There are 4 ways to get from Ambleside to Loch Lomond by bus, train, or car
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Line 555 bus, bus, train, line 2 bus
best- Take the bus from Vicarage Road to Bus Stationbus 555
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Rail Stationbus X4 / ...
- Take the train from Penrith North Lakes to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Bothwell Street to Bus Stationbus 2 / ...
- Take the train from Partick to Ballochtrain
5h 3m£54–99Line 555 bus, bus, line 104 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vicarage Road to Bus Stationbus 555
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus X4 / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to STAND A - English Streetbus 104
- Take the bus from Halston Hotel to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Hotel car parkbus 915 / ...
7h 8m£26–38Drive 155.2 mi
- Drive from Ambleside to Ballochcar 155.2 mi
2h 47m£38–55Line 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 Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central Low Level to Dalmuirtrain
- Take the train from Dalmuir to Ballochtrain
5h 8m£64–122
Ambleside to Loch Lomond by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ambleside to Loch Lomond is to line 555 bus and bus and line 104 bus which costs £26 - £40 and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Ambleside to Loch Lomond is to drive which takes 2h 47m and costs £35 - £55.
No, there is no direct bus from Ambleside to Loch Lomond. However, there are services departing from Vicarage Road and arriving at Hotel car park via Bus Station, Bus Station, Halston Hotel and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 8m.
The distance between Ambleside and Loch Lomond is 174 miles. The road distance is 156.1 miles.
The best way to get from Ambleside to Loch Lomond without a car is to line 555 bus and bus and train and line 2 bus which takes 5h 3m and costs £50 - £100.
It takes approximately 5h 3m to get from Ambleside to Loch Lomond, including transfers.
Ambleside to Loch Lomond bus services, operated by Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, depart from Vicarage Road station.
Ambleside to Loch Lomond bus services, operated by Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, arrive at Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ambleside to Loch Lomond is 156 miles. It takes approximately 2h 47m to drive from Ambleside to Loch Lomond.
There are 1026+ hotels available in Loch Lomond.
What companies run services between Ambleside, Cumbria, England and Loch Lomond, Argyll and Bute, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Vicarage Road to Hotel car park via Bus Station, Bus Station, STAND A - English Street, Halston Hotel, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 7h 8m.
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Penrith North Lakes to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Penrith North Lakes to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Partick to Balloch
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central Low Level to Dalmuir
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dalmuir to Balloch
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- ScotRail
- 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
- Phone
- 0871 200 22 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Vicarage Road to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Bus Station to Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Vicarage Road to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Bus Station to STAND A - English Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 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
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from Bus Station to Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Stagecoach West
- Phone
- +44 141 420 7600
- Website
- First Greater Glasgow
Bus from Bothwell Street to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- First Greater Glasgow
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Halston Hotel to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Hotel car park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £6–13
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Hotel car park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- Ember
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