Travel to Peterborough

Every way to reach Peterborough: 2 modes compared, with fares.

Peterborough is reachable from 53 places across 2 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 7 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 14m door to door. The nearest origin is 48 km away.

Checked October 1, 2026Priced for October 1, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Arriving

How people reach Peterborough

Every mode that actually calls at Peterborough, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.

One row per mode that actually calls here. Reach is the furthest origin that mode serves in a straight line.
ModeOriginsFromFastestReachOperators
Train98€11.881h 14m162 km5
Ferry8€27.8410h 7m332 km2
  • 53Places you can arrive from
  • 53Places you can leave for
  • 2Countries
  • 7Operators

Peterborough sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Peterborough railway station

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km9892%Cambridge, 48 km
200 to 600 km88%South Shields, 281 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Peterborough that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
United Kingdom10094%
Netherlands66%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Peterborough

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Peterborough

Rail
  • Peterborough railway station
  • Peterborough East railway station
  • Peterborough Crescent railway station
Bus
  • Whittlesey - Grosvenor Road
  • Queensgate Bus Station
Ferry
  • Poshboatz Boat Trips
Fares

The cheapest journeys into Peterborough

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Peterborough, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Leicester to Peterborough train€11.881h 18m60 km
Northampton to Peterborough train€11.881h 17m56 km
Cambridge to Peterborough train€11.881h 14m48 km
Bedford to Peterborough train€11.881h 16m51 km
Milton Keynes to Peterborough train€12.991h 23m68 km
Nottingham to Peterborough train€13.541h 24m74 km
Luton to Peterborough train€14.091h 29m78 km
Stevenage to Peterborough train€14.641h 26m75 km
Coventry to Peterborough train€16.291h 30m88 km
Mansfield to Peterborough train€16.291h 31m89 km
Enfield to Peterborough train€17.941h 39m103 km
Harrow to Peterborough train€19.041h 41m111 km
Archway to Peterborough train€19.591h 41m112 km
Brent to Peterborough train€19.591h 43m114 km
Islington to Peterborough train€20.141h 43m116 km
Oxford to Peterborough train€20.141h 44m114 km

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Peterborough railway station

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Popular trips to Peterborough

Common questions about Travel to Peterborough

How can I get to Peterborough?

Peterborough is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 53 places, across 2 countries, on services run by 7 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.

What is the cheapest way to get to Peterborough?

The cheapest way into Peterborough is by Train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 53 origins we sell into Peterborough over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.

What is the fastest way to get to Peterborough?

The fastest journey into Peterborough is by Train, at 1h 14m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 48 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.

Which stations and airports does Peterborough have?

Peterborough has 6 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Peterborough railway station, Peterborough East railway station, Peterborough Crescent railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

Where can I travel to Peterborough from within 200 km?

98 of the routes we sell into Peterborough start within 200 km. The nearest is Cambridge, 48 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.

Where else can I go from Peterborough in United Kingdom?

Peterborough connects to 53 places on our network across 2 countries, the furthest of them 332 km away in a straight line. United Kingdom routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.

Where these numbers come from

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances

Elsewhere in United Kingdom

The wider region

Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Peterborough afterward does not belong to us.

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What to book in Peterborough before you go

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Peterborough, with free cancellation on most of it.

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