excel - Norwich - Dereham - Swaffham - Kings Lynn - Wisbech - Peterborough
***Due to the coronavirus outbreak, a temporary timetable is in operation on excel until further notice - click here for details***
Welcome Aboard...your frequent, comfortable, cross country connections along the A47 corridor, seven days a week.
It's ideal whether you're commuting, heading to school or college, catching a train or enjoying a day of leisure exploring one of the fascinating places on route...check our our Explore Norfolk & North Suffolk pages for some ideas.
No matter when, where or why you travel, there's a journey choice to suit you...we've even given each option a letter to make it easier to find yours, and they're shown on the front of the buses too.
As well as a bus up to every 30 minutes along the whole route from Norwich to Peterborough, our excel services include...
- Fast buses up to every 30 minutes between Dereham and Norwich taking just 35 minutes, with extra journeys at peak times and new evening journeys.
- A combined daytime frequency of three buses per hour between Dereham and Norwich.
- Fast journeys between King's Lynn or Swaffham direct to/from Norwich fast via the A47 Dereham bypass, operating up to every hour Monday to Saturday daytimes.
You can get on board excel...
along the full length of the route...
up to every 30 minutes on Monday to Saturday daytimes
up to every hour on Sundays, public holidays and in the evenings
between Dereham and Norwich...
up to every 15 minutes on Monday to Saturday daytimes
with a non-stop bus fast to & from the city up to every 15 minutes on Monday to Saturday daytimes
up to every hour on Sundays, public holidays and in the evenings
Download your PDF copy of our timetable to find out more about our different excel services.
Our dedicated fleet of buses have been designed especially for excel, with your comfort in mind. As well as being some of the most environmentally-friendly buses currently available, we've added some great features we just know you'll love...
We’ve got a great range of fares to suit everyone and that you can buy from the driver with contactless or cash. For our best prices you can buy those for a day or longer direct to your smartphone an mTicket on our free First Bus App. Some of the best value options are shown here, but for full details you can visit the fares section of our website.
EXCEL Zone...
Valid on all excel buses, anywhere between Peterborough and Norwich Bus Station.
Day |
Week |
10-trip |
Month |
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| mTicket | on bus | mTicket | on bus | mTicket | mTicket | on bus | |
| Adult | £10.50 | £11 | £23.30 | £24 | £24 | £81.50 | £84 |
| Young Person | £7.50 | £8 | £17.30 | £18 | £18 | £60.50 | £63 |
| High5 Group | £17 | £18 |
Norwich Zone...
Valid on all excel buses anywhere between New Scarning, Dereham and Norwich as well as all of our other buses within the Norwich Zone.
Click here to explore our Network Norwich bus routes.
Day |
Week |
10-trip |
Month |
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| mTicket | on bus | mTicket | on bus | mTicket | mTicket | on bus | |
|
Adult |
£4.80 | £5 | £19.30 | £20 | £20 | £67.50 | £70 |
|
Young Person |
£3.60 | £3.80 | £14.30 | £15 | £15 | £50 | £52 |
| High5 Group | £8.50 | £9 |
Network Ticket
Valid on all of our buses, anywhere, any time.
Day |
Week |
10-trip |
Month |
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| mTicket | on bus | mTicket | on bus | mTicket | mTicket | on bus | |
| Adult | £12.50 | £13 | £29.30 | £30 | £30 | £102.50 | £105 |
| Young Person | £9 | £9.50 | £22.30 | £23 | £23 | £78 | £81 |
| High5 Group | £21 | £22 |
Our weekly and monthly tickets are valid for unlimited travel in your chosen area, whilst the ticket allows ten single trips and is ideal if you use the bus less often but still want to save money every time you travel!
For even greater savings, we also offer annual tickets for adults or young people, or if you're in full time education, our Student Saver tickets offer great deals exclusively for students...just click here to find out more.
Whether there’s two adults or a family or group of up to five people* our High5 tickets offer great value for a day out by bus. Valid for a day’s unlimited travel in your chosen area. (* maximum of 2 adults). FInd out more about High5 tickets here.
Download your PDF copy of our timetable to find out more about our different excel and excel fares & tickets.
Network maps
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Route maps
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Fare Zone Maps
Download your own PDF map of each of our fare zones or areas.
Network Norwich
Bus routes taking you all across our fine city and beyond.
X1 X11 Lowestoft or Belton - Gt Yarmouth - Norwich
Welcome to the X1 & X11 – your direct, quality connections along the east coast, and then fast between Great Yarmouth and Norwich.
X2 X21 X22 Lowestoft - Beccles - Norwich
***Due to the coronavirus outbreak, a temporary timetable is in operation on X2|X21|X22 until further notice - click here for details*** Welcome to your frequent connections between the Waveney towns of Lowestoft & Beccles, and the fine city of Norwich.
Coastal Clipper 1|1A & 99
***Due to the coronavirus outbreak, a temporary timetable is in operation on Coastal Clipper 1|1A & 99 until further notice - click here for details*** Whether you live and work on the east coast of Norfolk & Suffolk or are enjoying a great holiday or short break, there’s loads to see and do!
Great Yarmouth & Gorleston Town Buses
***Due to the coronavirus outbreak, a temporary timetable is in operation on Great Yarmouth town buses until further notice - click here for details*** We run a network of bus services all over the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston town areas, reaching out to Caister-on-Sea, Burgh Castle, Bradwell...