Peterborough Bus Route excel A–D: Peterborough to Norwich — Stops, Timetable & Fares (2026)
🚌 Peterborough Bus Route excel A–D — Peterborough ↔ Norwich
🚌 Route excel A–D: Peterborough ↔ Norwich | 🏢 First Eastern Counties | ⏱️ About every 30 minutes in the daytime | 💳 £3 fare cap · contactless | 📅 Daily (Monday to Sunday)
The excel A–D is a Peterborough intercity/county bus service run by First Eastern Counties. This page gives the stops in order, an honest summary of the timetable (first and last buses and how many journeys run, by day), fares and the questions riders ask most. We summarise published timetables — we do not publish invented per-stop times.
📋 Route excel A–D Essential Information
- Route: excel A–D — Peterborough ↔ Norwich (via Thorney, Wisbech, King’s Lynn, Swaffham & Dereham)
- Operator: First Eastern Counties
- Days: Daily (Monday to Sunday)
- First / last (weekday): 07:00 – 22:45 from Peterborough Queensgate Bus Stn
- Weekday journeys: 27 from Peterborough Queensgate Bus Stn + 33 from Norwich Bus Station
- Frequency: about every 30 minutes in the daytime (pattern varies by journey)
- Journey time: up to around 210 minutes end to end
- Stops: 52 stops in the main direction (see list below)
- Peterborough departure point: Queensgate Bus Station, Bay 10
- Fare: single fares capped at £3 (see Fares & Payment)
🚏 Stops
Peterborough – Thorney – Wisbech – Terrington – King’s Lynn – Swaffham – Dereham – Hockering – Norwich Swaffham – Easton – Norwich — stops in order
- Peterborough Queensgate Bus Stn (Bay 10)
- Peterborough, o/s Railway Station
- Thorney, opp Park Gates
- Thorney, opp Duke of Bedford Sch
- Thorney Toll Lindens Close (near)
- Guyhirn, opp Oak Tree Farm
- Wisbech, o/s Tesco
- Wisbech, opp Oldfield Lane
- Wisbech Horse Fair Bus Station (Bay 3)
- Wisbech, opp Park Avenue
- Wisbech Clarkson Court (near)
- Wisbech Waterlees Road (near)
- Walsoken, adj Community Farm
- Walton Highway, nr The Highwayman
- Walpole Highway, opp School Road
- Terrington St John, adj Newcombe Close
- Tilney High End, adj School Road
- Tilney All Saints, opp Layby
- King’s Lynn, adj Sandpiper Way
- King’s Lynn, adj Southgate Street
- King’s Lynn Transport Interchange (Stand A)
- King’s Lynn, adj Railway Station
- King’s Lynn, opp Southgate Street
- King’s Lynn, opp Hardwick Tesco
- Middleton, adj Church
- East Winch, opp Church
- East Winch, adj Carpenters Arms
- Narborough, adj Narford Road
- Swaffham, opp Fred Nicholson School
- Swaffham, adj Market Place
- Swaffham, adj Pedlars Meadow
- Necton, adj Dunham Turn
- Little Fransham, adj Station Road
- Wendling, adj Station Road
- Wendling, opp Hulver Street
- Scarning, adj Church
- Scarning, opp Chestnut Road
- Dereham, adj Sandy Lane
- Dereham Boots (S-bound)
- Dereham, adj St Nicholas Street
- Dereham, adj Jubilee Avenue
- Dereham, adj Sixth Form Centre
- Dereham, opp Greenfields Road
- Dereham, adj Union Drift
- Eckling Grange, adj Windmill Avenue
- Eckling Grange, adj Hornbeam Drive
- Hockering, opp Victoria
- ⚠️️ Easton, opp Bawburgh Road
- Norfolk Showground, adj Premier Inn
- Cringleford Interchange (Stand A)
- Norwich, opp Lime Tree Road
- Norwich Bus Station (Stand C)
Norwich – Hockering – Dereham – Swaffham – King’s Lynn – Terrington – Wisbech – Thorney – Peterborough Norwich – Easton – Swaffham — stops in order
- Norwich Bus Station (Stand C)
- Norwich St Stephens Street (Stop BN)
- Norwich, adj Lime Tree Road
- Cringleford Interchange (Stand C)
- Norfolk Showground, opp Travel Inn
- ⚠️️ Easton, adj Bawburgh Road
- Hockering, adj Victoria
- Eckling Grange, opp Windmill Avenue
- Dereham, opp Union Drift
- Dereham, adj Greenfields Road
- Dereham, opp Sixth Form College
- Dereham, opp Jubilee Avenue
- Dereham Boots (S-bound)
- Dereham, opp Sandy Lane
- Scarning, adj Chestnut Road
- Scarning, opp Church
- Wendling, adj Hulver Street
- Wendling, opp Station Road
- Little Fransham, opp Station Road
- Necton, opp Dunham Turn
- Swaffham, opp Pedlars Meadow
- Swaffham, opp Kings Arms
- Swaffham, adj Fred Nicholson School
- Narborough, opp Narford Road
- East Winch, opp Carpenters Arms
