Peterborough Bus Route 201/202: Bourne to Peterborough — Stops, Timetable & Fares (2026)

🚌 Peterborough Bus Route 201/202 — Bourne ↔ Peterborough

🚌 Route 201/202: Bourne ↔ Peterborough | 🏢 Delaine Buses | ⏱️ About every 60 minutes in the daytime | 💳 £3 fare cap · contactless | 📅 Monday to Saturday (no Sunday service)

The 201/202 is a Peterborough intercity/county bus service run by Delaine Buses. 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 We summarise published timetables — we do not publish invented per-stop times.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 201/202 Essential Information

  • Route: 201/202 — Bourne ↔ Peterborough (via Stamford)
  • Operator: Delaine Buses
  • Days: Monday to Saturday (no Sunday service)
  • First / last (weekday): 06:10 – 16:40 from Bourne Bus Station
  • Weekday journeys: 12 from Bourne Bus Station + 12 from Peterborough Queensgate Bus Stn
  • Frequency: about every 60 minutes in the daytime (pattern varies by journey)
  • Journey time: up to around 91 minutes end to end
  • Stops: 65 stops in the main direction (see list below)
  • Peterborough departure point: Queensgate Bus Station, Bay 9
  • Fare: single fares capped at £3 (see Fares & Payment)

🚏 Stops

Bourne via Stamford to Peterborough — stops in order

  1. Bourne Bus Station (Bay 2)
  2. Bourne, in Grammar School Grounds
  3. Bourne, opp Post Office
  4. Bourne, adj Manor Lane
  5. Westbourne Park (opp)
  6. Bourne, opp Beech Avenue
  7. Bourne, opp Toft Logs
  8. Lound, opp Village Lane End
  9. Toft, adj Fairways
  10. Witham Crossroads (S-bound)
  11. Carlby, opp High Street
  12. Essendine, opp Village Hall
  13. Ryhall, adj Mill Street
  14. Ryhall, adj Coppice Road
  15. Stamford, opp Borderville Sports Centre
  16. Stamford, adj Gwash Way
  17. Stamford, adj Markham Retail Park
  18. Stamford, opp Drift Road
  19. Stamford & Rutland Hospital (Stop A)
  20. Stamford School (opp)
  21. Stamford, opp Recreation Ground Road
  22. Stamford, opp Waitrose
  23. Stamford, opp Beverley Gardens
  24. Stamford, opp Waverley Gardens
  25. Stamford, adj Caledonian Road
  26. Stamford, adj Ayr Close
  27. Stamford, opp Belvoir Close
  28. Stamford, adj Fife Close
  29. Stamford, adj Aberdeen Close
  30. Stamford, adj Perth Road
  31. Stamford, adj Dickens Drive
  32. Stamford, opp The Danish Invader PH
  33. Stamford, adj Ermine Way
  34. Stamford, adj Queen’s Walk
  35. Stamford, opp Austin Friar’s Lane
  36. Stamford Bus Station (Bay 2)
  37. Stamford, opp Lambert Mews
  38. Stamford, adj Abbot’s Close
  39. Pilsgate, opp Burghley House Gates
  40. Pilsgate, adj Puddingbag Lane
  41. Barnack Cottages (opp)
  42. Barnack, opp B1443 Bus Shelter
  43. Barnack Bainton Road adj Little Northfields
  44. Bainton, adj St Marys Church
  45. West Street adj Helpston Garden Centre
  46. Helpston West Street opp John Clare Primary School
  47. Helpston Cross (Eastbound)
  48. Helpston, adj Rose Cottage
  49. Helpston, opp Arborfield Close
  50. Etton Cross Roads opp Woodcroft Road
  51. Glinton, adj Footbridge
  52. Werrington, opp Waterworks Lane
  53. Werrington, opp Hurn Road
  54. Werrington Loxley Centre (SE-bound)
  55. Werrington, adj Mill
  56. Werrington, adj The Spinney
  57. Werrington, opp Cock Inn
  58. Walton, opp Mancetter Square
  59. Walton, opp Marholm Road
  60. Walton Park (opp)
  61. Walton, adj Paul Pry
  62. Walton, opp Brotherhood Retail Park
  63. New England, opp Bourges Boulevard
  64. Peterborough Queensgate Bus Station (Arrivals)
  65. Peterborough, adj Burghley Road

