505 Kendal to Coniston via Windermere, Bowness on Windermere
Operated by Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire. First bus 06:23, last bus 20:23. 24 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 08:15, last 20:23. Fares: adult single £1.80 to £3.00 — more.
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| Stop | 08:15 | 09:15 | 10:55 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 14:55 | 15:55 | 16:55 | 17:55 | 19:35 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Station (Ken) (Stand C) | · | 09:15 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| turn for village (at) | · | 09:27 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bus Rail Interchange (Stop 1) | · | 09:35 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bowness Pier (o/s) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Visitor Centre (by) | · | 09:41 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Waterhead Inn for Pier (o/s) | · | 09:45 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| bus interchange (Stand 2) | 08:15 | 09:55 | 10:55 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 14:55 | 15:55 | 16:55 | 17:55 | 19:35 |
| Skelwith Fold road end (opp) | 08:22 | 10:02 | 11:02 | 12:02 | 13:02 | 14:02 | 15:02 | 16:02 | 17:02 | 18:02 | 19:42 |
| Tourist Information Centre | 08:35 | 10:15 | 11:15 | 12:15 | 13:15 | 14:15 | 15:15 | 16:15 | 17:15 | 18:15 | 19:55 |
| Hall (at) | 08:48 | 10:28 | 11:27 | 12:27 | 13:27 | 14:27 | 15:27 | 16:27 | 17:27 | 18:27 | 20:07 |
| The Crown (in) | 08:53 | 10:33 | 11:33 | 12:33 | 13:33 | 14:33 | 15:33 | 16:33 | 17:33 | 18:33 | 20:13 |
| John Ruskin School (o/s) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off; one that finishes short of the usual end says where ("to …") — not every journey on this route runs the whole way. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Fares on the 505
Adult single £1.80 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.80 | Highfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3.00 | £1.80 | Hallg.Cott/LavenderC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Ratherheath | |||||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Plantation Bdg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Reston Cott | |||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Ings Church (KE) | ||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Hammarbank | |||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Troutbeck Bdg | ||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Brockhole | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Low Wood | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | AMBLESIDE | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.80 | Rothay Bdg | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.80 | Clappersgate | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Skelwith Fold | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Wray Rd End | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Outgate Inn | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Hawkshead Hill | |||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Boon Crag | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Waterhead Hotel | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | ConistonSchool | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £1.80 | £2.40 | CONISTON Crown | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | HAWKSHEAD AllStops | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £3.00 | Waterhead Pier | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.80 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | WINDERMERE R STN |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is KENDAL B STN.
Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 1 August 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire before you travel.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
- Sunday, 27 December 2026 towards Coniston: 6 journeys, first 07:46 towards Kendal: 3 journeys, first 09:10
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Coniston: 7 journeys, first 06:01 towards Kendal: 7 journeys, first 06:37
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Coniston: 7 journeys, first 06:01 towards Kendal: 7 journeys, first 06:37
- Saturday, 2 January 2027 towards Coniston: 7 journeys, first 07:46 towards Kendal: 7 journeys, first 09:10
Route map
All stops on route 505
505 towards Coniston
All 46 stops
- Bus Station (Ken) (Stand C) Kendal
- Queens Road (adj) Kendal
- Highfield (at) Kendal
- Helsfell Hall (opp) Kendal
- Ratherheath Road End Plantation Bridge
