Route News 2025

Changes to bus services in and around Peterborough (latest items first). For older news see the Archive page.

For details of temporary route diversions and changes (due to roadworks, special events, weather etc) see the local Stagecoach page, Delaine's Twitter page, First's Current Issues page for Excel alterations, and Central Connect's Service Updates page.

CPCA Single Fare Cap changes to £3.00

bullet The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has announced that the £2.50 single fare cap will be ending on Friday 31st October 2025. This means that from Saturday 1st November, maximum single bus fares will align with the national £3.00 fare cap on those operators who are participating in the scheme. Remember that a single may not be your best value ticket - see the Fares page for the range of multi-journey tickets available.

27/10/25

Talk on High Speed Trains

bullet Not buses, but the local RCTS group (Railway Correspondence and Travel Society) has a talk on Thursday evening about High Speed Trains (HSTs):

bullet Our first RCTS Peterborough Branch meeting of the new season is at 7pm on 9th October. Richard Morris presents HSTs from an enthusiast's view at St Lukes Church in Mayors Walk PE3 6EZ. There will be a break for tea/coffee at 8pm and the meeting will conclude by 9pm. Suggested fees are £3.50 for members and £5 for guests. Parking available and all are very welcome.

07/10/25

Partial Closure of Bus Station September 20th and 21st

bullet On Saturday and Sunday September 20th and 21st the east side of Queensgate Bus Station (Bays 11 to 20) will be closed for work to be carried out, and buses which normally use these bays will depart instead from Acland Street bus park, behind the Brewery Tap.

bullet This will affect the following services: Bay 11 - routes 60 to 63; Bay 12 - routes 5/5A to Dogsthorpe/Welland/Manor Drive; Bay 13 - route 2 to Paston and Gunthorpe; Bay 14 - route 1 to Werrington; Bay 15 - Central Connect 23 to 25; Bay 16 - Route 4 to Parnwell/Thorney and 37 to Spalding.

bullet This follows on from the similar closure on September 6th and 7th.

19/09/25

Stagecoach fares from August 31st (update)

bullet Stagecoach East is increasing its fares from Sunday August 31st. The Fares page has been fully updated with the new prices (see Fares to August 30th for the old prices). Note that the East Gold Ticket is withdrawn due to low usage.

bullet The fare cap on single fares is not affected by this. However, the £2.50 maximum single fare in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority area is due to end on October 31st, when the maximum fare (with participating bus companies) will revert to the Government's national £3.00 cap, which is expected to continue at least until March 2027.

bullet Although the Adult Peterborough DayRider increases to £6.50, there is a special offer from September 1st until November 30th where you can buy a DayRider for £5.00 on the Stagecoach Bus App using discount code EAPB5APPDAY.

bullet For passengers on the Ramsey and March routes who will now have to change buses (and operators) at Whittlesey, there is a new CPCA CONNECT Day Ticket valid on routes 31, 32/32X and 33, saving passengers from having to pay twice. it costs £5.00 (£2.00 with an under-25 Tiger pass) and is valid all day - buy from the driver. This ticket will be available until October 31st.

29/08/25 updated 31/08/25

Other timetable changes from August 31st

bullet In addition to the Whittlesey changes described below, the following routes have changes from August 31st:

bullet Excel has a new timetable from August 31st, although the Peterborough - Wisbech - Kings Lynn section remains the same in both directions. All buses will now serve Dereham, requiring those journeys which previously bypassed Dereham to arrive in Norwich a few minutes later (and leave Norwich for Peterborough 10 minutes earlier). On Mondays to Saturdays, all Norwich journeys will be extended beyond the bus station to Norwich Railway Station (up to the 1610 departure from Peterborough).

bullet Stagecoach route 6 to Hampton is amended from August 31st. Buses will no longer serve the railway station, apart from early morning journeys leaving Hampton College up to 0820. This is due to congestion at the station and forthcoming works in the station area. Buses leaving Hampton College between 1510 and 1825 will depart 5 minutes later on Mondays to Fridays to improve reliability.

bullet Delaine route 301/2 Stamford - Market Deeping - Spalding - Springfields also has timetable revisions to school journeys, whilst Bourne - Deepings - Stamford journeys are renumbered 303.

bullet See the Routes page for links to the new timetables. Relevant Destination pages have also been updated.

22/08/25

Buses to Whittlesey, March and Ramsey from September 1st, 2025

bullet Stagecoach route 33 will have a revised route and timetable from Monday September 1st and will run hourly City Hospital - Queensgate - Whittlesey - Victory Avenue. The City Hospital - Queensgate section will be in addition to existing routes, running via The Halcyon and Westfield Road. In Whittlesey, all journeys extend to Coronation Avenue and Victory Avenue giving this area of eastern Whittlesey an enhanced service.

bullet As route 33 will no longer extend beyond Whittlesey to Coates and March, the Combined Authority has contracted Dews Coaches to run a connecting service between Whittlesey and March - click the link for the full timetable for route X32/32 which includes connecting buses on route 33 between Peterborough and Whittlesey; through fares are available. Two journeys (route 32) run via Turves, a village that has not had a public bus service for many years.

bullet Similarly, the Combined Authority has arranged for Dews Coaches to run a connecting service between Whittlesey and Ramsey to replace Stagecoach route 31. The timetable includes connecting buses between Peterborough and Whittlesey, and through fares are also available.

