven Crag, Raven Crag from Thirlmere
Latrigg Close, Keswickalight for Jenkin Hill, Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Lesser Man and 2 more
Keswick Park Hotelalight for Bleaberry Fell, Walla Crag, Castlerigg Stone Circle (from Keswick) and 3 more

All 137 stops towards Keswick Bus Station, in order

Towards Kendal Blackhall Rd

Greta Bank, Keswickalight for Latrigg, Sale How, Skiddaw Lesser Man, Skiddaw Little Man
Dam road endalight for Brown Crag, Calfhow Pike, Castle Crag (Shoulthwaite), Little Dodd (St John's Common), Raise and 25 more
Heaton Cooper Studio, Grasmerealight for Blea Rigg, Codale Head, Silver How and 3 more
White Moss Common, Rydal Wateralight for High Pike (Scandale), Low Pike, Fairfield Horseshoe and 1 more
St Martins Church, Bowness-on-Windermerealight for the same walks as above
Bowness Pier, Bowness-on-Windermerealight for the same walks as above
Bus Rail Interchange, Windermerealight for the same walks as above
Brow Lanealight for Reston Scar and 1 more
Abbey Squarealight for Adam Seat, Ancrow Brow North Top, Brunt Knott, Brunt Knott South Top, Hugill Fell (Wainwright summit) and 25 more

All 132 stops towards Kendal Blackhall Rd, in order

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Services that share a stop with the 555, 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.

50825 shared stopse.g. Baddeley Clock, Windermere
Alight for Arthur's Pike, Heughscar Hill, Dunmallet (Dunmallard Hill), Green Side (White Stones), Birkhouse Moor, Catstye Cam and 45 more
5099 shared stopse.g. Bus Station (K), Keswick
Alight for Angletarn Pikes (Angletarn Pikes North Top), Beda Fell (Beda Head), Brock Crags (Wainwright), Place Fell, Rest Dodd, The Nab and 45 more
5162 shared stopse.g. bus interchange, Ambleside
Alight for Lingmoor Fell (Brown How), Low White Stones, Black Crags (Mickleden), Crinkle Crags South Top (First Crinkle), Pike of Blisco, Buck Pike (Mickleden) and 20 more
5052 shared stopse.g. bus interchange, Ambleside
Alight for Latterbarrow, Kitty Crag, Brim Fell, Great Carrs, Grey Friar, High Wythow and 4 more
X622 shared stopse.g. Approach for Sizergh Castle
Alight for Hampsfell (Wainwright summit), Bigland Barrow, Newton Fell North, Newton Fell South (Dixon Heights), Whitbarrow - Lord's Seat
X44 shared stopse.g. Fire Station, Keswick
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

Saturday and Monday to Friday and Listed dates only and Monday to Friday, Saturday journeys (224) 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 (52) do not run on:
1 December 202624 December 202625 December 202626 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.
52 extra Sunday journeys run on:
28 December 202626 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 11 September 2026; version 20260905_024839. This page is generated from that file; it does not know about roadworks or diversions.