Getting Around

Many venues are within walking distance from each other but we also offer some free buses to help you go further afield.

You can also download pdf versions of our bus timetables

Saturday bus timetable

	Bus 1	Bus 2	Bus 3	Bus 1	Bus 2	Bus 3	Bus 1	Bus 2	Bus 3	Bus 1	Bus 2	Bus 3	Bus 1	Bus 2	Bus 3	Bus 1
01 Discovery Museum	17:30	17:50	18:10	18:30	18:50	19:10	19:30	19:50	20:10	20:30	20:50	21:10	21:30	21:50	22:10	22:30
02 Great North Museum: Hancock	17:39	17:59	18:19	18:39	18:59	19:19	19:39	19:59	20:19	20:39	20:59	21:19	21:39	21:59	22:19	22:39
03 Laing Art gallery	17:43	18:03	18:23	18:43	19:03	19:23	19:43	20:03	20:23	20:43	21:03	21:23	21:43	22:03	22:23	22:43
04 Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art	17:51	18:11	18:31	18:51	19:11	19:31	19:51	20:11	20:31	20:51	21:11	21:31	21:51	22:11	22:31	22:51
05 Shipley Art Gallery	18:01	18:21	18:41	19:01	19:21	19:41	20:01	20:21	20:41	21:01	21:21	21:41	22:01	22:21	22:41
06 Gateshead Central Library	18:03	18:23	18:43	19:03	19:23	19:43	20:03	20:23	20:43	21:03	21:23	21:43	22:03	22:23	22:43
07 Gateshead High Street	18:05	18:25	18:45	19:05	19:25	19:45	20:05	20:25	20:45	21:05	21:25	21:45	22:05	22:25	22:45
08 Tyne Bridge (Newcastle side)	18:08	18:28	18:48	19:08	19:28	19:48	20:08	20:28	20:48	21:08	21:28	21:48	22:08	22:28	22:48
09 Central Station	18:13	18:33	18:53	19:13	19:33	19:53	20:13	20:33	20:53	21:13	21:33	21:53	22:13	22:33	22:53
01 Discovery Museum	18:18	18:38	18:58	19:18	19:38	19:58	20:18	20:38	20:58	21:18	21:38	21:58	22:18	22:38	22:58

Stop Information:

01 Discovery Museum stop also get off here for Maple Terrace Masonic Hall, Alphabetti Theatre, Dance City, D6: Culture in Transit, Newcastle Arts Centre / Assembly House / The Black Swan Bar

02 Great North Museum: Hancock stop also get off here for Farrell Centre, Gallagher & Turner, Hatton Gallery

03 Laing Art Gallery stop also get off here for Newcastle City Library

04 BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art stop get off here for Orbis Community - High Street, Maker Space, Orbis Community - West Street

05 Shipley Art Gallery stop

06 Gateshead Central Library stop

07 Gateshead High Street stop also get off here for The Kittiwake Trust Multilingual Library, Green Heart Collective, Orbis Community (West Street), Orbis Community (High Street) Vane, Maker Space

08 Tyne Bridge stop also get off here for Newcastle Cathedral, Kelburn House (The Hub Studios, Arcadea), High Bridge Works

09 Central Station stop get off here for trains, Metros and other buses. Also get off here for, Cathedral Church of St. Mary, Newcastle Arts Centre / Assembly House / The Black Swan Bar, Newcastle Castle

Metro: Anyone travelling on Tyne and Wear Metro can save on adult Metro fares by using Pop Pay As You Go. Tyne and Wear Metro is our official Travel Partner.

Ouseburn shuttle bus

Friday only (6-10.30pm) stopping every 15 minutes at:

01 Flea Circus also get off here for Star and Shadow Cinema, Biscuit Tin Studios (service ends here at 10.30pm)

02 The Biscuit Factory also get off here for The NewBridge Project, Design Feminisms Research Group, Christ Church, Shieldfield Art Works, Incubate Printing, Cobalt Studios

03 Northern Print also get off here for The Find

04 36 Lime Street also get off here for Seven Stories, Jim Edwards Studio Gallery, Ouseburn Farm ft Network Artists North East, Victoria Tunnel, The Time Bandits

05 Hotel Du Vin also get off here for Toffee Factory, Bottleworks

06 Hoults Yard

Gateshead shuttle bus

Saturday only (6-10.30pm) Stopping every 30 minutes at:

01 Shipley Art Gallery also get off here for Gateshead Central Library, the Stagecoach bus service for Newcastle venues (service ends here at 10pm)

02 Bensham Grove Community Centre

03 Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art also get off here for The Kittiwake Trust Multilingual Library, Green Heart Collective, Orbis Community (West Street), Orbis Community (High Street) Vane, Maker Space

04 St Mary's Heritage Centre

05 The Soundroom

06 Dunston Staiths

Visiting by plane

Newcastle International Airport is served by many airlines providing direct links from top international and UK destinations, and is only eight miles from the city centre. The region’s metro service provides direct and frequent links to the heart of Newcastle in just 20 minutes.

Visiting by car

The A1(M) passes through NewcastleGateshead linking the area to London, the South, Scotland and major routes across the country. The A69 links west to Carlisle, the Lake District and, via the M6, to the South and West of England.

Visiting by rail

Direct rail services run from many UK cities to Newcastle Central Station. National Express operate the East Coast mainline from London King's Cross to Scotland via Newcastle and the CrossCountry route links the region with Scotland, the Midlands and the South West. Northern Rail operate from Carlisle, Teesside and beyond, while TransPennine Express services run from Manchester, Liverpool and stations across Yorkshire. A new London King's Cross service to Sunderland is operated by Grand Central Trains.

Newcastle Central Station is within easy walking distance of many central destinations and is well connected by Metro, QuayLink, bus and taxi.

For more information contact National Rail Enquiries on:

www.nationalrail.co.uk

Tel 08457 48 49 50

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