15/08/25

Summer Service Bretton and Westwood to Ferry Meadows

bullet The Nene Park Summer Shuttle Bus is returning this summer but with a new route and timetable. It will run on Saturdays and Sundays July 26th to August 31st, also on Bank Holiday Monday August 25th. It links Bretton Centre, North Bretton, Ravensthorpe, Westwood and Thorpe Meadows directly with Ferry Meadows every hour. See the timetable and map for further details.

bullet The service is organised by the Nene Park Trust and operated by Central Connect. Buses will call at all stops along the line of route, but note that the service will NOT serve the city centre or Queensgate Bus Station. Fares are £2.50 single and £4.00 return, whilst passengers under 25 who show a valid Tiger Pass travel for £1.00. Senior and Mobility ENCTS passes are valid at any time.

14/07/25

Flixbus no longer serving Peterborough

bullet Peterborough is once again without any regular express coach services following the recent withdrawal of the Flixbus route between London and Bradford via Peterborough.

14/07/25

Central Connect Uppingham route R4 permanently withdrawn

bullet Central Connect has announced that the last day of operation of Uppingham - Peterborough - King's School route R4 will be Friday July 18th. This service has one journey each way on Mondays to Fridays, and although not restricted to schooldays, has latterly not run in August or over the Christmas period.

04/07/2025

Peterborough to Skegness X12

bullet Stagecoach's summer weekend X12 Peterborough to Skegness will run on Saturdays and Sundays July 26th to November 2nd 2025, also on Bank Holiday Monday August 25th. Timings are the same as last year, leaving Queensgate Bus Station (Bays 9/10) at 0945, calling at Market Deeping Market Place (1005) and Spalding Bus Station (1035). Arrival at Skegness is at 1155, and the bus returns from Skegness at 1730 for the two-hour trip back to Peterborough.

bullet Fares are £14 return for adults, whilst under 19s, students with ID, and concessionary pass holders pay £9. A Group ticket is available for £35, valid for four people including up to two adults. Purchase your ticket from the driver using contactless, card or cash payment.

02/07/2025

Cap on single fares rises to £2.50 locally

bullet From July 1st the maximum single fare for journeys within Peterborough and Cambridgeshire rises from £2.00 to £2.50. There may, of course, be cheaper fares available for short journeys, and passengers making multiple journeys should consider the DayRider and MegaRider tickets (see the Fares page).

bullet Nationally the government's fare cap on single fares is £3.00, so the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) is continuing to support fares locally to bring fares down.

01/07/2025

Enhanced Saturday service on Delaine 301

bullet Delaine route 301 Stamford - Market Deeping - Spalding - Springfields has additional Saturday journeys from July 5th - the new timetable may be found on the routes page.

30/06/2025

Senior Passes valid all day

bullet From April 1st, holders of concessionary ENCTS passes issued by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority are valid all day on journeys that start within the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area, removing the 0930 morning restriction that applied on Mondays to Fridays. This is thanks to funding by the CPCA.

01/04/2025

Easter Holiday Arrangements 2025

bullet Good Friday April 18th - Stagecoach East, Excel and Central Connect are running a Sunday service; route X4 (operated by Stagecoach Midlands) runs to the Saturday timetable. Delaine 101 Bourne - Market Deeping - Peterborough runs from Bourne at 0730, 0900 then every 30 minutes until 1630; from Peterborough at 0900, 1000 then every 30 minutes until 1730 (no service on route 102). Delaine 201/2 Bourne - Stamford - Peterborough only runs between 0810 and 1545 from Bourne and between 1000 and 1715 from Peterborough.

bullet Easter Saturday April 19th - Normal Saturday services.

bullet Easter Sunday April 20th - Sunday service on Stagecoach, Excel and Central Connect. No service on Delaine.

bullet Easter Monday April 21st - All operators are running Sunday timetables.

01/04/2025

Stagecoach changes from February 23rd

bullet From February 23rd there will be significant timetable changes to city routes 1 to 6, with an earlier start at the beginning of the day in many cases, and improved evening services on several routes. Routes 31, 33 and 37 will also have timetable revisions. See the relevant Routes and Destination pages for full timings. A detailed description of the changes appears below.

bullet Route 1 Werrington
Journeys from Werrington start an hour earlier on Mons to Fris, with first journeys at 0450, 0520, 0550, 0620 then every 10 minutes. There are additional early-evening journeys into town every day of the week. Queensgate to Werrington has a much improved evening service. Mon-Fri departures from Queensgate change after 1637, with a 10 minute frequency continuing for an extra hour until 1922, whilst additional departures at 1952 and 2052 give a half hourly service (instead of hourly) until 2122, then hourly. On Saturdays the 12 minute frequency continues much later than before, until 1952, folowed by the enhanced evening frequency as on Mon-Fri. The 20 minute frequency on Sundays continues until 1930 (previously 1750) before becoming hourly as before. Buses previously shown in the timetable as going out of service at Werrington Centre now continue around the loop (finishing at The Spinney, near the Cock Inn).

