Peterborough Bus Route 27: Peterborough to Stamford — Stops, Timetable & Fares (2026)
🚌 Peterborough Bus Route 27 — Peterborough ↔ Stamford
🚌 Route 27: Peterborough ↔ Stamford | 🏢 Centrebus (Centrebus North) | 🗓️ Limited service — see times below | 💳 £3 fare cap · contactless | 📅 Monday to Saturday (no Sunday service)
The 27 is a Peterborough intercity/county bus service run by Centrebus (Centrebus North). 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 We summarise published timetables — we do not publish invented per-stop times.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 27 Essential Information
- Route: 27 — Peterborough ↔ Stamford (via Wittering, Castor & Ailsworth)
- Operator: Centrebus (Centrebus North)
- Days: Monday to Saturday (no Sunday service)
- First / last (weekday): 07:00 – 17:15 from Stamford Bus Station
- Weekday journeys: 5 from Stamford Bus Station + 6 from Peterborough Queensgate Bus Stn
- Journey time: up to around 82 minutes end to end
- Stops: 30 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
Stamford to Peterborough — stops in order
- Stamford Bus Station (Bay 3)
- Stamford, o/s High School
- Wothorpe, opp First Drift
- St Martin’s Without, adj Burghley Golf Course
- Wittering, adj Exeter Road
- Wittering, opp Village Store
- Wittering, adj Parker Road
- Wittering, nr Legg Road
- Wittering, adj Church Road
- Wittering, adj Brock Close
- Wansford, adj Robins Field
- Wansford, adj Old North Rd
- Wansford Black Swan Spinney (N-Bound)
- Sutton, opp Old Peterborough Road
- Ailsworth, adj Bus Shelter
- Castor, opp Village Hall
- Castor, opp Splash Lane
- Castor Heights (opp)
- Thorpe Wood, nr Police Headquarters
- Longthorpe, nr Fox and Hounds
- Longthorpe, opp Woburn Close
- Netherton Thorpe Hall (NE-bound)
- Longthorpe, opp Thorpe Meadows
- Peterborough, adj High School
- Peterborough, opp Kirkwood Close
- Peterborough Queensgate Bus Stn (Bay 10A)
- Peterborough, adj Craig Street
- Peterborough, adj Cobden Avenue
- Peterborough, adj Burghley Road
- Peterborough, nr Kings School
Peterborough to Stamford — stops in order
- Peterborough, nr Kings School
- Peterborough, opp Broadway Mansion
- Peterborough, opp Broadway Cinema
- Peterborough Tesco (Stop H)
- Peterborough Queensgate Bus Stn (Bay 9)
- Peterborough, adj Kirkwood Close
- Peterborough, opp High School
- Longthorpe, adj Thorpe Meadows
- Netherton Thorpe Hall (SW-bound)
- Longthorpe, adj Woburn Close
- Longthorpe, opp Fox and Hounds
- Thorpe Wood, opp Police Headquarters
- Castor Heights (adj)
- Castor, adj Splash Lane
- Castor, adj Village Hall
- Ailsworth, opp Bus Shelter
- Sutton, adj Old Peterborough Road
- Wansford Black Swan Spinney (S-Bound)
- Wansford, opp Old North Rd
- Wansford, opp Robins Field
- Wittering, adj Exeter Road
- Wittering, opp Village Store
- Wittering, adj Parker Road
- Wittering, nr Legg Road
- Wittering, adj Church Road
- Wittering, adj Brock Close
- Wittering, adj The Limes
- St Martin’s Without, opp Burghley Golf Course
- Wothorpe, adj First Drift
- Stamford, opp High School
- Stamford Bus Station (Bay 3)
📖 About Route 27
The 27 links Stamford Bus Station with Peterborough (Queensgate Bay 9) via Wansford-side villages, Wittering, Castor and Ailsworth — about 55–80 minutes depending on the journey pattern. It is the scenic Ailsworth/Castor alternative to the faster Delaine 201/202 via the A6121.
Current timetable data attributes the 27 to Centrebus (North); older listings (including Moovit) show Stagecoach East, which previously ran it. Only a handful of journeys run each day, Monday to Saturday, with no Sunday service.
🎟️ 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 / 17:15 last from Stamford Bus Station; 08:40 first / 18:35 last from Peterborough Queensgate Bus Stn
- Saturdays: 07:15 first / 16:20 last from Stamford Bus Station; 08:35 first / 17:35 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 Centrebus before travelling.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What time is the first and last 27 bus?
On weekdays the first bus leaves at 07:00 and the last at 17:15 from Stamford Bus Station. Weekend times differ — see the timetable summary above.
How much is the fare on the 27?
No single fare costs more than £3 under the England fare cap (to March 2027). Contactless payment is accepted.
Who runs the 27 now?
Centrebus (North), per current Bus Open Data timetables (October 2026). Older guides listing Stagecoach East are out of date.
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: Centrebus Group/Bus Open Data Service (BODS), timetable dated 19 October 2026 (service registration PF1056524/232) via bustimes.org (Bus Open Data Service / operator data), cross-checked against the Ring 1 inventory and Centrebus’s published information (centrebus.info), 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.