excel - Norwich - Dereham - Swaffham - Kings Lynn - Wisbech - Peterborough

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...

All single journeys for adults and young people are currently capped at a maximum of £2, as part of HM Government's Single Fare Cap.

Travelling regularly...

We sell a great range of money saving tickets for multiple days or journeys, giving you the flexibility to buy the right ticket to suit when, where and how often you travel.  You'll always find the best range of options exclusively on our FREE First Bus App and some can also be bought on board the bus with contactless or even cash...the exact fare is best!

Weekly ticket - allows 7 consecutive days unlimited travel - buy on app or on bus
10-trip ticket - valid for any 10 single journeys in 28 days - buy on app
Monthly ticket - unlimited travel for a whole month - buy on app

The best value options are shown below, 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.

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.

Network Ticket

Valid on all of our buses, anywhere, any time.

And if you're under 20 and in full time education, we offer a range of discounted Student Saver tickets.  They're ideal to get to and from school, college or sixth form and give you FREE unlimited travel in the evenings, at weekends and during some holidays too!

Travelling together? You'll save with a High5 ticket... 

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... buy on app or on bus. FInd out more about High5 tickets here.

  *maximum of 2 adults aged 20+

Download your PDF copy of our timetable to find out more about our different excel and excel fares & tickets.