As part of a Government initiative, a maximum £2 Single fare will apply on many bus services across Westmorland & Furness and beyond

Participating operators :- 

Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire (all services in Cumbria plus 555 to Lancaster and 685 to Newcastle via Hexham)

Blueworks  (11 / X7 / X12 / X60 / X70)

Cumbria Classic Coaches (106 / 570 / 571 / 572)

Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches (81 / 82 / 530 / 532 / 550 / 551 / 552 / 581 / 583)

Western Dales Bus (S1 - S6) 


The initiative has been extended to 31st December 2024

Please note 

  • Only the operators listed above are participating in the scheme, so normal fares will continue to apply on all other services

Tickets can be bought on the bus, using cash, contactless card payments (not America Express) or via mobile phone using Google Pay or Apple Pay (subject to normal maximum payments). 

You can also buy season tickets online on the Stagecoach website or via their mobile app.

Details of some sample fares from Towns in Cumbria are listed below.

Also included is information on Day and Weekly tickets and joint travel deals with ferries

Ambleside sample fares

Barrow sample fares

Kendal sample fares

Penrith sample fares

Windermere sample fares

Fares on Stagecoach services

A regular bus traveller? Save money 

If you travel regularly or make several trips in one day, ask the bus driver about: 

  • Day and weekly tickets for around Barrow-in-Furness, and Kendal 
  • Weekly routeriders on specific routes - Services 6, X6

Explorer Ticket

One day unlimited Stagecoach bus travel in Cumbria, Lancashire plus services to Dumfries and Newcastle.

  • Adult £12.00
  • Child £9.00
  • Group (up to 5 adults) £33
  • Concessionary £9.00 (for those who do not hold an ENCTS card or for travel before 9.30am Monday to Friday)
  • Save more with a 3 day pass: Adult £26.00 Child / Concession £21  

Central Lakes Dayrider

Covers Grasmere, Ambleside, Windermere, Bowness, Haverthwaite, Coniston and Dungeon Ghyll. 

  • Adult £9.50
  • Child £8.00
  • Group (up to 5 adults) £25.00
  • Concessionary £7.00 (for those who do not hold an ENCTS card or for travel before 9.30am Monday to Friday) 


Ullswater and Penrith  Dayrider

  • Adult £9.50
  • Child £8.00
  • Group (up to 5 adults) £25.00
  • Concessionary £8.00 (for those who do not hold an ENCTS card or for travel before 9.30am Monday to Friday)

Buy tickets from a Stagecoach bus driver or ticket agent.


For local tickets in other areas of the County, see the sample fares section above for the main towns. 

 

Information correct 10 June 2023

If you find any out of date information please contact us at integrated.transport@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk 

Cumbria Day Ranger

Travel on any train on any of the Cumbrian Lines and more !

Also valid from Dumfries, Lockerbie, Haltwhistle, Skipton, Lancaster and Heysham

  • Adult £50
  • Child £25 
  • Railcard £33 
  •    except (16-17) £25
  • Family and Friends (child) £9.50

Cumbria Round Robin

A circular tour of Cumbria via the Cumbrian Coast Line, Furness Line and West Coast main line.

  • Adult £35 
  • Child £17.50, 
  • Railcard £22.25 
  •     except 16-25 is £23.10
  •                16-17 is £17.50
  •                 Family and Friends (child) £6.65

Cumbrian Coast Day Ranger

Travel anywhere along the line from Carlisle to Barrow-in-Furness.

  • Adult £22.70
  • Child £11.35
  • Railcard £14.50 
  •      except 16-25 is £15
  •                 16-17 is £11.35
  •                  Family and Friends (child) £4.30

Hadrian's Wall Country Line Day Ranger

Travel anywhere along the line from Whitehaven to Sunderland

  • Adult £24.40
  • Child £12.20 
  • Railcard £16.10
  • except 16-17 £12.20
  •            Family and Friends £4.65 (child)

Northern Duo

Two adults travelling together can save money with a Duo ticket. Available between any two stations on the Hadrian's Wall Country Line

Settle - Carlisle Day Ranger

Travel anywhere along the line from Carlisle to Leeds plus to Bradford 

  • Adult £35
  • Child £17.50 
  • Railcard £23.10
  • except 16-17 Saver £17.50
  •            Family and Friends £6.65

 


Railcard Discount applies to 

  • 26 to 30 
  • Two Together 
  • Disabled 
  • Senior 
  • HM Forces
  • Veterans 
  • Family and Friends

where conditions of railcard are met. 

