4 Houghton-le-Spring Hillside Way ↔ Heworth Metro 'Stand E'

Operated by Go North East. First bus 04:40, last bus 23:37. 193 journeys on weekdays.

✅ The 4 is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK. Details →

Timetable

Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.

towards Heworth Metro 'Stand E' · Monday to Friday towards Heworth Metro 'Stand E' · Saturday towards Heworth Metro 'Stand E' · Sunday towards Houghton-le-Spring Hillside Way · Monday to Friday towards Houghton-le-Spring Hillside Way · Saturday towards Houghton-le-Spring Hillside Way · Sunday
4 towards Heworth Metro 'Stand E' — Monday to Friday (95 journeys)
Hillside Way (N-Bound) 04:4005:2805:31·05:5606:10·06:2806:40·07:08·07:2007:28·07:3307:5107:5608:0708:2708:28·08:4609:01·09:1609:2609:3209:4709:5610:0210:1810:2610:3210:4810:5611:0311:1811:2611:3311:4811:5612:0312:1812:2612:3312:4812:5613:0313:1813:2613:3313:4813:5614:0314:1814:2614:3314:4914:56·15:0515:2215:2615:4015:5615:5716:1216:2616:2816:4516:5617:0317:2117:3017:3917:5718:0018:1218:3018:3019:0019:3019:30·20:0220:3220:32·21:0221:3221:3222:0222:3222:32
Houghton Le Spring (S-Bound) 04:4205:3005:33·05:5806:12·06:3006:42·07:10·07:2207:30·07:3507:5307:5808:0908:2908:30·08:4909:04·09:1909:2809:3509:5009:5910:0510:2110:2910:3510:5110:5911:0611:2111:2911:3611:5111:5912:0612:2112:2912:3612:5112:5913:0613:2113:2913:3613:5113:5914:0614:2114:2914:3614:5214:5915:0315:0815:2515:2915:4315:5816:0116:1516:2816:3116:4816:5817:0617:2417:3217:4218:0018:0218:1518:3218:3219:0219:3219:32·20:0420:3420:34·21:0421:3421:3422:0422:3422:34
Primrose Hill (NW-bound) 04:5105:3805:42·06:0706:21·06:3906:51·07:20·07:3207:39·07:4508:0408:0908:2008:4008:39·09:0009:15·09:3009:3709:4610:0110:0910:1610:3210:3910:4511:0111:0911:1611:3111:3911:4612:0112:0912:1612:3112:3912:4613:0113:0913:1613:3113:3913:4614:0114:0914:1714:3214:3914:4715:0515:0915:1815:2315:3815:3815:5516:0616:1216:2716:3616:4317:0017:0617:1717:3517:4017:5318:1018:1118:2518:4118:4219:1219:4119:41·20:1220:4220:42·21:1221:4221:4222:1222:4222:42
Station Road-Helmsley Close (G) 04:5705:4405:48·06:1406:28·06:4506:58·07:2807:1307:4007:45·07:5308:1208:1708:2808:4808:45·09:0809:2309:1409:3809:4409:5410:0910:1510:2410:3910:4510:5211:0811:1511:2311:3811:4511:5312:0812:1512:2312:3812:4512:5313:0813:1513:2313:3813:4513:5314:0814:1514:2414:3914:4514:5415:1215:1515:2515:3015:4515:4416:0216:1216:1916:3416:4216:5017:0717:1217:2417:4217:4618:0018:1618:1718:3118:4718:4819:1819:4719:47·20:1820:4820:48·21:1821:4821:4822:1822:4822:48
Washington Arts Centre (W-Bound) 05:0405:5105:55·06:2206:36·06:5207:07·07:3707:2207:5007:53·08:0308:2208:2708:3808:5808:53·09:1809:3309:2209:4709:5210:0310:1810:2310:3310:4810:5311:0111:1711:2311:3211:4711:5312:0212:1712:2312:3212:4712:5313:0213:1713:2313:3213:4713:5314:0214:1714:2314:3314:4814:5315:0315:2215:2315:3715:4215:5515:5216:1216:2016:2816:4316:5016:5917:1617:2017:3217:5017:5418:0818:2418:2518:3918:5518:5619:2619:5519:55·20:2620:5620:56·21:2621:5621:5622:2622:5622:56
Galleries Bus Station (Stand D) 05:1105:5806:0205:4106:3006:4406:1707:0007:1606:5807:4707:3208:0208:0107:3008:1708:3608:4108:5209:1009:0108:3109:2909:4409:3109:5810:0110:1310:2810:3210:4310:5811:0211:1111:2711:3211:4211:5712:0212:1212:2712:3212:4212:5713:0213:1213:2713:3213:4213:5714:0214:1214:2714:3214:4414:5915:0215:1615:3615:3215:4815:5316:0716:0116:2316:2916:3816:5316:5917:0917:2617:2917:4217:5918:0318:1718:3318:3418:4819:0419:0519:3520:0420:0419:3420:3421:0421:0420:3421:3422:0422:0422:3423:0423:04
Bus Station (Stand E) 05:1706:0406:0805:4706:3706:5106:2307:0607:2307:0507:5407:3908:0908:0707:3608:2508:4408:4709:0009:1709:0708:3709:3609:5109:3710:0510:0710:2010:3510:3910:5011:0611:0911:1911:3511:3911:5012:0512:0912:2012:3512:3912:5013:0513:0913:2013:3513:3913:5014:0514:0914:2014:3514:3914:5215:0715:0915:2415:4515:3915:5516:0216:1616:0816:3116:3616:4617:0017:0617:1617:3317:3617:4918:0618:1018:2418:4018:4118:5519:1019:1219:4220:1120:1019:4020:4021:1021:1020:4021:4022:1022:1022:4023:1023:10
Follingsby Lane (NW-Bound) 05:2606:1806:1705:5706:4707:0106:3207:1407:3307:1508:0407:4908:2008:1507:4408:3508:54·09:1009:2709:1508:4509:4610:0109:4510:1510:1510:3010:4510:4811:0011:1611:1811:2911:4511:4812:0012:1512:1812:3012:4512:4813:0013:1513:1813:3013:4513:4814:0014:1514:1814:3014:4514:4815:0215:1715:1815:3415:5515:48·16:1216:2616:1716:4116:4516:5617:1017:1517:2617:4317:4417:5918:1618:1818:3818:5018:4919:0519:1819:2219:5320:2020:1819:4820:4821:1821:1820:4821:4822:1822:1822:4823:1823:18
Interchange (Stand E) 05:3306:2506:2506:0406:5507:1006:4007:2107:4207:2408:1307:5808:2908:2207:5108:4409:03·09:1909:3609:2208:5209:5410:0909:5210:2310:2310:3810:5310:5611:0811:2411:2611:3711:5311:5612:0812:2312:2612:3812:5312:5613:0813:2313:2613:3813:5313:5614:0814:2314:2614:3814:5314:5615:1115:2615:2615:4316:0415:56·16:2116:3516:2516:5016:5317:0517:1917:2317:3517:5217:5218:0818:2418:2518:4618:5818:5619:1319:2519:3020:0020:2720:2519:5520:5521:2521:2520:5521:5522:2522:2522:5523:2523:25

