Kendal Bus Station

National Express coaches connect Kendal with Manchester and London as well as some destinations in the Lake District including Ambleside, Windermere, Grasmere and Keswick.

Local buses link Kendal with the Lake District and cities like Lancaster, Carlisle and Manchester. Stagecoach routes include the useful bus 106 that goes to Penrith and the 555 to Lancaster and Keswick.

The North West Megarider Gold is a good value pass that costs £28.50 and gives you seven days unlimited travel on Stagecoach buses throughout Cumbria and Lancashire and also includes some buses going as far afield as Chester, Liverpool and Newcastle upon Tyne.