- lay-by (at) Plantation Bridge
- Reston Cottages (opp) Reston
- turn for village (at) Ings
- Thwaite Lane (at) Windermere
- Bus Rail Interchange (Stop 1) Windermere
- Cedar Manor Hotel (o/s) Windermere
- Firgarth Hotel (o/s) Windermere
- Barclays Bank (o/s) Windermere
- Library (o/s) Windermere
- Brook Court (at) Goodley Dale
- Baddeley Clock (at) Goodley Dale
- Oakleigh Guest House (o/s) Goodley Dale
- Beresford Road (at) Bowness on Windermere
- Royalty Cinema (opp) Bowness on Windermere
- St Martins Church (opp) Bowness on Windermere
- Bowness Pier (o/s) Bowness on Windermere
- St Martins Church Bowness on Windermere
- Windermere Jetty Museum (o/s) Bowness on Windermere
- Rayrigg Meadow (o/s) Bowness on Windermere
- View Point (at) Windermere
- Moss Ghyll (at) Troutbeck Bridge
- Garage (o/s) Troutbeck Bridge
- White Cross Bay Holiday Park (o/s) Troutbeck Bridge
- Visitor Centre (by) Brockhole
- Hotel (opp) Low Wood
- Waterhead Inn for Pier (o/s) Waterhead
- Hayes Garden Centre (at) Ambleside
- Loughrigg Avenue (near) Ambleside
- bus interchange (Stand 2) Ambleside
- Riverside Lodge (opp) Ambleside
- Croft Lodge (opp) Clappersgate
- Skelwith Fold road end (opp) Skelwith
- Wray Castle road end (near) Low Wray
- The Outgate Inn (o/s) Outgate
- Tourist Information Centre Hawkshead
- Chapel Cottage (o/s) Hawkshead Hill
- Holling Brow (near) Holling Brow
- Hall (at) Monk Coniston
- Coniston Inn (opp) Waterhead
- The Crown (in) Coniston
- John Ruskin School (o/s) Coniston
505 towards Kendal
All 51 stops
- John Ruskin School (o/s) Coniston
- The Crown Inn (o/s) Coniston
- The Crown (in) Coniston
- The Ruskin Centre (o/s) Coniston
- Holly Howe Youth Hostel (at) Coniston
- Coniston Inn (at) Waterhead
- Monk Coniston Hall (near) Monk Coniston
- Holling Brow (at) Holling Brow
- High Cross (near) Holling Brow
- Chapel Cottage (opp) Hawkshead Hill
- Tourist Information Centre Hawkshead
- The Outgate Inn (opp) Outgate
- Wray Castle Road End (at) Low Wray
- Skelwith Fold road end (at) Skelwith
- Croft Lodge (o/s) Clappersgate
- Bowling Green (o/s) Ambleside
- bus interchange (Stand 1) Ambleside
- Hayes Garden Centre (near) Ambleside
- Waterhead Inn for Pier (opp) Waterhead
- Hotel (o/s) Low Wood
- Visitor Centre (near) Brockhole
- White Cross Bay Holiday Park (opp) Troutbeck Bridge
- The Sun Hotel (near) Troutbeck Bridge
- Corner Cottage (at) Troutbeck Bridge
- Firgarth Hotel (opp) Windermere
- St Mary's Church (opp) Windermere
- Viewpoint car park (opp) Windermere
- Rayrigg Meadow (opp) Bowness on Windermere
- Rayrigg Road (on) Bowness on Windermere
- Windermere Jetty Museum (opp) Bowness on Windermere
- Fold Head (near) Bowness on Windermere
- St Martins Church Bowness on Windermere
- Bowness Pier (o/s) Bowness on Windermere
- St Martins Church (opp) Bowness on Windermere
- Royalty Cinema (o/s) Bowness on Windermere
- Bank Road (o/s) Bowness on Windermere
- Windermere Health Centre (opp) Goodley Dale
- Baddeley Clock (opp) Goodley Dale
- Brook Road (o/s) Goodley Dale
- Library (opp) Windermere
- Beech Street (opp) Windermere
- Bus Rail Interchange (Stop 1) Windermere
- Thwaite Lane (near) Windermere
- turn for village (opp) Ings
- Reston Cottages (o/s) Reston
- road end (near) Plantation Bridge
- Ratherheath Road End (opp) Plantation Bridge
- Hellsfell (at) Kendal
- Underley Road (on) Kendal
- Union Street (at) Kendal
- Blackhall Road (Stand E) Kendal
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 23 March 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 3 November 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 31 March 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 31 March 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 4 November 2024 To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PC0002407/28 · Changes in Cumbria County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 505 bus?
The first 505 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:23 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 505 bus?
The last 505 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 20:23. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 505 bus cost?
Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire's published fares on the 505: adult single £1.80 to £3.00. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 505 bus?
The 505 is operated by Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire.
Timetable data from Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (North West England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PC0002407/28. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.