Isle of Man Department of Tourism & Leisure Bus Routes

For anyone wishing to visit the Island and sample the delights of the wide variety of historic rail services, the following guide to bus routes operated by Bus Vannin may be of some assistance in getting to and from the tramway halts and railway stations. In addition it may be of help for any photographers wishing to get to the more rural parts of the systems. The list of routes also includes a basic Monday-Friday daytime (9am-6pm) service frequency. However, this table is intended as a guide only - for up to the minute details or individual timings please contact Isle of Man Transport direct at Banks Circus, Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 5PT, telephone 01624 662525 or visit the website; www.iombusandrail.info

 

Services 1, 1C, 2 ,2A, X1 and X2

Trunk routes serving: -

1 Douglas-Ballasalla-Airport-Castletown-Colby-Port Erin-Port St. Mary-Cregneash-Calf Sound.

1C Douglas-Ballsalla-Airport-Castletown.

2 Douglas-Ballasalla-Airport-Castletown-Shore Road-Port Erin-Bradda West.

2A Airport-Derbyhaven-Shore Road-Port Erin.

X1/X2 Douglas-Castletown-Port Erin-Port St. Mary.

Basic frequency Douglas-Port Erin: Every 30 minutes continuing to Port St. Mary every hour, less frequent evening and Sunday services. Some buses continue to Cregneash and Calf Sound.


Services 1, 1C, 2 ,2A, X1 and X2

Trunk routes serving: -

1 Douglas-Ballasalla-Airport-Castletown-Colby-Port Erin-Port St. Mary-Cregneash-Calf Sound.

1C Douglas-Ballsalla-Airport-Castletown.

2 Douglas-Ballasalla-Airport-Castletown-Shore Road-Port Erin-Bradda West.

2A Airport-Derbyhaven-Shore Road-Port Erin.

X1/X2 Douglas-Castletown-Port Erin-Port St. Mary.

Basic frequency Douglas-Port Erin: Every 30 minutes continuing to Port St. Mary every hour, less frequent evening and Sunday services. Some buses continue to Cregneash and Calf Sound.


Services 3, 3A, 3B, 3C and X3 (formerly the 15 group of routes)

Trunk routes serving: -

3 Douglas-St. Ninian's-Onchan-Laxey-Ramsey.

3A Douglas-Dukes Road-Victoria Road-Onchan-Laxey-Ramsey.

3B Dougas-St. Ninian's-Onchan-Laxey-Ballaragh-Ramsey.

3C Douglas-St. Ninian's-Onchan-Laxey-Old Laxey-Ramsey

X3 Douglas-Mountain Road-Ramsey

Basic frequency Douglas-Ramsey: Hourly service increased to 30 minutes during the afternoon, less frequent evening and Sunday services.


Services 4, 4A and 4B

Country route serving: -

4 Douglas-Cooil Business Park-Foxdale-St. Johns-Peel.

4A Douglas-Cooil Business Park-Foxdale-St. Johns.

4B Douglas-Cooil Business Park-St. Marks-Foxdale-St. Johns-Peel.

Irregular daytime frequency. No evenings or Sunday services


Services 5, 5A, 6 ,6A and X5

Trunk route serving: -

5 Douglas-Nobles Hospital-Strang-Crosby-St. Johns-Peel-Wild Life Park-Ramsey.

5A Douglas-Crosby-St. Johns-Peel-Wild Life Park-Ramsey.

5B Ramsey-Wild Life Park-Cronk Y Voddy-Crosby-Douglas.

6 Douglas-Nobles Hospital-Strang-Crosby-Hope-St. Johns-Peel-Wild Life Park-Ramsey.

6B Ramsey-Wild Life Park-Peel-St.Johns-Hope-Crosby-Douglas.

X5 Douglas-St. Johns-Peel.

Basic frequency Douglas-Peel: Hourly with some additional services in between. Basic frequency Peel-Ramsey: Hourly. Less frequent evening and Sunday services.


Services 7 and 7A

Country route serving: -

7 Peel-Patrick-Glen Maye-Dalby.

7A Peel-St. Johns-Patrick Road-Patrick-Peel.

Irregular daytime frequency. No evening or Sunday services.


Service 8

Country route serving: -

Peel-St. Johns-Foxdale-Ballsalla-Airport-Castletown-Shore Road-Port Erin.

Irregular daytime frequency. No evening or Sunday services.


Services 9A, 9B, 9C and 9X

Semi country route serving: -

Douglas-Strang-Nobles Hospital/Meadow Crescent.

Basic frequency from Douglas: Hourly. No evening or Sunday services.


Service 10

Country route serving: -

Peel-St. Johns-Glen Helen-Cronk-Y-Voddy-Kirk Michael.

Irregular daytime frequency. No evening or Sunday services.


Services 11 and 11A

Semi-country route serving: -

11 Douglas-Nobles Hospital-Strang-Abbeylands-St.Ninian's-Douglas.

11A Douglas-St.Ninian's-Abbeylands-Strang-Nobles Hospital-Douglas

Irregular daytime frequency. No evening or Sunday services.


Service 12

Ramsey town route serving: -

Ramsey Town Centre and outlying areas of the Town

Basic frequency hourly, with additional hourly buses from the Bus Station to Ramsey Cottage Hospital. No evening, Sunday or Public Holiday services.


