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Welcome to Peterborough Transit
The customer service area at the Simcoe Street Bus Terminal is open for pass sales and inquiries during regular hours. Washrooms are available on request.
Peterborough Transit provides real-time service updates on their X account @ptbo_transit and on Facebook Peterborough Transit Service Alerts.
Do you want to know when your bus will arrive at your stop? My Transit Ride-GPS Tracker includes live tracking of where your bus is, along with a helpful Trip Planner for all your Peterborough Transit needs.
Please contact the customer service line at 705-745-0525 for transit-related questions. Our Rules and Guidelines page includes general guidance for Transit riders.
Peterborough Transit's regular routes run every day and all buses on regular routes are fully accessible.
You can take Transit on most holidays. We operate on the Sunday/holiday service schedule on the following days:
There is no Transit service on Christmas Day, December 25 or New Year's Day, January 1.
Trans-Cab Service is provided in areas of the City not serviced by regular bus routes. From these areas, you can take a taxi to and from the nearest Trans-Cab stop. Trans-Cab service is available on the following Routes: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9. To find the Trans-Cab stops, use our interactive map. Turn on the Layers List (button found on top right of screen) and select Trans-Cab from the checklist. Trans-Cab is operated by Capital Taxi.
Taking Trans-Cab service to the bus
To take Trans-Cab to get to a bus stop:
1. Make sure you are in an area that is marked as a Trans-Cab zone.
2. Dial 705-742-4242 at least an hour before you would like to be at a bus stop.
3. A taxi will pick you up and take you to the nearest Trans-Cab stop (marked on the map as TC).
Note: The Trans-Cab fare is $3.75 which includes the taxi and bus portion of your trip. Pay the cab driver.
Taking Trans-Cab service from the bus
During heavy snow falls and when roads become slippery, certain routes will be modified as indicated below. Notifications will be posted on our X and Facebook accounts when the snow routes are being used.
Route 3 Park
Northbound avoiding the slope of Wolsley/Barnardo turn-Chemong to Bellevue to Barnardo
Northbound avoiding the Goodfellow hill-Clonsilla to Ford to Chamberlain
Route 4 Weller
Eastbound to Westbound avoiding the Hunter St. hill - Maria to Rogers to Hunter - the bus will hold on Rogers St. until the appropriate time point to turn left onto Hunter and resume regular route.
Westbound avoiding the turn from Hospital to Weller-Hospital to Medical to Weller
Eastbound avoiding the turn from Weller to Hospital-Weller to Medical to Alexander
Route 5 The Parkway
Both directions avoiding the Goodfellow hill-continuing along Clonsilla
Route 6 Sherbrooke
Westbound avoiding the Hilliard hill - Hilliard to Marina to Water to George.
Eastbound avoiding the Hilliard hill - Water to Marina to Hilliard.
Eastbound avoiding Sherbrooke hill - Sherbrooke to Clonsilla to Charlotte to Monaghan to Sherbrooke.
Westbound avoiding Sherbrooke hill - Sherbrooke to Monaghan to Charlotte to Clonsilla to Sherbrooke.
Eastbound avoiding Spillsbury and Kawartha Heights - Fleming College Way to Brealey to Kawartha Heights to Woodglade.
Westbound avoiding Kawartha Heights and Spillsbury - Woodglade to Kawartha Heights to Brealey to Fleming College Way.
Route 8 Monaghan
Eastbound avoiding Sherbrooke hill - Monaghan to Charlotte to Clonsilla to Sherbrooke.
Westbound avoiding Sherbrooke hill - Sherbrooke to Clonsilla to Charlotte to Monaghan.
Southbound avoiding the Fairbairn hill - Towerhill to Chemong to Wolsley to Fairbairn to regular route.
Northbound avoiding the Fairbairn hill - Fairbairn to Wolsley to Chemong to Towerhill to regular route.
Route 11A Water
Northbound avoiding the Stewart hill - McDonnel to Donegal to Murray to Park to McDonnel.
Route 12 Otonabee
Outbound avoiding Milford and Middlefield-continuing along Otonabee.
Avoiding Maxwell to Collison-continuing along Bensfort to River Road South.
Community Bus 22 Blue
Avoiding the Hilliard hill and Barnardo hill-Hilliard to Dutton to Fairhaven to Dutton to Hilliard to Marina to Water to George.
Contact Us
City Hall
500 George St. N.
Peterborough, ON
K9H 3R9
Phone: 705-742-7777
Toll Free: 1-855-738-3755
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