Bayard Plaza is well served by both road and rail links with direct links to London by train and access to the A1 by car in less than 10 minutes. Peterborough Railway station is the main station of the East Coast Mainline, serviced by Virgin Trains East Coast, and it recently received a £43 million upgrade to deliver even more reliable services and greater capacity. 2018 also saw the launch of the new Thameslink connection enabling direct access to Gatwick and Luton airports as well as St Pancras international railway station.