Services 13 and 13A (Monday-Friday)

Trunk routes serving: -

13 Douglas-Nobles Hospital-Onchan-Laxey-Old Laxey

13A Douglas-Nobles Hospital-Onchan

Irregular daytime frequency. No evening, Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday services.


Service 14 (Monday-Friday)

Douglas town route serving: -

Douglas-Cooil Business Park

Irregular daytime frequency. No evening, Saturday or Sunday services.


Service 15

Douglas-Laxey-Ramsey services recently renumbered as in the group 3 range - see details above


Service 16

Country route serving: -

Ramsey-Maughold.

Irregular daytime frequency. No evening or Sunday services.


Services 17, 17A, 18, 18A, 19, 19A, 20 and 20A (Monday-Saturday)

Country routes serving: -

17 Ramsey -Jurby-Andreas-Regably-Ramsey.

17A Ramsey-Jurby-Andreas-Smeale-Bride-Ramsey.

18 Ramsey-Regaby-Andreas-Jurby-Ramsey.

18A Ramsey-Bride-Smeale-Andreas-Jurby-Ramsey.

19 Ramsey-Jurby-Ramsey.

19A Ramsey-Ballaugh Cronk-Jurby-Ramsey.

20 Ramsey-Bride-Andreas-Regaby-Ramsey.

20A Ramsey-Regaby-Andreas-Bride-Ramsey.

Irregular daytime frequency. No evening services. See below for Sunday operation. Certain journeys on the 20/20A extend to Point of Ayre.


Services 17A and 18A (Sundays only)

Country routes serving: -

17A Ramsey-Jurby-Andreas-Bride-Rasmey.

18A Ramsey-Bride-Andreas-Jurby-Ramsey

Irregular frequency - see above for Monday-Saturday services.



Service 21

Douglas town route serving: -

Lord Street-Pulrose-Anagh Coar-Farmhill

Frequency: Every 20 minutes, less frequent evening and Sunday services.


Service 22

Douglas town route serving: -

Lord Street-Bucks Road-St. Ninian's-Willaston.

Frequency: Every 20 minutes - see routes 25A and 26A for early morning, evening and Sunday services.


Services 23 and 25

Douglas town and Onchan village circular routes serving: -

23 Banks Circus-Lord Street-Rosemount-York Road-Victoria Road-Manx Arms-Ballachrink-Lakeside-Derby Castle-Lord Street-Banks Circus

25 Banks Circus-Lord Street-Rosemount-York Road-St. Ninian's-Hailwood Avenue-Birchill-Royal Avenue-Derby Castle-Lord Street-Banks Circus

Frequency: Hourly on each route - see routes 25A below for early morning, evening and Sunday services.


Services 24, 26 and 26B

Douglas town and Onchan village circular routes serving: -

24 Banks Circus-Loch Promenade-Derby Castle-Lakeside-Ballachrink-Manx Arms-Victoria Road-York Road-Rosemount-Lord Street-Banks Circus.

26 Banks Circus-Loch Promenade-Derby Castle-Royal Avenue-Birchill-Hailwood Avenue-St. Ninian's-York Road-Rosemount-Lord Street-Banks Circus.

26B Banks Circus-Loch Promenade-Derby Castle-Royal Avenue-Birchill-Manx Arms-St. Ninian's-York Road-Rosemount-Lord Street-Banks Circus.

Frequency: Hourly on each route 24/26 (26B occasional morning deviation of route 26) - see route 26A below for early morning, evening and Sunday services.


Service 24A (Sundays only)

Douglas town route serving: -

Banks Circus-Loch Promenade-Derby Castle-Lord Street-Banks Circus.

Sunday only service with irregular frequency.


Services 25A and 26A (Early mornings, evenings and Sundays)

Douglas town and Onchan village circular routes serving: -

25A Banks Circus-Lord Street-Willaston-Hailwood Avenue-Birch Hill-Ballachrink-Royal Avenue-Derby Castle-Lord Street-Banks Circus.

26A Banks Circus-Loch Promenade-Derby Castle-Royal Avenue-Ballachrink-Birch Hill-Hailwood Avenue-Willaston-Lord Street-Banks Circus.

Frequency: Hourly evening services on each route, and hourly on each route Sundays. For daytime Monday-Saturday services see routes 22, 23-26 group above and route 28 below


Services 27 (Monday-Friday)

Country routes serving: -

Banks Circus-Loch Promenade-Promenades-Summerhill Road-Onchan (Manx Arms)-Port Jack-Groudle-Liverpool Arms-Onchan (Manx Arms)-Summerhill Road-Promenades-Lord Street-Banks Circus

Hourly between 9.10am and 2.10pm. No evening, Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday services.


Service 28

Douglas town and Onchan village circular route serving: -

Banks Circus-Loch Promenade-Victoria Road-Onchan (Manx Arms)-Hailwood Avenue-Onchan (Manx Arms)-Victoria Road-Lord Street-Banks Circus.

Hourly daytime frequency, no evenings or Sunday services


Service 29 (Monday-Friday)

Country route serving: -

Douglas-Port Soderick-Douglas.

Irregular daytime frequency. No evening, Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday services.


Note:

Services running with prefix letter X indicate operation as a limited stop Manx Express route and do not always follow the exact routing covered by regular stage services.


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