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bus interchange, Ambleside

3 buses call here: the 555 towards Keswick, the 505 towards Kendal, the 516 towards Kendal. 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 1: the 505, 516, 555, 599 and X8. Stand 2 is the 505, 516, 555 and 599. 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 Keswick Bus Station, Grasmere The Swan Hotel

Scheduled departures, Monday to Friday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
06:00	:17
07:00	:22
08:00	:22	:52
09:00	:22	:52
10:00	:22	:52
11:00	:22
12:00	:22
13:00	:22	:52
14:00	:22	:52
15:00	:22
16:00	:22
17:00	:22
18:00	:29
19:00	:33
20:00	:33
21:00	:46
22:00	:46

The 505 Towards Kendal Blackhall Road

Scheduled departures, Monday to Friday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
18:00	:25
21:00	:05

The 516 Towards Kendal Blackhall Road

Scheduled departures, Monday to Friday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
20:00	:43

Friday, as well as the Monday to Friday times

The 516 Towards Kendal Blackhall Road

Scheduled departures, Friday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
23:00	:03

Saturday

The 555 Towards Keswick Bus Station, Grasmere The Swan Hotel

Scheduled departures, Saturday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
06:00	:17
07:00	:22
08:00	:22	:52
09:00	:22	:52
10:00	:22	:52
11:00	:22	:52
12:00	:22	:52
13:00	:22	:52
14:00	:22	:52
15:00	:22	:52
16:00	:22	:52
17:00	:22
18:00	:29
19:00	:33
20:00	:33
21:00	:46
22:00	:46

The 505 Towards Kendal Blackhall Road

Scheduled departures, Saturday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
18:00	:25
21:00	:05

The 516 Towards Kendal Blackhall Road

Scheduled departures, Saturday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
20:00	:43
23:00	:03

Sunday

The 555 Towards Keswick Bus Station, Grasmere The Swan Hotel

Scheduled departures, Sunday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
07:00	:40
08:00	:22
09:00	:22	:52
10:00	:22
11:00	:22	:52
12:00	:22
13:00	:22
14:00	:22	:52
15:00	:22
16:00	:22	:52
17:00	:22
18:00	:22
19:00	:15

The 505 Towards Kendal Blackhall Road

Scheduled departures, Sunday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
18:00	:25
21:00	:05

The 516 Towards Kendal Blackhall Road

Scheduled departures, Sunday: the hour, then the minutes past it
Hour	Minutes past
20:00	:43

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 (59)

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 (~123 m straight line)☕ Cafe Altitude☕ Mr H's Tea Room☕ The Book Brewery☕ Copper Pot (Mo-Fr 09:00-16:00; Sa,Su 10:00-16:00)☕ ASAP Coffee☕ Stiles☕ Kopi Tiam☕ Esquires Coffee (Mo-Su 08:00-17:00)☕ 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)☕ Grain☕ Luigi's Ristorante (food)☕ Ishaas (food)☕ Fellinis (food; Mo-Su 17:30+)☕ The Codfather (food)☕ Lake Road Kitchen (food)☕ Old Stamp House Restaurant (food)☕ Lucky Dragon Takeaway (food)☕ The Schelly (food)☕ The Priest Hole Restaurant (food)☕ Bar eS (food)☕ The Picnic Box (food)☕ Mama Mia (food)☕ Misto (food)☕ Matthew's Bistro (food)☕ Jintana Thai Restaurant (food; Mo-Su 12:00-14:30,17:00-22:00)☕ The Old Smithy (food)☕ The Walnut (food)☕ The China Cottage (food)☕ Zeffirellis (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🏪 The Mountain Factor (Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00-17:00)🏪 Swim the Lakes🏪 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)🏪 Gaynor Sports🏪 Go Outdoors🏪 Trespass (Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00-17:00)🏪 Co-op Food (Mo-Su 07:00-22:00)🏪 Rohan (Mo-Su 09:30-17:30)

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 090079412212. 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, 505 & 516). Scheduled times only.