PRIMARY ROUTES:
Buses run from Castle Cary railway station to Castle Cary town centre, Shepton Mallet, Wincanton, and Street, plus Bruton and Yeovil (both generally more easily accessible by train). Buses are slow and some routes are circuitous (Wincanton via Bruton can take more than 40 minutes). Connections with trains are quite rare too (see below).

VILLAGES SERVED:
Blue - Service 1
Lilac - Service 667
Typical journey times to or from Castle Cary station in minutes:

Alhampton (bus to Shepton Mallet, 2 minutes)
Ansford (bus to Wincanton or Yeovil, 3 minutes) (Note: walking will usually be quicker)
Baltonsborough (bus to Street, 30 minutes)
Barton St David (bus to Street, 18 minutes)
Bath & West Showground (bus to Shepton Mallet, 16 minutes). Note: extra direct services run during the annual Bath & West show. See homepage
Bruton (bus to Wincanton, 29 minutes) (Note: a direct train to Bruton will usually be quicker)
Butleigh (bus to Street, 35 minutes)
CASTLE CARY (bus to Wincanton or Yeovil, 9 minutes)
Ditcheat (bus to Shepton Mallet, 5 minutes)
Evercreech (bus to Shepton Mallet, 12 minutes)
Galhampton (bus to Yeovil, 14 minutes)
Keinton Mandeville (bus to Street, 15 minutes)
Marston Magna (bus to Yeovil, 33 minutes)
North Cadbury (bus to Yeovil, 19 minutes)
Prestliegh (bus to Shepton Mallet, 18 minutes)
SHEPTON MALLET (26 minutes)
Shepton Montague (bus to Wincanton, 15 minutes)
Sparkford (bus to Yeovil, 26 minutes)
STREET (46 minutes) (Note: a train/bus journey via Bath may be quicker)
Queen Camel (bus to Yeovil, 30 minutes)
WINCANTON (40 minutes) (Note: travelling by rail to Templecombe may be quicker)

BUS STOPS:
The Service 1 bus to the Bath & West Showground andShepton Mallet stops on the far side of the road from the station exit. Standing here is HIGHLY DANGEROUS - travellers should wait at the station entrance, indicate clearly to the driver, and cross to board the bus when the road is clear.
The Service 1 bus to Castle Cary and Yeovil stops at the station entrance. Wait on the pavement and indicate clearly to the driver
The Service 667 bus to Wincanton, Street and Bruton turns (and usually waits briefly) in the station car park

TIMES FROM CASTLE CARY STATION (all buses Mondays to Saturday, unless stated. Times correct early summer 2006, but may well have been adjusted since):
Transport integration has yet to arrive in Castle Cary! As a general rule, connections between trains and buses are either poor or non-existent. The table shows bus times from Castle Cary station in pale blue (service 1) and pale mauve (service 667):

TO BATH & WEST SHOWGROUND and SHEPTON MALLET: 06.34(not Sat), 07.17, 08.28(Sat only), 09.03(Fri only), 09.34, 11.54, 13.54, 17.14, 18.39
TO CASTLE CARY: 07.46(not Sat), 08.14, 09.31, 09.39, 11.24, 11.31, 12.38, 13.31, 14.19, 16.01(Sat only), 16.38, 17.31, 18.16, 19.41
TO STREET: 09.39, 11.04, 12.47, 14.04, 16.27, 18.09

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