Tickets can be purchased at any staffed railway station or from the conductor on the train


Northern Railway

Information correct 26 May 2022

If you find any out of date information please contact us at integrated.transport@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk 

There are a range of Railcards that offer reduced rates for different groups

16 to 17 Saver

Available for 1 year or until 18th Birthday, whichever comes first

50% off Standard anytime, Advance, Off-peak and Season tickets 

£30 for One Year

16 to 25

Available if you are 16, and no longer qualify for child fares, up until your 25th birthday

Also available for mature students (not Open University, distance learning or part-time courses) 

Offers a third of most rail fares

A minimum fare of £12 applies before 10am on Monday to Friday between September and June

No restrictions in July and August or on weekends

£30 for one year or £70 for three years

16 to 25 railcard


26 to 30

Now too old for the Young Persons (16 to 25) railcard ?

Discounts are still available

Offers a third of most rail fares

A minimum fare of £12 applies before 10:00 on Monday to Friday 

No restrictions on weekends

£30 for a year (only available on smartphones)

25 to 30 railcard


Family and Friends

Travelling with children? Up to 4 Adults can get 1/3 off their fares, whilst up to 4 children children get 60% off their fare (subject to a minimum of £1)

£30 for one year or £70 for three years

Family and friends railcard


Two Together

Do you regularly travel off peak with someone else? Family member or just a friend?

This railcard offers a third off most tickets purchased for travel after 9.30am on weekdays, or anytime on weekends and Public Holidays

£30 for one year

Two together railcard


Disabled Persons

If you have a disability that makes travelling by train difficult, you may quality for this card

Find out if you qualify for the disabled persons railcard

£20 for one year or £54 for three years

Disabled persons railcard


Over 60?

Get 1/3 off standard rail fares (some time restrictions apply on trains in the London area)

£30 for one year or £70 for three years

Over 60 railcard


Dales Railcard

If don't qualify for any of the other railcards but live along the route of the Settle to Carlisle line (or between Carlisle and Brampton on the Tyne Valley Line) you can get discounts for travel on the Settle - Carlisle line (and parts of some other routes)

The railcard costs £10 for a year and offers a third off normal fares on the Settle - Carlisle line (and there are extra offers in Winter). Up top 4 Children traveling with the card holder can get an 81% discount on their fares (subject to a £1 minimum fare)

Dales railcard

Travel around one of the lakes

AdultChildFamily
Coniston Launch

Red Cruise

£13.30 

Yellow Cruise

£14.75

Red Cruise

£6

Yellow Cruise

£6.50

Check with operator


Keswick Launch £12.50 (Individual single fares also available) £6.75 (Individual single fares also available)Check with operator
Ullswater Steamers

£20 

£12

£58

Windermere Cruises £26.50 £13.25 £72

Family tickets are valid for up to 2 adults and 3 children with the exception of the Ullswater Steamers where it is valid for up to 2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and up to 3 children.

15% discount available on tickets pre-booked on line

Weekly pass available at £12.50 Adult; £6.75 Child; £30 Family

For more fares information see the operators websites, using a link from the operator name in the table above

Under 5s travel free

Information correct 26 May 2022

if you see any out of date information please contact us at integrated.transport@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk 

One ticket covers a day's travel on trains between Lancaster, Morecambe, Workington (via Barrow) and Windermere / Penrith (via Oxenholme), Stagecoach bus services across Cumbria and a Cruise on Lake Windermere.

  • Adult £25.90
  • Child £12.95
  • Railcard £17.10 
  • Family £50.80

    Buy at a staffed railway station or from the train conductor.

16-25; 26-30 Senior, Two Together; Disabled; HM Forces; Veteran; Family and Friends Railcard Holders. 

Family ticket valid for up to four people travelling together. Maximum two adults. Two adults can travel without a child.

Information correct 26 May 2022.

If you see any out of date information please contact us at integrated.transport@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk 

Add bus travel around town to your train ticket and save money.

Visit PLUSBUS website for Barrow, Carlisle, Kendal and Oxenholme, Whitehaven, Windermere and Workington.

Combined train / bus / boat ticket saving pounds.

Buy from any staffed railway station

Take the train along the Cumbria Coast Line to Ravenglass and join the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway. Buying a combined Northern Rail / Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway ticket will save £4 per adult and £2 per child on buying separate tickets. 

Be sure - check details before travelling

Bus, Rail and Ferry timetables can change at very short notice.

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