There are 3 ways to get from Windermere to Hawkshead by bus, car, car ferry, or foot
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Line 505 bus
best- Take the bus from View Point to Tourist Information Centrebus 505
43 min£3Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Windermere to Ferry Nabcar
- Take the carferry from Ferry Nab to Far Sawreycarferry
- Drive from Far Sawrey to Hawksheadcar
20 minWalk
- Take the walk from Windermere to Hawksheadwalk 6.3 mi
2h 4m
Windermere to Hawkshead by bus
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The cheapest way to get from Windermere to Hawkshead is to line 505 bus which costs £3 and takes 43 min.
The fastest way to get from Windermere to Hawkshead is to line 505 bus which takes 43 min and costs £3.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from View Point and arriving at Tourist Information Centre. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 43 min.
The distance between Windermere and Hawkshead is 10 miles.
The best way to get from Windermere to Hawkshead without a car is to line 505 bus which takes 43 min and costs £3.
The line 505 bus from View Point to Tourist Information Centre takes 43 min including transfers and departs every three hours.
Windermere to Hawkshead bus services, operated by Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, depart from View Point station.
Windermere to Hawkshead bus services, operated by Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, arrive at Tourist Information Centre station.
There are 3270+ hotels available in Hawkshead.
What companies run services between Windermere, England and Hawkshead, Cumbria, England?
Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire operates a bus from View Point to Tourist Information Centre every 3 hours. Tickets cost £3 and the journey takes 43 min.
Bus from View Point to Tourist Information Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
- Phone
- 0300 373 3300
- public.transport@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
- Website
- Westmorland and Furness Council
Car ferry from Ferry Nab to Far Sawrey
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- Westmorland and Furness Council
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