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 9 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 The Glasshouse	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 (Blandford Square) also get off here for Tyneside Irish Centre, Blackfriars, D6: Culture in Transit, Arcadea Disability Arts, Alphabetti Theatre, Summerhill Bowling Club

02 Great North Museum: Hancock (Coach layby, Claremont Road) also get off here for Hatton Gallery, Farrell Centre, Northumbria University

03 Laing Art Gallery (John Dobson Street - Laing Art Gallery) also get off here for Castle Fine Art, Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle City Library, African Lives in Northern England

04 Quayside/The Law Courts (Stop opposite The Law Courts) also get off here for Bessie Surtees House

05 The Glasshouse International Centre for Music also get off here for St Mary's Heritage Centre and the LS2 shuttle bus service for Gateshead venues (last entry to Gateshead venues at 2130)

06 Gateshead High Street (High Street - Swan Street) also get off here for Green Heart Collective, Gateway Studio, Orbis Community (West Street), The Kittiwake Trust Multilingual Library

07 Shipley Art Gallery (Layby outside Shipley Art Gallery) also get off here for the LS2 shuttle bus service for Gateshead venues

08 Gateshead Central Library (Prince Consort Road - St Albans Terrace)

09 Askew Road Bus Gate (A184) also get off here for St Mary's Heritage Centre, Station East, Hidden Heghts Creative Studios, Atlas North East, Maker Space, Vane

10 Tyne Bridge Newcastle (Tyne Bridge North End) also get off here for Newcastle Cathedral, Newcastle Castle, Bessie Surtees House, Newcastle Contemporary Art & High Bridge Works

11 Central Station (Central Station Neville Street) also get off here for Newcastle Arts Centre / The Black Swan, The Common Room

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 9 May Bus Timetable - Service LS2

Saturday only (5.50-10.28pm) Stopping every 20 minutes at:

01 Shipley Art Gallery also get off here for the LS1 Stagecoach bus service for Newcastle venues (services end here 22:28)
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

02 Gateshead Central Library 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

03 Bensham Grove Community Centre 17:56, 18:16, 18:36, 18:56, 19:16, 19:36, 19:56, 20:16, 20:36, 20:56, 21:16, 21:36, 21:56

04 Askew Road Bus Gate also get off here for Station East, Hidden Heights Creative Studios, Atlas North East, Maker Space, Vane
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

05 The Glasshouse Internaltional Centre for Music also get off here for St Mary's Heritage Centre and the LS1 Stagecoach bus service for Newcastle venues
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

06 The Sound Room 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

07 Dunston Staiths 18:14, 18:34, 18:54, 19:14, 19:34, 19:54, 20:14, 20:34, 20:54, 21:14, 21:34, 21:54, 22:14

Friday 8 May Bus Timetable - Service LS3

Friday only (6-10.30pm) stopping every 20 minutes at:

01 Flea Circus also get off here for Biscuit Tin Studios (service ends here at 22:17)
18:00, 18:20, 18:40, 19:00, 19:20, 19:40, 20:00, 20:20, 20:40, 21:00, 21:20, 21:40, 22:00

02 The Biscuit Factory also get off here for The NewBridge Project, Northumbria University, Christ Church, Shieldfield Art Works, Yoga X Life, Cobalt Studios, Incubate Experimental Printing
18:02, 18:22, 18:42, 19:02, 19:22, 19:42, 20:02, 20:22, 20:42, 21:02, 21:22, 21:42, 22:02

03 Lime Street also get off here for Northern Print, Ouseburn Farm, 36 Lime Street, The Time Bandits, The Find, Jim Edwards Studio, Victoria Tunnel, Ouseburn Yard, Hot Wax, MALARKEY, Radio Ouseburn CIC, Sora Studios, Flaura Rose
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

04 Brinkburn Street Brewery also get off here for Louise Goult x Bottleworks, Albion Row Studios
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

05 Hotel Du Vin also get off here for Ouseburn Trust, Toffee Factory, the space by St Oswald's Hospice 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

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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