Although public transport is very limited there is the option of using the Carlisle to Settle railway line which runs through the majority of the valley.Road access is by far the most usual means of getting around. The M6 runs north/south and the valley can be accessed starting at junction 38 for Tebay, and running up to junction 44, Carlisle, just before the border with Scotland.The A65 runs east from Kendal and can be used to access Mallerstang from the south. However the A66 from junction 40 on the M6 Penrith is the more usual way to access the valley.
Nearest airports would include Blackpool,Manchester and East Midlands for commercial flights.
By train, the Carlisle to Settle line has already beem mentioned. However the west coast line between London and Glasgow has stops at Oxenhome lake district , Penrith and Carlisle.
