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bus interchange, Ambleside

3 buses call here: the 555 towards Kendal, the 516 towards Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, the 505 towards Coniston The Crown. The stop over the road is the other bus interchange, Ambleside stop here.

Ambleside bus interchange has more than one stand, within 20 m of each other. This is Stand 2: the 505, 516, 555 and 599. Stand 1 is the 505, 516, 555, 599 and X8. These are the stands that services on this site call at, as the national stop register lists them; it may hold others here. A service can also be moved to another stand on the day, so read the flag before you wait.

Next bus from hereScheduled times are below, by day

Last busNot shown until checked against the operator’s boardsThe 555 route page: where it is now, when it runs

The pin is the stop's recorded position; which side of the road it serves is not in the data, so check the flag. Where the 555 buses are now is on the route page.

Monday to Friday

The 555 Towards Kendal Blackhall Rd, Windermere Rail Stn

Scheduled departures, Monday to Friday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
06:00	:50
07:00	:47
08:00	:19
09:00	:19
10:00	:19	:49
11:00	:19	:49
12:00	:19	:49
13:00	:19
14:00	:19
15:00	:19	:49
16:00	:19	:49
17:00	:19	:49
18:00	:19
19:00	:02	:19
20:00	:19
21:00	:09
22:00	:17
23:00	:17

The 516 Towards Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Elterwater The Britannia Inn

Scheduled departures, Monday to Friday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
06:00	:20
07:00	:30
08:00	:40
09:00	:25
10:00	:35
11:00	:35
12:00	:35
13:00	:35
14:00	:35
15:00	:35
16:00	:35
17:00	:35
19:00	:35

The 505 Towards Coniston The Crown

Scheduled departures, Monday to Friday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
06:00	:23
09:00	:55
10:00	:55
11:00	:55
12:00	:55
13:00	:55
14:00	:55
15:00	:55
16:00	:55
17:00	:55
19:00	:35

Friday, as well as the Monday to Friday times

The 516 Towards Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel

Scheduled departures, Friday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
18:00	:35
20:00	:35
21:00	:55

Saturday

The 555 Towards Kendal Blackhall Rd, Windermere Rail Stn

Scheduled departures, Saturday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
06:00	:50
07:00	:47
08:00	:19
09:00	:19
10:00	:19	:49
11:00	:19	:49
12:00	:19	:49
13:00	:19	:49
14:00	:19	:49
15:00	:19	:49
16:00	:19	:49
17:00	:19	:49
18:00	:19	:49
19:00	:02	:19
20:00	:19
21:00	:09
22:00	:17
23:00	:17

The 516 Towards Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Elterwater The Britannia Inn

Scheduled departures, Saturday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
06:00	:20
07:00	:30
08:00	:40
09:00	:25
10:00	:35
11:00	:35
12:00	:35
13:00	:35
14:00	:35
15:00	:35
16:00	:35
17:00	:35
18:00	:35
19:00	:35
20:00	:35
21:00	:55

The 505 Towards Coniston The Crown

Scheduled departures, Saturday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
08:00	:15
09:00	:55
10:00	:55
11:00	:55
12:00	:55
13:00	:55
14:00	:55
15:00	:55
16:00	:55
17:00	:55
19:00	:35

Sunday

The 555 Towards Kendal Blackhall Rd, Windermere Rail Stn

Scheduled departures, Sunday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
09:00	:19
10:00	:19
11:00	:19	:49
12:00	:19
13:00	:19	:49
14:00	:19
15:00	:19
16:00	:19	:49
17:00	:19
18:00	:19	:47
19:00	:02	:19	:47
20:00	:19

The 516 Towards Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Elterwater The Britannia Inn

Scheduled departures, Sunday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
06:00	:20
07:00	:30
08:00	:40
09:00	:25
10:00	:35
11:00	:35
12:00	:35
13:00	:35
14:00	:35
15:00	:35
16:00	:35
17:00	:35
19:00	:35

The 505 Towards Coniston The Crown

Scheduled departures, Sunday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
08:00	:15
09:00	:55
10:00	:55
11:00	:55
12:00	:55
13:00	:55
14:00	:55
15:00	:55
16:00	:55
17:00	:55
19:00	:35

Shelter and facilities

The stop itself is mapped as having a bench, lighting and a timetable on the pole (OpenStreetMap, as of 13 September 2026).

Cafes, pubs, shops and toilets mapped nearby (57)

Mapped as nearby on OpenStreetMap, as of 13 September 2026, within 250 m of this stop (information boards within 150 m; benches and shelter within 50 m):

🚺 Public toilets (~104 m straight line)☕ Cafe Altitude☕ Mr H's Tea Room☕ Copper Pot (Mo-Fr 09:00-16:00; Sa,Su 10:00-16:00)☕ The Book Brewery☕ Stiles☕ ASAP Coffee☕ Esquires Coffee (Mo-Su 08:00-17:00)☕ Kopi Tiam☕ Sheila's Cottage (Su-Fr 12:00-21:00; Sa 12:00-21:30)☕ Great North Pie Co☕ Fresher's Café☕ Costa (Mo-Su 08:00-17:00)☕ Luigi's Ristorante (food)☕ Ishaas (food)☕ Fellinis (food; Mo-Su 17:30+)☕ The Codfather (food)☕ Lake Road Kitchen (food)☕ Lucky Dragon Takeaway (food)☕ Old Stamp House Restaurant (food)☕ The Schelly (food)☕ The Priest Hole Restaurant (food)☕ Bar eS (food)☕ Misto (food)☕ The Picnic Box (food)☕ Mama Mia (food)☕ Matthew's Bistro (food)☕ Jintana Thai Restaurant (food; Mo-Su 12:00-14:30,17:00-22:00)☕ The Walnut (food)☕ The Old Smithy (food)☕ Zeffirellis (food)☕ The China Cottage (food)☕ Tacos del Sol (food)☕ Doi Intanon (food)🍺 The Lily Bar🍺 Royal Oak🍺 The White Lion🍺 Lanty Slee🍺 The Ambleside Inn🏪 Alpkit (We-Mo 09:30-17:30; Tu 10:30-17:30)🏪 The Expedition Shop at Adventure Peaks🏪 Swim the Lakes🏪 The Mountain Factor (Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00-17:00)🏪 Tesco Express (Mo-Su 07:00-23:00)🏪 F. W. Tyson🏪 Spar Express🏪 Cotswold Outdoor (Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Su 10:00-17:00)🏪 Go Outdoors🏪 Gaynor Sports🏪 Co-op Food (Mo-Su 07:00-22:00)🏪 Trespass (Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00-17:00)

Also mapped within reach: a bench, 4 shelters.

Distances are straight lines from this stop, not walking routes. Opening hours are as mapped and change; none of this is checked daily.

Stop 090079412211. 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 (the 555, 516 & 505). Scheduled times only.