4 South Shields ↔ Sth Shields Interchange
Operated by Stagecoach North East. First bus 05:42, last bus 23:09. 80 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.
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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 Sth Shields Interchange · Monday to Friday towards Sth Shields Interchange · Saturday towards Sth Shields Interchange · Sunday
| Interchange (Stand G) | 05:42 | 06:15 | 06:45 | 07:16 | 07:31 | 07:46 | 08:06 | 08:21 | 08:36 | 08:51 | 09:11 | 09:26 | 09:41 | 09:56 | 10:11 | 10:24 | 10:26 | 10:41 | 10:54 | 10:56 | 11:11 | 11:24 | 11:26 | 11:41 | 11:54 | 11:56 | 12:11 | 12:24 | 12:26 | 12:41 | 12:54 | 12:56 | 13:11 | 13:24 | 13:26 | 13:41 | 13:54 | 13:56 | 14:11 | 14:24 | 14:26 | 14:41 | 14:54 | 14:56 | 15:16 | 15:24 | 15:36 | 15:53 | 15:54 | 16:10 | 16:24 | 16:27 | 16:44 | 16:54 | 17:01 | 17:18 | 17:24 | 17:35 | 17:52 | 17:54 | 18:24 | 18:24 | 18:54 | 18:54 | 19:24 | 19:24 | 19:54 | 19:54 | 20:24 | 20:24 | 20:54 | 20:54 | 21:24 | 21:24 | 21:54 | 21:54 | 22:24 | 22:24 | 23:09 | 23:09 |
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| Harton Nook (W-Bound) | 05:53 | 06:26 | 06:56 | 07:29 | 07:44 | 07:59 | 08:19 | 08:34 | 08:49 | 09:04 | 09:24 | 09:39 | 09:54 | 10:09 | 10:24 | 10:35 | 10:39 | 10:54 | 11:05 | 11:09 | 11:24 | 11:35 | 11:39 | 11:54 | 12:05 | 12:09 | 12:24 | 12:35 | 12:39 | 12:54 | 13:05 | 13:09 | 13:24 | 13:35 | 13:39 | 13:54 | 14:05 | 14:09 | 14:24 | 14:35 | 14:39 | 14:54 | 15:05 | 15:09 | 15:29 | 15:35 | 15:49 | 16:06 | 16:05 | 16:23 | 16:35 | 16:40 | 16:57 | 17:05 | 17:14 | 17:31 | 17:35 | 17:48 | 18:05 | 18:05 | 18:34 | 18:34 | 19:04 | 19:04 | 19:34 | 19:34 | 20:04 | 20:04 | 20:34 | 20:34 | 21:04 | 21:04 | 21:34 | 21:34 | 22:04 | 22:04 | 22:34 | 22:34 | 23:19 | 23:19 |
| Sheridan Road - Chesterton Rd (SW-Bound) | 06:00 | 06:35 | 07:05 | 07:39 | 07:54 | 08:09 | 08:29 | 08:44 | 08:59 | 09:14 | 09:34 | 09:49 | 10:04 | 10:19 | 10:34 | 10:44 | 10:49 | 11:04 | 11:14 | 11:19 | 11:34 | 11:44 | 11:49 | 12:04 | 12:14 | 12:19 | 12:34 | 12:44 | 12:49 | 13:04 | 13:14 | 13:19 | 13:34 | 13:44 | 13:49 | 14:04 | 14:14 | 14:19 | 14:34 | 14:44 | 14:49 | 15:04 | 15:14 | 15:19 | 15:39 | 15:44 | 15:59 | 16:16 | 16:14 | 16:33 | 16:44 | 16:50 | 17:07 | 17:14 | 17:24 | 17:41 | 17:44 | 17:58 | 18:15 | 18:14 | 18:43 | 18:43 | 19:13 | 19:13 | 19:43 | 19:43 | 20:13 | 20:13 | 20:43 | 20:43 | 21:13 | 21:13 | 21:43 | 21:43 | 22:13 | 22:13 | 22:43 | 22:43 | 23:28 | 23:28 |
| Galsworthy Road-Bunyan Avenue (E-Bound) | 06:02 | 06:37 | 07:07 | 07:42 | 07:57 | 08:12 | 08:32 | 08:47 | 09:02 | 09:17 | 09:37 | 09:52 | 10:07 | 10:22 | 10:37 | 10:46 | 10:52 | 11:07 | 11:16 | 11:22 | 11:37 | 11:46 | 11:52 | 12:07 | 12:16 | 12:22 | 12:37 | 12:46 | 12:52 | 13:07 | 13:16 | 13:22 | 13:37 | 13:46 | 13:52 | 14:07 | 14:16 | 14:22 | 14:37 | 14:46 | 14:52 | 15:07 | 15:16 | 15:22 | 15:42 | 15:46 | 16:02 | 16:19 | 16:16 | 16:36 | 16:46 | 16:53 | 17:10 | 17:16 | 17:27 | 17:44 | 17:46 | 18:01 | 18:18 | 18:16 | 18:45 | 18:45 | 19:15 | 19:15 | 19:45 | 19:45 | 20:15 | 20:15 | 20:45 | 20:45 | 21:15 | 21:15 | 21:45 | 21:45 | 22:15 | 22:15 | 22:45 | 22:45 | 23:30 | 23:30 |