Peterborough to Bourne via Stamford — stops in order

  1. Peterborough, adj Burghley Road
  2. Peterborough Queensgate Bus Stn (Bay 9)
  3. New England, adj Boulevard Retail Park
  4. Walton, adj Brotherhood Retail Park
  5. Walton, opp Paul Pry
  6. Walton, adj Marholm Road
  7. Walton, adj Mancetter Square
  8. Werrington, adj Cock Inn
  9. Werrington, opp The Spinney
  10. Werrington, opp Mill
  11. Werrington Loxley Centre (NW-bound)
  12. Werrington, adj Hurn Road
  13. Werrington, adj Waterworks Lane
  14. Glinton, opp Footbridge
  15. Etton Cross Roads adj Woodcroft Road
  16. Helpston, adj Arborfield Close
  17. Helpston, opp Rose Cottage
  18. Helpston Cross (Westbound)
  19. Helpston West Street adj John Clare Primary School
  20. West Street opp Helpston Garden Centre
  21. Bainton, opp St Marys Church
  22. Barnack Bainton Road opp Little Northfields
  23. Barnack, adj B1443 Bus Shelter
  24. Barnack Cottages (adj)
  25. Pilsgate, opp Puddingbag Lane
  26. Pilsgate, adj Burghley House Gates
  27. Stamford, opp Abbot’s Close
  28. Stamford, adj Phillips Court
  29. Stamford, opp All Saints’ Church
  30. Stamford, opp Beverley Gardens
  31. Stamford, opp Waverley Gardens
  32. Stamford, adj Caledonian Road
  33. Stamford, adj Ayr Close
  34. Stamford, opp Belvoir Close
  35. Stamford, adj Fife Close
  36. Stamford, adj Aberdeen Close
  37. Stamford, adj Perth Road
  38. Stamford, adj Dickens Drive
  39. Stamford, opp The Danish Invader PH
  40. Stamford, adj Ermine Way
  41. Stamford, adj Queen’s Walk
  42. Stamford, adj Waitrose
  43. Stamford, adj Recreation Ground Road
  44. Stamford School (o/s)
  45. Stamford & Rutland Hospital (Stop B)
  46. Stamford, opp Markham Retail Park
  47. Stamford, opp Gwash Way
  48. Stamford, adj Borderville Sports Centre
  49. Ryhall, opp Coppice Road
  50. Ryhall, opp Mill Street
  51. Essendine, outside Village Hall
  52. Carlby, adj High Street
  53. Witham Crossroads (N-bound)
  54. Toft, opp Fairways
  55. Lound, adj Village Lane End
  56. Bourne, adj Toft Logs
  57. Bourne, adj Beech Avenue
  58. Westbourne Park (adj)
  59. Bourne, opp Manor Lane
  60. Bourne, o/s Post Office
  61. Bourne, opp Town Hall
  62. Bourne Bus Station (Bay 2)
  63. Bourne, o/s Sainsburys
  64. Bourne, opp Bus Station
  65. Bourne, adj Town Hall
  66. Bourne, adj Austerby

📖 About Route 201/202

The 201/202 is Delaine’s Bourne–Stamford–Peterborough service: from Bourne Bus Station via Stamford (where it crosses the town) and the A6121 villages into Peterborough (Queensgate Bay 9) — about 1¼–1½ hours end to end. It is the only direct bus linking all three towns.

Buses run through the day Monday to Saturday (about 10–15 journeys each way), with no Sunday service. The two numbers are the two legs of one through service (registered as a single Delaine service) — your bus may show 201 or 202 depending on the leg; you stay on the same bus through Stamford.

🎟️ 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: 06:10 first / 16:40 last from Bourne Bus Station; 07:10 first / 18:15 last from Peterborough Queensgate Bus Stn
  • Saturdays: 06:40 first / 16:45 last from Bourne Bus Station; 09:00 first / 18:15 last from Peterborough Queensgate Bus Stn
  • Sundays: no service

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 Delaine Buses before travelling.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What time is the first and last 201/202 bus?
On weekdays the first bus leaves at 06:10 and the last at 16:40 from Bourne Bus Station. Weekend times differ — see the timetable summary above.

How much is the fare on the 201/202?
No single fare costs more than £3 under the England fare cap (to March 2027). Contactless payment is accepted.

What is the difference between the 201 and the 202?
They are the two numbered legs of the same Bourne–Stamford–Peterborough through service (one registration). Through passengers stay on the bus at Stamford.

Where do I catch it in Peterborough?
From Queensgate Bus Station (Bay 9) for most journeys — see the stop lists for the exact Peterborough departure point in each direction.

Route & timetable data: Delaine Buses/Bus Open Data Service (BODS), timetable dated 12 October 2026 (service registration PF0007016/2) via bustimes.org (Bus Open Data Service / operator data), cross-checked against the Ring 1 inventory and Delaine Buses’s published information (delainebuses.com), 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.

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