- East Winch, adj Church
- Middleton, opp Church
- King’s Lynn, adj Hardwick Tesco
- King’s Lynn, adj McDonalds layby
- King’s Lynn, adj Southgate Street
- King’s Lynn Transport Interchange (Stand A)
- King’s Lynn, adj Railway Station
- King’s Lynn, opp Southgate Street
- King’s Lynn, opp Sandpiper Way
- Tilney All Saints, opp Layby
- Tilney High End, opp School Road
- Terrington St John, opp Kismet
- Walpole Highway, adj Post Office
- Walton Highway, opp The Highwayman
- Walsoken, opp Community Farm
- Wisbech, opp Waterlees Road
- Wisbech, opp Clarkson Court
- Wisbech Park Avenue (near)
- Wisbech Horse Fair Bus Station (Bay 3)
- Wisbech Oldfield Lane (near)
- Wisbech, opp Tesco
- Guyhirn Oak Tree Farm (near)
- Thorney Toll, opp Lindens Close
- Thorney, adj Duke of Bedford Sch
- Thorney, adj Park Gates
- Peterborough Queensgate Bus Stn (Bay 10)
📖 About Route excel A–D
The excel corridor is First Eastern Counties’ intercity route across the Fens and north Norfolk: Peterborough (Queensgate Bay 10) via Thorney and Wisbech to King’s Lynn, then Swaffham, Dereham and Hockering into Norwich Bus Station. Four lettered variants — A, B, C and D — share the corridor with different stopping patterns and short workings (not every bus runs the full Peterborough–Norwich length, which takes up to about 3½ hours).
It is a genuinely all-week service: buses run from early morning to late evening daily, with a reduced Sunday service, and King’s Lynn is the middle anchor — change there for the Norfolk coast (Coastliner) and local Lynx services. Check whether your journey is a full-route bus or a short working before travelling.
🎟️ Fares & Payment
Single fares are capped at £3 under the England national fare cap (confirmed to run until March 2027), so no single journey on this service costs more than £3. Contactless payment is accepted by the operators on this corridor; operator day and period tickets may be cheaper for return or multi-bus days, and PlusBus rail add-ons are valid in the Peterborough and Cambridge PlusBus zones.
⏰ Timetable Summary
- Monday to Friday: 07:00 first / 22:45 last from Peterborough Queensgate Bus Stn; 05:55 first / 23:00 last from Norwich Bus Station
- Saturdays: 07:30 first / 22:45 last from Peterborough Queensgate Bus Stn; 06:05 first / 23:00 last from Norwich Bus Station
- Sundays: 09:00 first / 19:00 last from Peterborough Queensgate Bus Stn; 06:30 first / 18:30 last from Norwich Bus Station
Times above summarise the current published timetable — individual journeys can start or finish at intermediate points, and school-day/college-day variations apply on some services. Always check the live timetable with First Eastern Counties before travelling.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What time is the first and last excel A–D bus?
On weekdays the first bus leaves at 07:00 and the last at 22:45 from Peterborough Queensgate Bus Stn. Weekend times differ — see the timetable summary above.
How much is the fare on the excel A–D?
No single fare costs more than £3 under the England fare cap (to March 2027). Contactless payment is accepted.
What is the difference between excel A, B, C and D?
They are lettered variants of the same corridor with different stopping patterns and start/finish points — some journeys run only part of the Peterborough–King’s Lynn–Norwich route. The destination and letter are shown on the bus and in the timetable.
Where do I catch it in Peterborough?
From Queensgate Bus Station (Bay 10) for most journeys — see the stop lists for the exact Peterborough departure point in each direction.
Route & timetable data: First Bus/Bus Open Data Service (BODS), timetable dated 13 October 2026 (service registration PF0000323/370) via bustimes.org (Bus Open Data Service / operator data), cross-checked against the Ring 1 inventory and First Eastern Counties’s published information (firstbus.co.uk), verified October 2026. Independently compiled by the BusUpdate editorial team; confirm time-sensitive details with the operator before travelling. See also: Peterborough bus routes & guides on BusUpdate.