The Late Shows 2025

16 - 17 May

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 17 May Bus Timetable - Service LS1

  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 Quayside/The Law Courts 17:49 18:09 18:29 18:49 19:09 19:29 19:49 20:09 20:29 20:49 21:09 21:29 21:49 22:09 22:29 22:49
05 Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art 17:52 18:12 18:32 18:52 19:12 19:32 19:52 20:12 20:32 20:52 21:12 21:32 21:52 22:12 22:32 22:52
06 Gateshead High Street 18:56 18:16 18:36 19:56 19:16 19:36 20:56 20:16 20:36 21:56 21:16 21:36 22:56 22:16 22:36
07 Shipley Art Gallery 18:04 18:24 18:44 19:04 19:24 19:44 20:04 20:24 20:44 21:04 21:24 21:44 22:04 22:24 22:44
08 Gateshead Central Library 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
09 Askew Road Bus Gate 18:09 18:29 18:49 19:09 19:29 19:49 20:09 20:29 20:49 21:09 21:29 21:49 22:09 22:29 22:49
10 Tyne Bridge Newcastle 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
11 Central Station 18:15 18:35 18:55 19:15 19:35 19:55 20:15 20:35 20:55 21:15 21:35 21:55 22:15 22:35 22:55

Stop Information:

01 Discovery Museum also get off here for Tyneside Irish Centre, Blackfriars, The Coach House, D6: Culture in Transit, Arcadea, Alphabetti Theatre, Summerhill Bowling Club, Maple Terrace Masonic Hall
02 Great North Museum: Hancock also get off here for Haylofts, Hatton Gallery, Farrell Centre, Hancock Gallery, Northumbria University
03 Laing Art Gallery also get off here for Cobalt Central NCL, Castle Fine Art, Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle City Library, African Lives in Northern England, Neuro Gallery X WHQ
04 Quayside/The Law Courts also get off here for Live Theatre, Bessie Surtees House
05 Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art also get off here for the LS2 shuttle bus service for Gateshead venues (last entry to Gateshead venues at 2130)
06 Gateshead High Street also get off here for Green Heart Collective, Gateway Studio, Orbis Community (West Street), The Kittiwake Trust Multilingual Library
07 Shipley Art Gallery also get off here for the LS2 shuttle bus service for Gateshead venues
08 Gateshead Central Library
09 Askew Road Bus Gate also get off here for The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, St Mary's Heritage Centre, Station East, Atlas North East, Maker Space, Vane
10 Tyne Bridge Newcastle also get off here for Newcastle Cathedral, Newcastle Castle, Bessie Surtees House, Newcastle Contemporary Art & High Bridge Works
11 Central Station also get off here for Newcastle Arts Centre / The Black Swan, The Common Room, Cathedral Church of St. Mary

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.

Saturday 17 May Bus Timetable - Service LS2

Saturday only (6-10.30pm) Stopping every 30 minutes at:
01 Shipley Art Gallery also get off here for the LS1 Stagecoach bus service for Newcastle venues (service ends here at 22:10)
18:00, 18:35, 19:05, 19:35, 20:05, 20:35, 21:05, 21:40
02 Gateshead Central Library 18:01, 18:36, 19:06, 19:36, 20:06, 20:36, 21:06, 21:41
03 Bensham Grove Community Centre 18:04, 18:39, 19:09, 19:39, 20:09, 20:39, 21:09, 21:44
04 Askew Road Bus Gate also get off here for Station East, Atlas North East, Maker Space, Vane
18:07, 18:42, 19:12, 19:42, 20:12, 20:42, 21:12, 21:47
05 Baltic Square also get off here for the LS1 Stagecoach bus service for Newcastle venues
18:11, 18:46, 19:16, 19:46, 20:16, 20:46, 21:16, 21:51
06 The Glasshouse Internaltional Centre for Music also get off here for St Mary's Heritage Centre
18:14, 18:49, 19:19, 19:49, 20:19, 20:49, 21:19, 21:54
07 The Sound Room 18:19, 18:54, 19:24, 19:54, 20:24, 20:54, 21:24, 21:59
08 Dunston Staiths 18:22, 18:57, 19:27, 19:57, 20:27, 20:57, 21:27, 22:02

Friday 16 May Bus Timetable - Service LS3

Friday only (6-10.30pm) stopping every 15 minutes at:
01 Star and Shadow Cinema also get off here for Flea Circus, Biscuit Tin Studios (service ends here at 22:22)
18:00, 18:15, 18:30, 18:45, 19:00, 19:15, 19:30, 19:45, 20:00, 20:15, 20:30, 20:45, 21:00, 21:15, 21:30, 21:45, 22:00
02 The Biscuit Factory also get off here for The NewBridge Project, Design Feminisms Research Group, Poems on the buses, Christ Church, Shieldfield Art Works, Yoga X Life, Cobalt Studios, Incubate Experimental Printing
18:02, 18:17, 18:32, 18:47, 19:02, 19:17, 19:32, 19:47, 20:02, 20:17, 20:32, 20:47, 21:02, 21:17, 21:32, 21:47, 22:02
03 36 Lime Street also get off here for Northern Print, Ouseburn Farm, 36 Lime Street, Seven Stories, The Time Bandits, The Find, Jim Edwards Studio, Victoria Tunnel, Bottleworks
18:06, 18:21, 18:36, 18:51, 19:06, 19:21, 19:36, 19:51, 20:06, 20:21, 20:36, 20:51, 21:06, 21:21, 21:36, 21:51, 22:06
04 Hotel Du Vin also get off here for Ouseburn Trust, Toffee Factory, the space by St Oswald's Hospice
18:09, 18:24, 18:39, 18:54, 19:09, 19:24, 19:39, 19:54, 20:09, 20:24, 20:39, 20:54, 21:09, 21:24, 21:39, 21:54, 22:09
05 Hoults Yard 18:13, 18:28, 18:43, 18:58, 19:13, 19:28, 19:43, 19:58, 20:13, 20:28, 20:43, 20:58, 21:13, 21:28, 21:43, 21:58, 22:13

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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Maintained by Harry Bailey