| Ridgeway (N-Bound) | 06:09 | 06:44 | 07:14 | 07:49 | 08:04 | 08:19 | 08:39 | 08:54 | 09:09 | 09:24 | 09:44 | 09:59 | 10:14 | 10:29 | 10:44 | 10:52 | 10:59 | 11:14 | 11:22 | 11:29 | 11:44 | 11:52 | 11:59 | 12:14 | 12:22 | 12:29 | 12:44 | 12:52 | 12:59 | 13:14 | 13:22 | 13:29 | 13:44 | 13:52 | 13:59 | 14:14 | 14:22 | 14:29 | 14:44 | 14:52 | 14:59 | 15:16 | 15:22 | 15:31 | 15:51 | 15:52 | 16:11 | 16:26 | 16:22 | 16:43 | 16:52 | 17:00 | 17:17 | 17:22 | 17:34 | 17:51 | 17:52 | 18:08 | 18:25 | 18:22 | 18:51 | 18:51 | 19:21 | 19:21 | 19:51 | 19:51 | 20:21 | 20:21 | 20:51 | 20:51 | 21:21 | 21:21 | 21:51 | 21:51 | 22:21 | 22:21 | 22:51 | 22:51 | 23:36 | 23:36 |
| Sunderland Road (N-Bound) | 06:13 | 06:48 | 07:18 | 07:53 | 08:08 | 08:25 | 08:45 | 08:58 | 09:13 | 09:28 | 09:48 | 10:03 | 10:18 | 10:33 | 10:48 | 10:55 | 11:03 | 11:18 | 11:25 | 11:33 | 11:48 | 11:55 | 12:03 | 12:18 | 12:25 | 12:33 | 12:48 | 12:55 | 13:03 | 13:18 | 13:25 | 13:33 | 13:48 | 13:55 | 14:03 | 14:18 | 14:25 | 14:33 | 14:48 | 14:55 | 15:03 | 15:22 | 15:25 | 15:37 | 15:57 | 15:55 | 16:17 | 16:30 | 16:25 | 16:47 | 16:55 | 17:04 | 17:21 | 17:25 | 17:38 | 17:55 | 17:55 | 18:12 | 18:29 | 18:25 | 18:54 | 18:54 | 19:24 | 19:24 | 19:54 | 19:54 | 20:24 | 20:24 | 20:54 | 20:54 | 21:24 | 21:24 | 21:54 | 21:54 | 22:24 | 22:24 | 22:54 | 22:54 | 23:39 | 23:39 |
| Imeary Street - Dean Road (N-Bound) | 06:17 | 06:52 | 07:22 | 07:57 | 08:12 | 08:30 | 08:50 | 09:02 | 09:17 | 09:32 | 09:52 | 10:07 | 10:22 | 10:37 | 10:52 | 10:59 | 11:07 | 11:22 | 11:29 | 11:37 | 11:52 | 11:59 | 12:07 | 12:22 | 12:29 | 12:37 | 12:52 | 12:59 | 13:07 | 13:22 | 13:29 | 13:37 | 13:52 | 13:59 | 14:07 | 14:22 | 14:29 | 14:37 | 14:52 | 14:59 | 15:07 | 15:26 | 15:29 | 15:41 | 16:01 | 15:59 | 16:21 | 16:34 | 16:29 | 16:51 | 16:59 | 17:08 | 17:25 | 17:29 | 17:42 | 17:59 | 17:59 | 18:16 | 18:33 | 18:29 | 18:57 | 18:57 | 19:27 | 19:27 | 19:57 | 19:57 | 20:27 | 20:27 | 20:57 | 20:57 | 21:27 | 21:27 | 21:57 | 21:57 | 22:27 | 22:27 | 22:57 | 22:57 | 23:42 | 23:42 |
| Interchange (Stand R) | 06:21 | 06:56 | 07:26 | 08:01 | 08:16 | 08:36 | 08:56 | 09:06 | 09:21 | 09:36 | 09:56 | 10:11 | 10:26 | 10:41 | 10:56 | 11:03 | 11:11 | 11:26 | 11:33 | 11:41 | 11:56 | 12:03 | 12:11 | 12:26 | 12:33 | 12:41 | 12:56 | 13:03 | 13:11 | 13:26 | 13:33 | 13:41 | 13:56 | 14:03 | 14:11 | 14:26 | 14:33 | 14:41 | 14:56 | 15:03 | 15:11 | 15:32 | 15:33 | 15:47 | 16:07 | 16:03 | 16:27 | 16:38 | 16:33 | 16:55 | 17:03 | 17:12 | 17:29 | 17:33 | 17:46 | 18:03 | 18:03 | 18:20 | 18:37 | 18:33 | 19:01 | 19:01 | 19:31 | 19:31 | 20:01 | 20:01 | 20:31 | 20:31 | 21:01 | 21:01 | 21:31 | 21:31 | 22:01 | 22:01 | 22:31 | 22:31 | 23:01 | 23:01 | 23:46 | 23:46 |
Route map
All stops on route 4
4 towards Sth Shields Interchange
- Interchange (Stand G) South Shields
- Coronation Street-Cornwallis Street (W-Bound) South Shields
- Station Road-Industrial Estate (SE-Bound) South Shields
- Crossgate (E-Bound) South Shields
- Westoe Road - Town Hall (S-Bound) South Shields
