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Transport

How to find your way around Peterborough

By Car
By Bus
By Train
By Bike

By Car

Peterborough has a good road network, and is surrounded by an excellent system of parkways, which quickly take you from one side of the city to another.

Adjacent roads such as the A1(M), A14 and A47 provide swift access to the national road network.

Parking

Parking information on Peterborough City Council Website
www.peterborough.gov.uk/transport/parking_parking.shtml

Queensgate car park provides cheap, central parking in the city centre.

By Bus

Bus services in Peterborough are usually fast and reliable though some services do wind down in the evenings.

Travelling By Bus - Peterborough City Council Website
www.peterborough.gov.uk/transport/travel_travel.shtml

Peterborough Bus times:
www.pbt.org.uk 

Stagecoach in Peterborough:
www.stagecoachbus.com/peterborough/

Coach Services - Stagecoach Express X4
www.scbeastmidstravel.co.uk/X4Timetable.html

By Train

Peterborough benefits from frequent high-speed train services on the main East Coast rail line, which runs from London to Scotland. 

The two major railway companies which operate at Peterborough are GNER and First Capital Connect.

Travelling by Train - Peterborough City Council Website
www.peterborough.gov.uk/transport/train_train.shtml

Great North Eastern Railway (GNER)
Operate Intercity fast trains to London, York & Edinburgh
www.gner.co.uk/GNER

First Capital Connect
Provide a slower and cheaper service between Peterborough and London: http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/

CENTRAL TRAINS
Provide cross country services which serve Peterborough. www.centraltrains.co.uk

ANGLIA TRAINS
Provides a link between Peterborough - March - Ely - Bury St Edmunds - Stowmarket and Ipswich: www.oneanglia.com

By Bike

Keen cyclists will find Peterborough ideal as it is relatively flat and has a good network of cycle paths.

Peterborough's Millennium Green Wheel
This is a 50-mile (80-kilometre) sign-posted cycle way, which encircles the city and includes routes giving direct access to the city centre.