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There are 5 ways to get from Ripon to Windermere by bus, train, or car

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  1. Line 36 bus, train

    best
    1. Take the bus from Borrage Bridge to Hgte Bus Stn Stand 6bus bus 36
    2. Take the train from Harrogate to Leedstrain train
    3. Take the train from Leeds to Prestontrain train
    4. Take the train from Preston to Oxenholme Lake Districttrain train
    5. Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Windermeretrain train
    5h 37m

  2. Drive 69.9 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Ripon to Windermerecar car 69.9 mi
    1h 33m
    £18–25

  3. Line 36 bus, line 59 bus, bus, line 581 bus, line 567 bus, line 555 bus

    1. Take the bus from Borrage Bridge to Hgte Bus Stn Stand 6bus bus 36
    2. Take the bus from Hgte Bus Stn Stand 2 to Bus Station Stand 1bus bus 59
    3. Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 2 to Market Placebus bus 580 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Market Place to Kirkby Lonsdale Booth'sbus bus 581
    5. Take the bus from Abbotsgate to Bus Stationbus bus 567
    6. Take the bus from Bus Station to Thwaite Lanebus bus 555 / ...
    7h 45m

  4. Train, line 755 bus

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Carnforthtrain train Leeds - Morecambe / ...
    2. Take the bus from Railway Station to Barclays Bankbus bus 755
    6h 9m
    £34–61

  5. Steam train

    1. Take the train from York to Carnforthtrain train The Scarborough Spa Express
    8h 49m

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  • Distance: 139.9 mi
  • Duration: 5h 37m

What companies run services between Ripon, England and Windermere, England?

You can take a bus from Borrage Bridge to Thwaite Lane via Hgte Bus Stn Stand 2, Bus Station Stand 2, Market Place, Kirkby Lonsdale Booth's, Abbotsgate, and Bus Station in around 7h 45m. Alternatively, West Coast Railways operates a train from York to Carnforth once a week, and the journey takes 4h 33m.

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