There are 5 ways to get from Ambleside to Barrow in Furness by bus, train, car, or taxi
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Line 599 bus, line 6 bus, bus
best- Take the bus from bus interchange to Tourist Information Centrebus 599 / ...
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre to Kioskbus 6
- Take the bus from Kiosk to Town Hallbus 6A / ...
2h 38m£9Drive 30.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Ambleside to Barrow in Furnesscar 30.5 mi
48 min£8–11Line 555 bus, train
- Take the bus from bus interchange to Thwaite Lanebus 555 / ...
- Take the train from Windermere to Oxenholme Lake Districttrain
- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Barrow-in-Furnesstrain
3h 32m£26–50Taxi
- Take the taxi from Ambleside to Barrow in Furnesstaxi 30.5 mi
48 min£65–80Line 505 bus, bus
- Take the bus from bus interchange to The Crownbus 505 / ...
- Take the bus from The Crown to Market Hallbus X7
3h 11m
Ambleside to Barrow in Furness by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ambleside to Barrow in Furness is to drive which costs £7 - £11 and takes 48 min.
The fastest way to get from Ambleside to Barrow in Furness is to drive which takes 48 min and costs £7 - £11.
No, there is no direct bus from Ambleside to Barrow in Furness. However, there are services departing from bus interchange and arriving at Town Hall via Tourist Information Centre and Kiosk. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 38m.
The distance between Ambleside and Barrow in Furness is 32 miles. The road distance is 30.7 miles.
The best way to get from Ambleside to Barrow in Furness without a car is to line 599 bus and line 6 bus and bus which takes 2h 38m and costs £9.
It takes approximately 2h 38m to get from Ambleside to Barrow in Furness, including transfers.
Ambleside to Barrow in Furness bus services, operated by Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, depart from bus interchange station.
Ambleside to Barrow in Furness bus services, operated by Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, arrive at Tourist Information Centre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ambleside to Barrow in Furness is 31 miles. It takes approximately 48 min to drive from Ambleside to Barrow in Furness.
There are 1041+ hotels available in Barrow in Furness.
What companies run services between Ambleside, Cumbria, England and Barrow in Furness, England?
You can take a bus from bus interchange to Town Hall via Tourist Information Centre and Kiosk in around 2h 38m.
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Windermere to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Barrow-in-Furness
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 0871 200 22 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from bus interchange to Tourist Information Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Tourist Information Centre to Kiosk
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Kiosk to Town Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from bus interchange to Thwaite Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from bus interchange to The Crown
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
- Phone
- +44 (0) 15395 31995
- Website
- Blueworks Private Hire
Bus from Kiosk to Town Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Blueworks Private Hire
Bus from The Crown to Market Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- Blueworks Private Hire
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- £65–80
Ace Taxi Windermere
- Phone
- +44 1539 445 445
- Website
- acetaxiwindermere.co.uk
G Taxi
- Phone
- +44 1539 447 170
South Cumbria Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7835 505 697
- Website
- bowness-taxis.co.uk
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