Rural Transport

A number of bus services operate in the rural areas surrounding Peterborough.  This page gives details of services provided in the villages around Peterborough.

 

 

A number of the services supported by Peterborough City Council are now branded as Local Link. These services provide connections with other Local Link services at Queensgate Bus Station.

 

These services are normally operated by low-floor easy access buses.

 

On these services, return and season tickets issued by other operators running parallel services will be accepted for travel.  Day tickets and weekly tickets are available for travel on any Local Link service. Stagecoach DayRider tickets are valid on some sections of the routes. However, please check with the driver before traveling.

 

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Local Link 401 (link to timetable) is operated by Peterborough City Council on Mondays to Fridays using a wheelchair accessible vehicle. This service operates from Thornhaugh, via Wittering, Stamford St Martins, Barnack, Bainton, Ufford, Marholm, Bretton Centre, Kings School to Peterborough with one journey in each direction that co-incides with school times at Kings School.

 

Local Link 402 (link to timetable) is operated by Peterborough City Council on Mondays to Fridays using a wheelchair accessible vehicle. This service operates at peak times between, Ailsworth, Southorpe, Ufford, Bainton, Barnack, Uffington, Stamford Hospital and Stamford Bus Station.   On college days, this service operates via Stamford College. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays there are additional journeys between Stamford and Ailsworth which continue via Castor, Bretton Centre and Edith Cavell Hospital to Queensgate Bus Station

 

Local Link 403 (link to timetable) is operated by Veolia Transport on behalf of Peterborough City Council. This service operates from Queensgate via District Hospital, Edith Cavell Hospital, Bretton Centre, Marholm, Ufford, Barnack, Bainton and Helpston to Maxey. On schooldays this service operates via John Clare Primary School at Helpston.

 

Local Link 404 (link to timetable) is operated by Peterborough City Council and includes an early morning journey and an afternoon journey from Peterborough to Stamford via Wittering and return via Collyweston. On school days this service extends to St John Fisher School.

 

On Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, there are additional journeys at fixed times between Stamford, Wothorpe, Easton on the Hill, Collyweston, Duddington, Wansford, Ailsworth, Castor, Bretton Centre, Edith Cavell Hospital and Peterborough.

 

Local Link 411 (link to timetable) is operated by Peterborough City Council on Mondays to Saturdays using a wheelchair accessible vehicle. This service provides an hourly service from Queensgate bus station to Newborough via Dogsthorpe. One of the morning journeys has been extended to serve Werrington Centre. An early morning journey is operated from Etton, Helpston, Maxey, Northborough, Glinton, Peakirk and Newborough to King's School and Queensgate bus station with afternoon journeys returning to these points.

 

Local Link 413 (link to timetable) is operated by Veolia Transport on behalf of Peterborough City Council. This service operates from Queensgate, Millfield, Walton, Werrington Centre, Milking Nook, Peakirk, Glinton, Northborough and Maxey. On schooldays this service operates via Arthur Mellows Village College.

 

 

A limited number of rural bus services are operated on Sundays and Bank Holidays. The majority of these services only operate every 2 hours.

 

First X1 (link to timetable) Peterborough to Thorney, Wisbech, Kings Lynn, Norwich and Great Yarmouth (Hourly)

 

Stagecoach X4 (link to timetable)Peterborough to Oundle, Corby, Kettering, Northampton and Milton Keynes

 

Whippet Coaches 1A (link to timetable)Peterborough to Sawtry, Alcolnbury, Huntingdon, St Ives, Bar Hill and Cambridge

 

Delaine Buses 102 (link to timetable) Peterborough to Glinton, Northborough, Market Deeping and Bourne

 

Stagecoach in the Fens 33 (link to timetable) Peterborough to Whittlesey, Coates, March and Chatteris

 

Local Link 404 Sunday Service (link to timetable) is operated by Peterborough City Council and provides a link to the surrounding countryside to enable city residents to access the rural areas. In addition, it provides a service from Stamford to Peterborough. During the mornings this service operates two journeys from Stamford via Wittering, Wansford, Ailsworth, Castor, Bretton Centre, Edith Cavell Hospital, Netherton, Peterborough District Hospital and Peterborough and returns via Peterborough District Hospital, Netherton, Edith Cavell Hospital, Bretton Centre, Castor, Ailsworth, Wansford, Duddington, Collyweston, Easton on the Hill, Wothorpe and Stamford.  During the afternoons two journeys operate in the opposite direction.

 

The Peterborough Bus Walkers branch of the Rambler's Association regularly organise walks using local bus services, particularly on Sundays. Further details can be found on the Ramblers Association's website (direct page link).

 

 

Cross County is a partnership between Rutland County Council, Peterborough City Council and the bus operators to provide a high quality network of bus services operating low-floor easy access buses. A day-rover ticket allows unlimited travel throughout the network.

 

  

 

The main routes, which operate hourly are:

 

Kimes service 9, (Link to timetable) between Peterborough, Stamford, Rutland Water and Oakham

Veolia Transport service RF1, between Oakham, Uppingham and Corby

Veolia Transport service RF2, between Oakham and Melton Mowbray.

 

Connections are available at Oakham with Veolia Transport Service 19 to Nottingham. Day-rover tickets are valid on this service.

 

Feeder routes, which are less frequent links to these services include:

 

Kimes services 12 /12A, between Stamford and Uppingham.

Veolia Transport service R47 (link to timetable) between Peterborough and Uppingham

Local Link service 402 (link to timetable) between Peterborough and Stamford

Local Link service 404 (link to timetable) between Peterborough and Stamford