Spalding Bus Route 3: Spalding to Boston — Stops, Timetable & Fares (2026)
🚌 Spalding Bus Route 3 — Spalding ↔ Boston
🚌 Route 3: Spalding ↔ Boston | 🏢 Stagecoach East Midlands | ⏱️ Limited service — 2 departures on weekdays | 💳 £3 fare cap · £2 from Jan 2027 | 📅 Monday to Friday
The 3 is a bus service run by Stagecoach East Midlands in the Spalding area. This page gives the stops in order, an honest summary of the timetable (first and last buses and how often they run, by day), fares and the questions riders ask most.
📋 Route 3 Essential Information
- Route: 3 — Spalding ↔ Boston
- Operator: Stagecoach East Midlands
- Days: Monday to Friday
- First / last (weekday): 07:07 – 07:32 from Spalding
- Frequency: limited service — 2 departures on weekdays (less frequent early morning and evening)
- Journey time: around 58 minutes end to end
- Stops: 38 stops in the main direction (see list below)
- Fare: single fares capped at £3 (see Fares & Payment)
🗺️ Route 3 Stops
🚏 Stops Towards Boston — in order
- Spalding Bus Station (Bay 2)
- Spalding, adj Kings Road
- Spalding, adj Mail Cart PH
- Pinchbeck, opp Wardentree Lane
- Pinchbeck, opp St Mary's Church
- Pinchbeck, adj The Bull Inn
- Pinchbeck, opp Oldham Drive
- Pinchbeck, adj Milestone Lane
- Surfleet, opp Wood's Lane
- Surfleet, opp St Laurence Church
- Surfleet, adj Bird's Drove
- Belnie Lane (opp)
- Gosberton, adj The Five Bells PH
- Burtoft Lane (adj)
- Sutterton, opp Love Lane
- Sutterton, adj Bell Mere Pool
- Sutterton, opp Bell Mere Pool
- Sutterton, opp Monarchs Road
- Sutterton, adj Ropers Bridge Lane
- Kirton, adj Woodside Road
- Kirton Middlecott School
- Kirton, opp War Memorial
- Kirton, adj Woodlands Court
- Frampton, opp Middlegate Road
- Frampton, opp Millfield Lane West
- Wyberton, adj Ralphs Lane
- Wyberton London Road (SE-bound)
- Wyberton, opp Spar Shop
- Wyberton, opp Winter Way
- Wyberton, adj Delfield Road
- Wyberton, adj Tytton Lane West
- Boston, opp Hunters Creek
- Boston, o/s St Thomas Church
- Boston, adj The Range
- Boston, adj Stells Lane
- Boston, opp Whitehorse Lane
- Boston Bus Station (Bay 9)
- Boston College Car Park (in)
2 weekday departures from Spalding: first 07:07, last 07:32.
🚏 Stops Towards Spalding — in order
- Boston Bus Station (Bay 9)
- Boston, o/s Boots
- Boston, o/s Greyfriars Surgery
- Boston, opp The Range
- Boston, opp St Thomas Church
- Boston, adj St Thomas Drive
- Boston, o/s Hunters Creek
- Wyberton, opp Tytton Lane West
- Wyberton, adj Cavendish Drive
- Wyberton, adj Winter Way
- Wyberton, adj Spar Shop
- Wyberton London Road (NW-bound)
- Wyberton, opp Ralphs Lane
- Frampton, adj Millfield Lane West
- Frampton, adj Middlegate Road
- Kirton, opp Woodlands Court
- Kirton, adj War Memorial
- Kirton, opp Woodside Road
- Kirton Middlecott School
- Sutterton, opp Ropers Bridge Lane
- Sutterton, adj Monarchs Road
- Sutterton, adj Bell Mere Pool
- Sutterton, adj Love Lane
- Burtoft Lane (opp)
- Gosberton Bank, adj Cooks Road
- Gosberton, opp The Five Bells PH
- Belnie Lane (adj)
- Surfleet, opp Bird's Drove
- Surfleet, adj St Laurence Church
- Surfleet, adj Wood's Lane
- Pinchbeck, adj Oldham Drive
- Pinchbeck, opp The Bull Inn
- Pinchbeck, adj St Mary's Church
- Pinchbeck, adj Wardentree Lane
- Spalding, opp Beck Road
- Spalding, adj Chappell Centre
- Spalding Bus Station (Southbound)
15 weekday departures from Boston: first 08:15, last 16:30.
🎫 Fares & Payment
- Fare cap: single fares on this service are capped at £3 under the England national fare cap — the cap falls to £2 from 1 January 2027. See BusUpdate’s fare cap guide.
- Paying: most operators in this area accept contactless bank cards and mobile payment as well as cash; smaller community operators may differ — check with Stagecoach East Midlands for this route.
- Day tickets: if you make several journeys, ask the driver about Stagecoach East Midlands day tickets, which can beat paying capped singles.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What time is the first 3 bus from Spalding?
On weekdays the first 3 leaves Spalding at 07:07.
What time is the last 3 bus?
On weekdays the last 3 from Spalding is at 07:32 (the last bus from Boston is at 16:30).
How often does the 3 run?
Limited service — 2 departures on weekdays on weekdays; the service runs monday to friday.
How much is the fare on the 3?
Single fares are capped at £3 under the England fare cap (£2 from 1 January 2027).
Timetable & stop data: bustimes.org (open data — Bus Open Data Service / Traveline / NaPTAN), extracted and verified October 2026. Independently compiled by the BusUpdate editorial team; confirm time-sensitive details with Stagecoach East Midlands before travelling. See also: buses in Spalding on BusUpdate.