X5 Workington to Keswick via Cockermouth, Dubwath
Operated by Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire. First bus 05:05, last bus 00:15. 39 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 07:15, last 20:10. Fares: adult single £1.80 to £3.00 — more.
Night bus — overnight departures 22:00–01:09. Friday & Saturday nights. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning counts as Friday. All night buses.
Wanted a different X5? 17 other bus routes are numbered X5 elsewhere in the UK — see every X5 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 07:15 | 08:15 | 09:15 | 10:15 | 11:15 | 12:15 | 13:15 | 14:15 | 15:15 | 16:15 | 17:15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Station (W) (Stand C) | 07:15 | 08:15 | 09:15 | 10:15 | 11:15 | 12:15 | 13:15 | 14:15 | 15:15 | 16:15 | 17:15 |
| The Old Ginn House (near) | 07:24 | 08:24 | 09:24 | 10:24 | 11:24 | 12:24 | 13:24 | 14:24 | 15:24 | 16:24 | 17:24 |
| Low Bridge (near) | 07:29 | 08:29 | 09:29 | 10:29 | 11:29 | 12:29 | 13:29 | 14:29 | 15:29 | 16:29 | 17:29 |
| The Lime Kiln (opp) | 07:34 | 08:34 | 09:34 | 10:34 | 11:34 | 12:34 | 13:34 | 14:34 | 15:34 | 16:34 | 17:34 |
| Oakhurst Garden Centre (opp) | 07:39 | 08:39 | 09:39 | 10:39 | 11:39 | 12:39 | 13:39 | 14:39 | 15:39 | 16:39 | 17:39 |
| Main Street (near) | 07:46 | 08:46 | 09:46 | 10:46 | 11:46 | 12:46 | 13:46 | 14:46 | 15:46 | 16:46 | 17:46 |
| turn (at) | 07:56 | 08:56 | 09:56 | 10:56 | 11:56 | 12:56 | 13:56 | 14:56 | 15:56 | 16:56 | 17:56 |
| The Swan Hotel (o/s) | 08:02 | 09:02 | 10:02 | 11:02 | 12:02 | 13:02 | 14:02 | 15:02 | 16:02 | 17:02 | 18:02 |
| Croft Terrace (opp) | 08:06 | 09:06 | 10:06 | 11:06 | 12:06 | 13:06 | 14:06 | 15:06 | 16:06 | 17:06 | 18:06 |
| Bus Station (K) (Stand 1) | 08:13 | 09:13 | 10:13 | 11:13 | 12:13 | 13:13 | 14:13 | 15:13 | 16:13 | 17:13 | 18:13 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. 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 X5
Adult single £1.80 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.40 | Stainburn School | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3.00 | £1.80 | Stainburn | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Clifton | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Bridgefoot | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Bridgefoot Hardygate | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Broughton Cross | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Brigham | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | Oakhurst/Laureates | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.80 | COCKERMOUTH M.St | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Embleton | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Dubwath/BrathayHill | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Thornthwaite/RdEnd | ||||
| £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 | Portinscale/RdEnd | |||
| £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 | KESWICK BUS STATION | ||
| £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 | Braithwaite/RdEnd | |
| £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 | Derwent School/Higha |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is WORKINGTON BS.
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.
- Saturday, 2 January 2027 towards Keswick: 19 journeys, first 05:05 towards Workington: 20 journeys, first 06:17
Route map
All stops on route X5
X5 towards Keswick
All 44 stops
- Bus Station (W) (Stand C) Workington
- Washington Hotel (near) Workington
- Workington Academy (opp) Stainburn
- Summerfield (near) Stainburn
- Greenside (opp) Stainburn
- Derwent Meadows (near) Stainburn
- Greengarth (at) Great Clifton
- The Old Ginn House (near) Great Clifton
- Chapel Brow Manor (opp) Bridgefoot
- Low Bridge (near) Bridgefoot
- Marron Lane (near) Nepgill
- Hardy Gate Bridgefoot
- Greysouthen road end (opp) Broughton Cross
- River View (by) Broughton Cross
- Stoneybeck (at) Broughton Cross
- High Brigham (opp) Brigham
- The Lime Kiln (opp) Brigham
- Oakhurst Garden Centre (opp) Cockermouth Moor
- Brigham Road (at) Cockermouth Moor
- The Level (at) Cockermouth Moor
- Fairfield Junior School (opp) Cockermouth
- Main Street (near) Cockermouth
- Deer Orchard Close (opp) Cockermouth
- Beech Lane (at) Cockermouth
- School (o/s) Cockermouth
- Lambfoot (at) Embleton
- Stanley Terrace (opp) Embleton
- The Wheatsheaf Inn (o/s) Embleton
- How Close (o/s) Embleton
- Close Barn (near) Embleton
- turn (at) Dubwath
- Link House (near) Dubwath
- junction for Bassenthwaite Lake Station (near) Dubwath
- Woodend car park (At) Thornthwaite
- Woodend Cottages (at) Thornthwaite
- The Swan Hotel (o/s) Thornthwaite
- Galleries (opp) Thornthwaite
- Ladstock Hall (near) Thornthwaite
- Thornthwaite Road (at) Braithwaite
- Croft Terrace (opp) Braithwaite
- Hodgson How (At) Low Portinscale
- Derwent Bridge (at) Low Portinscale
- High Hill Garage (opp) High Hill
- Bus Station (K) (Stand 1) Keswick
X5 towards Workington
All 40 stops
- Bus Station (K) (Stand 1) Keswick
- High Hill Garage (near) High Hill
- Derwent Bridge (near) Low Portinscale
- Hillside (near) Low Portinscale
- Croft Terrace (at) Braithwaite
- Thornthwaite Road (on) Braithwaite
- Ladstock Hall (at) Thornthwaite
- Galleries (o/s) Thornthwaite
- The Swan Hotel (opp) Thornthwaite
- Woodend car park (near) Thornthwaite
- junction for Bassenthwaite Lake Station Dubwath
- Link House (opp) Dubwath
- turn (near) Dubwath
- Close Barn (opp) Embleton
- How Close (opp) Embleton
- The Wheatsheaf (opp) Embleton
- Stanley Terrace (at) Embleton
- Lambfoot (opp) Embleton
- School (opp) Cockermouth
- Beech Lane (near) Cockermouth
- Deer Orchard Close (at) Cockermouth
- Main Street (at) Cockermouth
- Fairfield Junior School (near) Cockermouth
- The Level (on) Cockermouth Moor
- Parkside Avenue (near) Cockermouth Moor
- Oakhurst Garden Centre (o/s) Cockermouth Moor
- The Lime Kiln (near) Brigham
- School Brow (at) Brigham
- Derwent View (near) Broughton Cross
- Marron Lane (at) Nepgill
- Low Bridge (at) Bridgefoot
- Chapel Brow Manor (near) Bridgefoot
- The Old Ginn House (opp) Great Clifton
- Greengarth (opp) Great Clifton
- The Briery (o/s) Stainburn
- Greenside (o/s) Stainburn
- Summerfield (at) Stainburn
- Helena Thompson Museum (near) Workington
- The Theatre Royal Workington
- Bus Station (W) (Stand C) Workington
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first X5 bus?
The first X5 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:05 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last X5 bus?
The last X5 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 00:15. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the X5 bus cost?
Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire's published fares on the X5: 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 X5 bus?
The X5 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). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.