bullet Route 1 Orton
Timings from Orton vary during the evening peak, also early evening on Saturdays. Queensgate to Orton is largely unchanged but the first two journeys on Mons to Fris are 10 minutes earlier at 0501 and 0531, and there is an additional departure on Mons to Sats at 1949.

bullet Route 2 City Hospital via South Bretton
Journeys from the Hospital are retimed and start 30 minutes earlier on Mons to Fris at 0536, and considerably earlier on Sats at 0520. The period when buses do not serve the main hospital entrance starts earlier in the afternoon. Buses from Queensgate to the Hospital start 10 minutes earlier at 0520 (20 minutes earlier on Sats at 0507) and are retimed for much of the day, whilst there is also a new late journey at 2352 daily.

bullet Route 2 Paston and Gunthorpe
Early journeys from Paston are retimed, with the first journey leaving 10 minutes earlier on Mons to Fris (0445 from Pitneys) and 20 minutes earlier on Sats (0435). Afternoon and early-evening journeys are retimed, and the last journey is one hour later at 2320 daily. From Queensgate buses start earlier at 0604 Mon to Fri (0548 Sats), and journeys are retimed, especially during the afternoon. There is a new journey at 1935.

bullet Route 3 City Hospital via North Bretton
Journeys start much earlier, with the first journey from the Hospital at 0451 Mon to Sat, and from Queensgate to the Hospital at 0516. Journeys are retimed throughout the day, and the period when buses do not serve the main hospital entrance starts earlier in the afternoon.

bullet Route 3 Stanground
Buses run much earlier on Mons to Sats, with the first journey from Stanground now 0450 (previously 0608), and from Queensgate to Stanground at 0433. Buses are retimed throughout the day. Most Sunday departures to Stanground are one minute earlier.

bullet Route 4 Parnwell/Eye/Thorney
There are no changes on this section of route.

bullet Route 4 City Hospital via Netherton
Timings are unchanged, except that the period when buses do not serve the main hospital entrance starts earlier in the afternoon.

bullet Route 5/5A Dogsthorpe/Welland
Journeys to Queensgate run five minutes earlier on Mon to Sat, and there are some early evening variations to timings. From Queensgate there is a new late journey to Welland at 2340 every day of the week, which continues to Manor Drive (as does the 2250, now also on Sundays). Other timings are unchanged.

bullet Route 5/5A Yaxley/Amazon
Timings to Queensgate are unchanged. Returning from Queensgate, Mon to Sat journeys leave five minutes earlier than before until 1745, then at 1800 to Yaxley, and there is a new journey to Amazon at 1815. Sunday times are unchanged.

bullet Route 6 Hampton
There are retimings throughout the day on Mons to Sats, with the first journey from Hampton College departing earlier at 0520, and early journeys continue every 20 minutes on Mon to Fri. From Queensgate the Mon to Sat service starts 15 minutes earlier at 0500. There is a new late journey daily at 2325, one hour later than before.

bullet Routes 31/33 Ramsey and March
Journeys from Ramsey leave 10 minutes later, apart from the 0731 and the 1531 on schooldays. Most journeys from March to Peterborough are retimed. Departures from Queensgate are five minutes earlier on both routes until 1420, then as before. The 0545 Saturday journey, retimed to 0540, now also runs on Mons to Fris.

bullet Route 37 Spalding
Journeys from Spalding leave a few minutes later than previously (unchanged on Sundays). Mon to Sat Departures from Queensgate are unchanged up to 1410, but the 1510 is retimed to 1520, and the 1720 and 1820 departures leave five minutes later.

07/02/25

X4 at Peterborough Rail Station

bullet From January 19th, buses on route X4 from the direction of Oundle etc will serve Peterborough Rail Station before arriving at Queensgate Bus Station, but journeys departing from the bus station will procede directly towards Oundle Road without serving the Rail Station in this direction. Departure times from Queensgate are unchanged.

17/01/25

Bus Fares from January 1st 2025

bullet The Government-backed cap on single fares increases from £2.00 to £3.00 from January 1st 2025 (until the end of 2025), but the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority is capping single fares wholly within its area at £2.00 until at least the end of March 2025. Cross-boundary fares will be capped at £3.00, for example on journeys from Peterborough to points in Lincolnshire on routes 27 or 37.

bullet From the same date, Stagecoach are changing their fares. The Peterborough Dayrider will increase from £5.50 to £6.00 (Youth £4.20) and the Peterborough 7 day MegaRider goes up to £24.00 (Youth £16.80). For full details of these and other day, weekly and monthly tickets (for all local operators) see the Fares page.

29/12/24