Seasonal changes to Peterborough Transit routes start August 31, 2025

Peterborough Transit will implement seasonal service enhancements including extended hours of service and increased frequency on some routes beginning Sunday, August 31, 2025.  

Route 5 The Parkway 

Late-night Northbound service will be reinstated on weekdays and weekends from Sunday, August 31 until the end of April 2026. Northbound Route 5 finishes at 2:30 a.m. Monday to Saturday, and at 12:30 a.m. on Sunday and Holidays. 

Route 6 Sherbrooke 

Late-night service will be reinstated on weekdays and weekends from Sunday, August 31, until the end of April 2026. Westbound Route 6 finishes at 3:17 a.m. Monday to Saturday and 1:17 a.m. on Sundays and Holidays. 

Route 7 Lansdowne 

Route 7 Lansdowne rush hour 7B trip at 7:20 a.m. from Willowcreek Boulevard to Fleming College will be reinstated as of September 2.  

Route 7 Lansdowne and Route 9 Parkhill  

Westbound and Eastbound: morning and afternoon trips serving high schools will be reinstated starting September 2.  

Route 11 Water 

Route 11 and 11A Water serving Trent University will be reinstated on Tuesday September 2 and run until the end of April 2026. 

Detours and terminal construction 

Peterborough Transit will adjust routes for construction detours as they arise. The following routes have detours in place while construction projects are underway: 

Routes 2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 22 and 23 are relocated to temporary stops at the downtown Terminal due to construction. Signs are posted on-site, and the Customer Service Desk at the Transit Terminal remains open. Please see the website for further information: peterborough.ca/TransitStops. 

Route 6 Sherbrooke Eastbound detour at Hillard Street 

A temporary bus stop is located on Barnardo at Activity Haven shelter.  

• Eastbound will travel from Water Street to Barnardo Avenue to Dumble to Hillard where it returns to regular route. 

Route 7 Lansdowne and Route 9 Parkhill at Eastbank Drive 

From Nassau Mills Road, turns right on Pioneer Road, left onto East Bank Drive and then left onto Gzowski Way, where it returns to regular route.  

Route 9 Parkhill detour at Brealey Drive 

Temporary bus stops are located on Sherbrooke Street just east of Brealey Drive during the construction period. 

• Westbound routes will travel from Brealey Drive to Sherbrooke Street to Denure Drive to Kawartha Heights Boulevard to Cherryhill Road to Brealey Drive, where it returns to its regular route. 
• Eastbound routes will travel from Brealey Drive to Cherryhill Road to Kawartha Heights Boulevard to Denure Drive, to Sherbrooke Drive to Brealey Drive, where it returns to its regular route. 

Stay up to date with service changes 

Transit customers are encouraged to check route schedules and stay up to date with adjustments to Transit routes, including weather delays, service interruptions and cancellations: 

• Follow Peterborough Transit on Facebook @Peterborough Transit Service Alerts or X @ptbo_transit 
• Plan your trip using Google Maps  
• Use the live Transit tracker at pt.mytransitride.com that has a trip planner, shows the locations of buses on routes and estimated time of arrival at each stop.  
• Call customer service at 705-745-0525