Using Public Transport

Bus and Train Service Summary

Buses  link Port St Mary with Port Erin [some] (8 minutes), Castletown (16/26 minutes), Airport (23/33 minutes), Ballasalla (26/36 minutes), Douglas (50/60 minutes). There are two services an hour during the day, hourly in the evening.  Some travel "direct" to Castletown via Shore Rd. The Sound (15 minutes) and Cregneash (10 minutes) are served by a seperate service which runs from Port Erin via the Harbour and Plantation Road to Cregneash and the Sound (service 28 [not during the Winter]). 

More information at: http://www.gov.im/publictransport

A summary of bus times between Port St Mary and Douglas available here

The buses to Douglas serve the shopping area, then most travel along the Promenade. Alight at first stop on the promenade for the horse tram terminus.  The horse trams travel along the promenade to the Electric Railway at Derby Castle. If using the bus to travel to the Electric Railway then alight at the end of the Queens promenade it is a short walk to the Electric Railway. Many services to Port St Mary come along the promenade, call at Lord Street then travel past the north end of the Steam Railway station along Lord St and Peel Rd.  Check the bus timetable to find which buses serve the promenade.

The Steam Railway runs from Easter to October from Port Erin via Port St Mary to Castletown (22 minutes), Ballasalla (30 minutes), Port Soderick (46 minutes) and Douglas (57 minutes). There are 4/5 services in each direction. The Steam Railway is about 10 minutes walk from Mallmore. Train tickts and Island Explorer tickets can be purchased from the station using either cash or cheques.

The Steam Railway station in Douglas is adjacent to Tesco. After alighting from the train turn right for connecting bus services along the promenade. It is a short 10 minute walk to the shopping area or to the sea terminal where the horse trams can be joined for a journey along the Promenade to the Electric Railway.

Service 8 links Castletown with Peel via the Airport, Ballasalla and St Johns (service 8 [not Winter Sundays]).  Connections are available from Port St Mary and Port Erin.

From Douglas, bus services are available to Peel, Ramsey via Laxey, Ramsey via Peel. The Electric Railway runs from Douglas to Ramsey via Laxey, and the Mountain Railway runs from Laxey to the summit of Snaefell.

The horse trams run from the Sea Terminal to the Electric Railway terminus at Derby Castle. Explorer tickets are valid, otherwise a flat single fare is charged  Tickets are purchased from the conductor. When joining or alighting at intermediate stops the conductor will ensure that the passing traffic is stopped. The trams run from May to September during the day. End to end journey time is between 15 and 20 minutes.

Bus and Train Information available at:    http://www.gov.im/publictransport