516 Kendal to Dungeon Ghyll via Windermere, Waterhead
Operated by Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire. First bus 06:20, last bus 22:30. 32 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.80 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 516? 3 other bus routes are numbered 516 elsewhere in the UK — see every 516 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:20 | 07:30 | 08:40 to Elterwater The Britannia Inn | 08:50 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 12:35 | 13:35 | 14:35 | 15:35 | 16:35 | 17:35 | 19:35 |
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| Bus Station (Ken) (Stand C) | · | · | · | 08:50 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| turn for village (at) | · | · | · | 09:01 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bus Rail Interchange (Stop 1) | · | · | · | 09:10 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Visitor Centre (by) | · | · | · | 09:16 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Waterhead Inn for Pier (o/s) | · | · | · | 09:21 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| bus interchange (Stand 2) | 06:20 | 07:30 | 08:40 | 09:29 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 12:35 | 13:35 | 14:35 | 15:35 | 16:35 | 17:35 | 19:35 |
| Foulstep crossroads (near) | 06:30 | 07:40 | 08:50 | 09:39 | 10:45 | 11:45 | 12:45 | 13:45 | 14:45 | 15:45 | 16:45 | 17:45 | 19:45 |
| The Britannia Inn (o/s) | · | · | 08:58 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| The Britannia Inn (opp) | 06:37 | 07:47 | · | 09:46 | 10:52 | 11:52 | 12:52 | 13:52 | 14:52 | 15:52 | 16:52 | 17:52 | 19:52 |
| Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel (at) | 06:51 | 08:01 | · | 10:00 | 11:06 | 12:06 | 13:06 | 14:06 | 15:06 | 16:06 | 17:06 | 18:06 | 20:06 |
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 516
Adult single £1.80 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.80 | Highfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| £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 | WINDERMERE R STN | ||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.80 | Hammarbank | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £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 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Brockhole | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £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 | £3.00 | Waterhead Pier | |||||||||||
| £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 | AMBLESIDE | ||||||||||
| £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 | 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 | £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 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | SKELWITH 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 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Guide Stone Res | ||||||
| £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 | Britannia 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 | £3.00 | £2.40 | CHAPEL STILE | ||||
| £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 | £1.80 | Lingmoor View | |||
| £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 | Rawfell | ||
| £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 | £1.80 | New Dungeon Ghyll | |
| £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 | £1.80 | Old DUNGEON GHYLL |
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.
Route map
All stops on route 516
516 towards Dungeon Ghyll
All 33 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
- 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
- Foulstep crossroads (near) Skelwith Bridge
- Guide Stone turn (at) Chapel Stile
- The Britannia Inn (o/s) Elterwater
- The Britannia Inn (opp) Elterwater
- Langdale C of E Primary School (o/s) Chapel Stile
- Lingmoor View (opp) Chapel Stile
- Rawfell (opp) Dungeon Ghyll
- New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel (opp) Dungeon Ghyll
- Great Langdale Campsite (opp) Dungeon Ghyll
- Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel (at) Dungeon Ghyll
516 towards Kendal
All 31 stops
- Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel (near) Dungeon Ghyll
- Great Langdale Camp Site Dungeon Ghyll
- New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel (at) Dungeon Ghyll
- Rawfell (at) Dungeon Ghyll
- Lingmoor View (at) Chapel Stile
- Stores (o/s) Chapel Stile
- The Britannia Inn (o/s) Elterwater
- Guide Stone turn (opp) Chapel Stile
- Foulstep crossroads (at) Skelwith Bridge
- 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
- 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 from 2 November 2026 To amend Timetable.
- 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 PC0002407/31 · Changes in Cumbria County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 516 bus?
The first 516 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:20 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 516 bus?
The last 516 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:30. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 516 bus cost?
Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire's published fares on the 516: adult single £1.80 to £3.00. The 516 is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £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 516 bus?
The 516 is operated by Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire.
Is the 516 bus timetable changing?
Yes — a change to the 516 is registered with the Traffic Commissioner and takes effect on 2 November 2026. To amend Timetable.
Timetable data from Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (North West England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PC0002407/31. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.