Tynwald Day Bus Services - Monday 7 July 2025
On Tynwald Day the Public Holiday bus service operates.
Buses to serve the National Festivities at St Johns (including extra journeys) operate as shown below
From Douglas to St Johns and Peel - Services 5, 5a, 6, 6a
Buses depart Douglas (Lord Street) to St Johns and Peel at:
0637, 0720, 0807, 0837, 0907, 0922, 0937**, 0952**, 1007, 1022, 1037, 1052, 1107, 1137, 1207**, 1237**, 1307, 1337, 1407, 1437, 1507, 1537, 1607, 1637, 1707, 1737, 1807, 1907, 2007, 2107, 2207, 2225++ & 2307
** from Ballacraine via Ballig Bridge and Poortown Road due to St Johns Station Road closures from 1000 to 1030 and 1230 to 1330 - nearest stop to St Johns is Ballacraine.
++ extra Tynwald Fest bus departing from the Tynwald Inn shelter to Peel at 2250
From Peel to St Johns and Douglas - Services 5, 5a, 6, 6a
Buses depart Peel (Town Hall stop) to St Johns and Douglas at:
0715, 0750, 0850, 0920, 0952**, 1005, 1020, 1023, 1052, 1123, 1138, 1152, 1223**, 1240**, 1252**, 1323, 1352, 1423, 1452, 1523, 1545, 1552, 1623, 1652, 1723, 1752, 1840, 1915, 2015, 2100, 2140, 2245, 2300++ & 2332
** via Poortown Road and Ballig Bridge to Ballacraine due to St Johns Station Road closures from 1000 to 1030 and 1230 to 1330 - nearest stop to St Johns is Ballacraine.
++ extra Tynwald Fest bus
Additional buses also operate between Douglas - St Johns - Peel and vice versa during the afternoon as required.
From Ramsey to Peel and St Johns - Services 5a, 6 & 6a
Buses depart Ramsey to Peel and St Johns at: 0710, 0910, 0940, 1110, 1310, 1510, 1710, 1935, 2020, 2059 & 2250.
From St Johns to Ramsey (via Peel) - Services 5 & 6a
Buses depart St Johns (via Peel) to Ramsey at: 0751, 0936, 1136, 1336, 1536, 1636, 1736, 1836, 1936, 2138 & 2331.
Service 8 - Port Erin via Castletown to St Johns & Peel
An extra return journey from Port St Mary and Port Erin to St Johns via Castletown operates:
0918 Port St Mary harbour
0925 Port Erin, Railway Station
0934 Colby Bridge
0946 Castletown Square, Co-op
0957 Ballasalla Railway Station - Cross Four Ways - Ballamodha
1007 Higher Foxdale, Baltic
1017 St Johns, Tynwald Inn (subject to slight delay at Patrick Road Corner)
1023 Peel Town Hall
1635 Peel Town Hall
1643 St Johns, Tynwald Inn
1649 Higher Foxdale
1701 Ballasalla Railway Station
1712 Castletown Square
1722 Colby Bridge
1730 Port Erin, Railway Station - connection with 1730 Service 11a to Port St Mary (arr. 1739)
Due to the road closures in St Johns please note that the last departures to serve the Tynwald Inn stop before the Ceremony starts are the 0922 departure from Douglas, Lord Street and the 1005 departure from Peel Town Hall.
During the road closures diversions via The Hope or Poortown Road apply.
All extra journeys between Douglas and Peel operate as Service 5a (diverting via The Hope or Poortown Road due to road closures) and therefore do not serve Nobles Hospital or Strang.
Remember, on Tynwald Day the Public Holiday bus service operates. This is the advertised Sundays timetable with the following additional journeys and changes.
Please see the timetables page at https://www.iombusandrail.im/timetables-and-routes/bus-timetables/
Service 3: 2210 Douglas (Lord Street D) via Laxey to Ramsey
Service 3: 2310 Ramsey via Laxey to Douglas
Service 4: 0800 Peel via Foxdale to Douglas
Service 4: 1745 Douglas (Lord Street A) via Foxdale to Peel
Service 12: 2308 departure from Lord Street DOES NOT serve Anagh Coar or Farmhill and operates to Mondays to Saturdays times
Service 17k: 1730 Ramsey - Jurby - Andreas - Bride - Ramsey
Service 18k: 0745 Ramsey - Bride - Andreas - Jurby - Ramsey
Service 21: 2305 Douglas (Lord Street A) to Pulrose, Anagh Coar and Farmhill