- Westoe Road-Hyde Street (S-Bound) Westoe
- Westoe Road-Madeira Terrace (SE-Bound) Westoe
- Westoe Road-Mowbray Road (SE-Bound) Westoe
- Dean Road - Ada Street (S-Bound) Westoe
- Sunderland Road-Grosvenor Road (SE-Bound) Westoe
- Sunderland Road-Harton House Road (SE-Bound) Harton
- Sunderland Road-Marsden Road (S-Bound) Harton
- Sunderland Road-North Avenue (S-Bound) Harton
- Harton Nook (W-Bound) Harton Nook
- King George Road-Leisure Centre (S-Bound) Cleadon Park
- King George Road- Orchid Gardens (S-Bound) Cleadon Park
- King George Road-Park Avenue (S-Bound) Cleadon Park
- King George Road-Elm Avenue (S-Bound) Cleadon Park
- Ridgeway (S-Bound) Cleadon Park
- South Shields Community School (W-Bound) Whiteleas
- Nevinson Avenue-Tarragon Way (W-Bound) Whiteleas
- Nevinson Avenue - Gainsborough Avenue (SW-Bound) Whiteleas
- Galsworthy Road-Whiteleas Way (SW-Bound) Whiteleas
- Galsworthy Road-Chuter Ede (W-Bound) Biddick Hall
- Chesterton Road (NW-Bound) Biddick Hall
- Sheridan Road - Chesterton Rd (SW-Bound) Biddick Hall
- Sheridan Road-Kingsley Avenue (SW-Bound) Biddick Hall
- Galsworthy Road-Sheridan Road (E-Bound) Biddick Hall
- Galsworthy Road-Bunyan Avenue (E-Bound) Biddick Hall
- Galsworthy Road-Chesterton Road (E-Bound) Biddick Hall
- Galsworthy Road-Benton Road (NE-Bound) Biddick Hall
- Nevinson Avenue-Gainsborough Avenue (NE-Bound) Whiteleas
- Nevinson Avenue - Moreland Road (NE-Bound) Whiteleas
- Nevinson Avenue-Tarragon Way (SE-Bound) Whiteleas
- South Shields Community School (E-Bound) Whiteleas
- Ridgeway (N-Bound) Cleadon Park
- King George Road-Elm Avenue (N-Bound) Cleadon Park
- King George Road-Park Avenue (N-Bound) Cleadon Park
- King George Road-Cleadon Park (N-Bound) Cleadon Park
- Prince Edward Road-King George Road (E-Bound) Harton Nook
- Sunderland Road (N-Bound) Harton Nook
- Harton Nook (E-Bound) Harton Nook
- Sunderland Road - North Avenue (N-Bound) Harton
- Sunderland Road-Holmfield Avenue (NW-Bound) Harton
- Sunderland Road-Marsden Road (N-Bound) Harton
- Sunderland Road-Morpeth Avenue (NW-Bound) Westoe
- Sunderland Road-Grosvenor Mews (NW-Bound) Westoe
- Imeary Street - Dean Road (N-Bound) Westoe
- Imeary Street-Chichester Road (N-Bound) Westoe
- Westoe Road - Erskine Road (N-Bound) South Shields
- Fowler Street - Town Hall (N-Bound) South Shields
- Interchange (Stand R) South Shields
Service history & registered changes
- 🆕 Registered effective 6 Sept 2026 Operating between Sea Life Centre and Scarborough Town Centre given service number 4 effective from 06 September 2026. To amend Timetable.
- 🆕 Registered effective 19 Jul 2026 Operating between Houghton-le-Spring and Heworth given service number 4 effective from 19 July 2026. To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 4 bus?
The first 4 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:42 (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 23:09. 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. Stagecoach 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 Stagecoach North East.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.