Route map

All stops on route 4

4 towards Heworth Metro 'Stand E'

  1. Hillside Way (N-Bound) Houghton-le-Spring
  2. Houghton-Le-Spring (S-Bound) Houghton-le-Spring
  3. Houghton Le Spring (S-Bound) Houghton-le-Spring
  4. Dairy Lane-Wallace Street (W-Bound) Houghton-le-Spring
  5. Dairy Lane (W-Bound) Houghton-le-Spring
  6. North View Terrace-Greenbank House (SW-Bound) Fence Houses
  7. North View Terrace-The Folds (W-Bound) Fence Houses
  8. Front Street-Station Avenue South (NW-Bound) Fence Houses
  9. Front Street Fence Houses Fence Houses
  10. Front Street-Lambton Lane (NW-Bound) Fence Houses
  11. War Memorial - Bingo Hall (NW-bound) New Lambton
  12. Gill Crescent (NW-bound) Woodstone Village
  13. Primrose Hill (NW-bound) Bournmoor
  14. Rose Crescent (NW-bound) Bournmoor
  15. Church (NE-bound) Bournmoor
  16. Lambton Pleasure Park (NE-bound) Bournmoor
  17. Chester Road-Fernlea (NE-Bound) Shiney Row
  18. Chester Road-Grangewood Close (NE-Bound) Shiney Row
  19. Chester Road - Station Road (F) Shiney Row
  20. Station Road-Helmsley Close (G) Shiney Row
  21. Station Road-Manor House (NW-Bound) Shiney Row
  22. Station Road-Wensleydale Avenue (N-Bound) Barnwell
  23. Station Road-Chandlers Ford (NW-Bound) Fatfield
  24. Station Road-Penshaw Lodge (NW-Bound) Fatfield
  25. Station Road-Stonesdale (SW-Bound) Fatfield
  26. Station Road - Worm Hill Terrace (NW-Bound) Fatfield
  27. Station Road-Bridge (NW-Bound) Fatfield
  28. Station Road-St Pauls Drive (NE-Bound) Fatfield
  29. Fallowfield Way - Shepherd Way (NE-Bound) Fatfield
  30. Fallowfield Way-Farrier Close (NW-Bound) Fatfield
  31. Washington Arts Centre (W-Bound) Fatfield
  32. Fatfield Road (N-Bound) Biddick
  33. Fatfield Road-Oxclose Road (N-Bound) Columbia
  34. Parkway (NW-Bound) Columbia
  35. Glebe (W-Bound) Washington
  36. Police Link Road - Leisure Centre (SW-Bound) Washington
  37. Galleries Bus Station (Stand D) Washington
  38. Washington Retail Park (NE-Bound) Washington
  39. Albany Way (N-Bound) Albany
  40. Blue House Lane-Albany Way (E-Bound) Albany
  41. Bus Station (Stand E) Concord
  42. Heworth Road-The Drive (N-Bound) Concord
  43. Heworth Road-The Pantiles (N-Bound) Usworth
  44. Heworth Road-School (N-Bound) Usworth
  45. Stephenson Road-School (E-Bound) Usworth
  46. Northumberland Way (N-Bound) Follingsby
  47. Whiterose Way (S-Bound) Follingsby
  48. Follingsby Lane (NW-Bound) Follingsby
  49. Lingey Lane-Langley Avenue (N-Bound) Leam Lane
  50. Lingey Lane-Montrose Drive (N-Bound) Leam Lane
  51. Felling Bypass-Turfside (W-Bound) Wardley
  52. Felling Bypass-Grange Close (W-Bound) Heworth
  53. Felling Bypass-Field Lane (NW-Bound) Heworth
  54. Interchange (Stand E) Heworth

