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www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/easterncounties/easterncounties/excel/index.php for express buses at Peterborough
www.stagecoachbus.com/peterborough for timetables
www.stagecoachbus.com/peterborough/localoffers_527.html for bargain tickets
www.travelchoice.org.uk for Peterborough travel information and all the latest bus timetables
www.peterborough.gov.uk/page-11448 A booklet of all Peterborough’s buses. Or buy from the bus station’s Travelchoice centre – now open on Saturdays at last
www.traveline.info or 0871 200 22 33, 07.00 – 22.00 daily, for nationwide bus times
www.transportdirect.info for a journey planner for all forms of travel that also checks your carbon dioxide emissions
www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/easterncounties/easterncounties/excel/index.php for express buses at Peterborough
www.stagecoachbus.com/peterborough for timetables
www.stagecoachbus.com/peterborough/localoffers_527.html for bargain tickets
www.travelchoice.org.uk for Peterborough travel information and all the latest bus timetables
www.peterborough.gov.uk/page-11448 A booklet of all Peterborough’s buses. Or buy from the bus station’s Travelchoice centre – now open on Saturdays at last
www.traveline.info or 0871 200 22 33, 07.00 – 22.00 daily, for nationwide bus times
www.transportdirect.info for a journey planner for all forms of travel that also checks your carbon dioxide emissions
Coaches
National Express coaches serve Peterborough and Spalding.
www.nationalexpress.com/coach/index.cfm
National Express coaches serve Peterborough and Spalding.
www.nationalexpress.com/coach/index.cfm
Trains
Peterborough has trains in all directions, with direct services to Norwich, Burys St Edmunds, Ipswich, Colchester, Cambridge, Stansted Airport, London, Leicester, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Nottingham, Lincoln, Doncaster, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness, to name but 20. There are plenty of bargains, e.g. singles to Glasgow start from £13-35.
Peterborough has trains in all directions, with direct services to Norwich, Burys St Edmunds, Ipswich, Colchester, Cambridge, Stansted Airport, London, Leicester, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Nottingham, Lincoln, Doncaster, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness, to name but 20. There are plenty of bargains, e.g. singles to Glasgow start from £13-35.
www.plusbus.info Save money by adding bus travel to your train ticket for either or both ends of your journey, with a PlusBus daily or season ticket. Available for 235 towns and cities. Unfortunately Peterborough’s PlusBus zone only extends as far as Market Deeping, Deeping St James, Newborough and Thorney, and not Crowland. But it may be useful at the other end of your train journey.
www.nationalrail.co.uk for nationwide train times or 08457 48 49 50, 24 hours, daily. For ‘real train time’ information at any UK station click on ‘Live Departures and Arrivals’ or use ‘TrainTracker’ to get a text to your mobile.
www.traintaxi.co.uk for taxi information at any railway station.
www.railcard.co.uk on how to save one-third off fares with railcards.
www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com for booking tickets. Although a train operator’s website you can book tickets for any train journey on any operator. There are no booking fees, no charge for posting your tickets, free seat reservations, and for travel on their own services there is a 10% discount for booking online. You can usually book up to 3 months ahead, so take advantage of cheap Advance tickets. It’s usually cheaper to buy singles. Beware that with an Advance ticket you are tied to a particular train.
www.nationalrail.co.uk for nationwide train times or 08457 48 49 50, 24 hours, daily. For ‘real train time’ information at any UK station click on ‘Live Departures and Arrivals’ or use ‘TrainTracker’ to get a text to your mobile.
www.traintaxi.co.uk for taxi information at any railway station.
www.railcard.co.uk on how to save one-third off fares with railcards.
www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com for booking tickets. Although a train operator’s website you can book tickets for any train journey on any operator. There are no booking fees, no charge for posting your tickets, free seat reservations, and for travel on their own services there is a 10% discount for booking online. You can usually book up to 3 months ahead, so take advantage of cheap Advance tickets. It’s usually cheaper to buy singles. Beware that with an Advance ticket you are tied to a particular train.
Cycling
Crowland is close to Peterborough’s Green Wheel cycle route network and on Lincolnshire County Council’s The Deepings cycle route.
Peterborough’s Cycle Route Map is £2 from the Travelchoice Centre at the bus station or from cycle shops.
http://microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk
Crowland is close to Peterborough’s Green Wheel cycle route network and on Lincolnshire County Council’s The Deepings cycle route.
Peterborough’s Cycle Route Map is £2 from the Travelchoice Centre at the bus station or from cycle shops.
http://microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk
· Travelling one mile by car produces 296g of CO2
· Travelling one mile by bus produces 133g of CO2
· Travelling one mile by bike produces 0g of CO2
· Travelling one mile on foot produces 0g of CO2
Car sharing
With 38 million empty car seats on the roads every day and the price of fuel it makes sense to try and car share!
With 38 million empty car seats on the roads every day and the price of fuel it makes sense to try and car share!
Your guide to travel in and around Crowland