Route 5a: Douglas, Lord Street Bus Station to Knocksharry Farm
Bus VanninRoute 5a runs between Douglas, Lord Street Bus Station and Knocksharry Farm on the Isle of Man, operated by Bus Vannin. It serves 6 key stops with a journey time of ~33 min along the north corridor. The Kivoon app shows live tracking and departure times for this route.
5a
Douglas - Union Mills - Crosby - St Johns - Peel
Douglas, Lord Street Bus Station → Knocksharry Farm
~33 min6 stops
Fri-Sat
4 trips
Mon-Fri
3 trips
First
07:27
Last
23:10
Operator
Bus Vannin
Stops on Route 5a
Key stops on Route 5a between Douglas, Lord Street Bus Station and Knocksharry Farm. 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 Knocksharry Farm
| # | Stop |
|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas, Lord Street Bus Station |
| 2 | Peel Road Quarterbridge Shelter |
| 3 | Opposite Post Office |
| 4 | Douglas Road Layby |
| 5 | Ballawattleworth / The Highwayman |
| 6 | Knocksharry Farm |
Towards Douglas, Lord Street Bus Station
| # | Stop |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ramsey Bus Station |
| 2 | Grammar School Layby |
| 3 | Sulby Village |
| 4 | Ballaugh Village Shelter |
| 5 | Kirk Michael School |
| 6 | Knocksharry / Switchback |
| 7 | Mourne View Shelter |
| 8 | Peel Town Hall |
| 9 | Tynwald Inn Shelter |
| 10 | Crosby Shelter |
| 11 | Union Mills Post Office |
| 12 | Victoria Street |
| 13 | Douglas, Lord Street Bus Station |
See live departures for Route 5a on Kivoon
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| Days | Trips | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri-Sat | 4 | 20:12 | 23:10 |
| Mon-Fri | 3 | 07:27 | 17:22 |
These are scheduled times. The Kivoon app shows live tracking for Route 5a so you know exactly when the next bus arrives — not just when it is supposed to.
Connections
Route 5a shares stops with these routes. You can transfer between them at common stops.
- Route 5 — Douglas - Union Mills - Crosby - St Johns - Kirk Michael - Ballaugh - Sulby - Ramsey
- Route 6 — Douglas - St Johns - Kirk Michael - Ballaugh - Sulby - Ramsey
- Route 6a — Douglas - Strang - St Johns - Peel - Ramsey
- Route 6c — Douglas - St Johns - Peel - Cronk-y-Voddy - Ramsey
- Route 5c — Douglas - Strang - St Johns - Peel - Cronk-y-Voddy - Ramsey
- Route 5j — Douglas - Strang - St Johns - Peel - Ramsey (Jurby variant)
- Route N5 — Douglas - St Johns - Peel (Hullad Oie Night Owl)
- Route 6f — Peel - St Johns - Foxdale - Glen Vine - Douglas