4 towards Houghton-le-Spring Hillside Way

  1. Heworth Felling By-Pass (SE-Bound) Heworth
  2. Interchange (Stand E) Heworth
  3. Felling Bypass-Ennerdale (SE-Bound) Heworth
  4. Felling Bypass-Henderson Gardens (SE-Bound) Heworth
  5. Sunderland Road - Kirkwood Gardens (E-Bound) Wardley
  6. Lingey Lane-St Georges Court (S-Bound) Leam Lane
  7. Lingey Lane-Montrose Drive (S-Bound) Leam Lane
  8. New Road (S-Bound) Leam Lane
  9. Whiterose Way (S-Bound) Follingsby
  10. Follingsby Lane (NW-Bound) Follingsby
  11. Follingsby Roundabout (SE-Bound) Follingsby
  12. Stephenson Road-School (W-Bound) Usworth
  13. Heworth Road-School (S-Bound) Usworth
  14. Heworth Road-Douglas Terrace (S-Bound) Usworth
  15. Heworth Road-The Drive (S-Bound) Concord
  16. Bus Station (Stand B) Concord
  17. Albany Way - Borrowdale (S-Bound) Albany
  18. Albany Way - Windlass Lane (S-Bound) Albany
  19. Washington Retail Park (SW-Bound) Washington
  20. Galleries Bus Station (Stand C) Washington
  21. Galleries Bus Station (Stand A) Washington
  22. Police Link Road - Leisure Centre (NE-Bound) Washington
  23. Glebe (E-Bound) Washington
  24. Parkway (SE-Bound) Columbia
  25. Fatfield Road-Fountains Close (S-Bound) Columbia
  26. Fatfield Road (S-Bound) Biddick
  27. Biddick Lane-School (S-Bound) Biddick
  28. Washington Arts Centre (E-Bound) Fatfield
  29. Fallowfield Way-Footbridge (NE-Bound) Fatfield
  30. Fallowfield Way-Farrier Close (SE-Bound) Fatfield
  31. Fallowfield Way - Fernlea Close (SW-Bound) Fatfield
  32. Fallowfield Way-Rivermead (SW-Bound) Fatfield
  33. Station Road - Worm Hill Terrace (SE-Bound) Fatfield
  34. Station Road-Bridge (SE-Bound) Fatfield
  35. Station Road-Westerdale (SW-Bound) Fatfield
  36. Station Road-Lambton Terrace (SE-Bound) Fatfield
  37. Station Road-Gladstone Terrace (SE-Bound) Fatfield
  38. Station Road-Wensleydale Avenue (S-Bound) Barnwell
  39. Station Road-Redlands (SE-Bound) Shiney Row
  40. Station Road-Helmsley Close Shiney Row
  41. Chester Road - Station Road (SW-Bound) Shiney Row
  42. Chester Road-Hindsons Crescent (SW-Bound) Shiney Row
  43. Chester Road-Boundary Houses (SW-Bound) Shiney Row
  44. Lambton Pleasure Park (SW-bound) Bournmoor
  45. Church (SW-bound) Bournmoor
  46. Rose Crescent (SE-bound) Bournmoor
  47. Fire Station (SE-bound) Woodstone Village
  48. Primrose Hill (SE-bound) Bournmoor
  49. War Memorial - Bingo Hall (SE-bound) New Lambton
  50. Front Street-Lambton Lane (SE-Bound) Fence Houses
  51. Front Street-Station Avenue North (SE-Bound) Fence Houses
  52. Front Street - Sedgeletch Road (E-Bound) Fence Houses
  53. Front Street-Fatherly Terrace (SE-Bound) Fence Houses
  54. North View Terrace-Gladstone Street (E-Bound) Fence Houses
  55. North View Terrace-The Graneries (NE-Bound) Fence Houses
  56. Dairy Lane-Willow Road (E-Bound) Houghton-le-Spring
  57. Dairy Lane-Wallace Street (E-Bound) Houghton-le-Spring
  58. Hillside Way (N-Bound) Houghton-le-Spring

Service history & registered changes

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →

Towns & areas on this route

Houghton-le-SpringWashingtonLeam LaneHeworthFatfieldWardleyConcordFence HousesUsworthShiney RowColumbiaBournmoor

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 4 bus?

The first 4 departure on weekdays leaves at 04:40 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 4 bus?

The last 4 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:37. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 4 bus cost?

The 4 is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Go North East day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the 4 bus?

The 4 is operated by Go North East.

Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.