Route 5: Douglas, Lord Street Bus Station to Bowring Road / Hospital Shelter
Bus VanninRoute 5 runs between Douglas, Lord Street Bus Station and Bowring Road / Hospital Shelter on the Isle of Man, operated by Bus Vannin. It serves 18 key stops with a journey time of ~1h 40min along the north corridor. The Kivoon app shows live tracking and departure times for this route.
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Douglas - Union Mills - Crosby - St Johns - Kirk Michael - Ballaugh - Sulby - Ramsey
Douglas, Lord Street Bus Station → Bowring Road / Hospital Shelter
~1h 40min18 stops
Sunday
28 trips
Mon-Sat
15 trips
Mon-Fri
6 trips
First
06:02
Last
22:50
Operator
Bus Vannin
Stops on Route 5
Key stops on Route 5 between Douglas, Lord Street Bus Station and Bowring Road / Hospital Shelter. This is a summary of the main stops. The full route with all intermediate stops and live journey planning is available in the Kivoon app.
Towards Ramsey Bus Station
| # | Stop |
|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas, Lord Street Bus Station |
| 2 | Peel Road Quarterbridge Shelter |
| 3 | Nobles Hospital Westbound |
| 4 | Strang Crossroads Phonebox |
| 5 | Opposite Post Office |
| 6 | Douglas Road Layby |
| 7 | House Of Mannanan |
| 8 | Ballawattleworth Opposite Highwayman |
| 9 | Knocksharry Farm |
| 10 | B.C.C. Carrs |
| 11 | Ballaugh Village |
| 12 | Wildlife Park (NE & SW bound) |
| 13 | Sulby Village Shelter |
| 14 | Ramsey Bus Station |
| 15 | Ramsey Swimming Pool |
| 16 | Mooragh Promenade / Premier Road |
| 17 | Bride Road / Ormly Entrance |
| 18 | Bowring Road / Hospital Shelter |
Towards Douglas, Lord Street Bus Station
| # | Stop |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ramsey Bus Station |
| 2 | Sulby Village |
| 3 | Ballaugh Village Shelter |
| 4 | Kirk Michael School |
| 5 | Knocksharry / Switchback |
| 6 | Ballawattleworth / The Highwayman |
| 7 | Peel Town Hall |
| 8 | Tynwald Inn Shelter |
| 9 | Crosby Shelter |
| 10 | Union Mills Post Office |
| 11 | Strang crossroads, post box |
| 12 | Nobles Hospital Eastbound |
| 13 | Victoria Street |
| 14 | Douglas, Lord Street Bus Station |
See live departures for Route 5 on Kivoon
Download Kivoon — free on iOS & AndroidService Days
| Days | Trips | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 28 | 06:37 | 22:50 |
| Mon-Sat | 15 | 09:07 | 22:07 |
| Mon-Fri | 6 | 06:02 | 09:04 |
| Saturday | 5 | 06:02 | 08:10 |
| School days | 3 | 08:02 | 15:10 |
| School holidays | 3 | 08:02 | 15:10 |
| Mon-Thu | 1 | 22:50 | 22:50 |
These are scheduled times. The Kivoon app shows live tracking for Route 5 so you know exactly when the next bus arrives — not just when it is supposed to.
Connections
Route 5 shares stops with these routes. You can transfer between them at common stops.
- Route 6a — Douglas - Strang - St Johns - Peel - Ramsey
- Route 5c — Douglas - Strang - St Johns - Peel - Cronk-y-Voddy - Ramsey
- Route 6c — Douglas - St Johns - Peel - Cronk-y-Voddy - Ramsey
- Route 6 — Douglas - St Johns - Kirk Michael - Ballaugh - Sulby - Ramsey
- Route 5a — Douglas - Union Mills - Crosby - St Johns - Peel
- Route 5j — Douglas - Strang - St Johns - Peel - Ramsey (Jurby variant)
- Route N5 — Douglas - St Johns - Peel (Hullad Oie Night Owl)
- Route 4 — Douglas - Foxdale - Peel