56 Durham to Tindale Crescent via Coundon, Bishop Auckland

Operated by Arriva North East. First bus 05:54, last bus 20:58. 33 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 08:57, last 18:55. Fares: adult single £1.80 to £2.50 — more.

Next towards Tindale Crescent from Bus Station Stand K: 18:55

Next towards Durham from Football Ground (N-bound): tomorrow 06:50

Wanted a different 56? 29 other bus routes are numbered 56 elsewhere in the UK — see every 56 bus timetable by area.

Timetable

Ends at Football Ground unless marked “to …” · Sunday · 11 journeys
Stop 08:5709:5510:5511:5512:5513:5514:5515:5516:5517:55 to The Cricketers18:55 to The Cricketers
Bus Station Stand K 08:5709:5510:5511:5512:5513:5514:5515:5516:5517:5518:55
University - Palatine Centre (E-bound) 09:0510:0511:0512:0513:0514:0515:0516:0517:0518:0519:05
Tweddle Terrace (S-bound) 09:1210:1211:1212:1213:1214:1215:1216:1217:1218:1219:12
Church (SE-bound) 09:1710:1711:1712:1713:1714:1715:1716:1717:1718:1719:17
The Cricketers (SW-bound) 09:1810:1811:1812:1813:1814:1815:1816:1817:1818:1919:19
High Street (SW-bound) 09:2310:2311:2312:2313:2314:2315:2316:2317:23··
Stobb Cross Road - 1 (SE-bound) 09:2510:2511:2512:2513:2514:2515:2516:2517:25··
Cross Keys (W-bound) ···········
Eldon Arms (NW-bound) 09:3310:3311:3312:3313:3314:3315:3316:3317:33··
Ravensworth Rd - Shops (NE-bound) 09:3710:3711:3712:3713:3714:3715:3716:3717:37··
Town Centre (E-bound) 09:4310:4311:4312:4313:4314:4315:4316:4317:43··
Green (W-bound) 09:4810:4811:4812:4813:4814:4815:4816:4817:48··
Hambleton Road (W-bound) 09:5510:5511:5512:5513:5514:5515:5516:5517:55··
Bus Station Stand C ···········
Football Ground (N-bound) 10:0711:0712:0713:0714:0715:0716:0717:0718:07··

Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off; one that finishes short of the usual end says where ("to …") — not every journey on this route runs the whole way. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.

Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 — check with Arriva North East whether this route takes part. Details →

Fares on the 56

Adult single £1.80 to £2.50

Arriva UK Bus's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 28 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Arriva North East before you travel.

Tickets on the 56

Arriva North East publishes singles on this route for adults and young people.

Adult Single · U22 Single

…and 1 more ticket on this route.

Ticket types come from Arriva North East's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 1 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Arriva North East.

50–72% on time
average delay 2.2 min · the range 71 live GPS observations over 30 days can support

Christmas & bank holidays

These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Arriva North East before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.

Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.

Route map

All stops on route 56

56 towards Tindale Crescent

All 84 stops
  1. Bus Station Stand K Durham
  2. Millburngate Stand A Durham
  3. Leazes Rd - Underpass Stand A (E-bound) Durham
  4. New Elvet - Three Tuns (S-bound) Durham
  5. St Oswalds Church (SW-bound) Durham
  6. New Inn - Church Street (SW-bound) Durham
  7. University - Palatine Centre (E-bound) Durham
  8. College (SE-bound) Houghall
  9. Bridge (SE-bound) Shincliffe
  10. The Rosetree (SE-bound) Shincliffe
  11. Seven Stars (SE-bound) Shincliffe
  12. Shincliffe Station (SE-bound) High Shincliffe Station
  13. Dallymore Drive (SE-bound) Bowburn
  14. Mary Terrace (S-bound) Bowburn
  15. Tweddle Terrace (S-bound) Bowburn
  16. Co-op Store (SE-bound) Bowburn
  17. Park Hill Estate Park Avenue (SE-bound) Coxhoe
  18. Park Avenue (SE-bound) Coxhoe
  19. Bower Court (SE-bound) Coxhoe
  20. opp Tarka Centre (SE-bound) Coxhoe
  21. Church (SE-bound) Coxhoe
  22. The Cricketers (SW-bound) Coxhoe
  23. Lynn Park Crescent (S-bound) Coxhoe
  24. Bridge Road (SW-bound) West Cornforth
  25. Market Place (W-bound) West Cornforth
  26. Balaclava (SW-bound) West Cornforth
  27. High Street (SW-bound) West Cornforth
  28. Villas (SE-bound) Stobb Cross
  29. Stobb Cross Road - 1 (SE-bound) Stobb Cross
  30. Garmondsway Road (E-bound) Stobb Cross
  31. Lichfield Garmondsway (N-bound) Stobb Cross
  32. Lichfield (NW-bound) Stobb Cross
  33. Lichfield Road (W-bound) Stobb Cross
  34. Laburnum Road (W-bound) Stobb Cross
  35. Villas (NW-bound) Stobb Cross
  36. Villas (SW-bound) Stobb Cross
  37. Thrislington Quarry (S-bound) Mainsforth
  38. The Green (SE-bound) Bishop Middleham
  39. Cross Keys (W-bound) Bishop Middleham
  40. Front Street (W-bound) Bishop Middleham
  41. Village (NW-bound) Mainsforth
  42. Mainsforth Road Ends (W-bound) Mainsforth
  43. Morrison Terrace (W-bound) Ferryhill Station
  44. Eldon Arms (NW-bound) Ferryhill Station
  45. Gladstone Terrace (NW-bound) Ferryhill
  46. Linden Road (NE-bound) Ferryhill
  47. Leisure Centre (NW-bound) Ferryhill
  48. Ravensworth Rd - Shops (NE-bound) Ferryhill
  49. Ravensworth Rd - Raby Road (NE-bound) Ferryhill
  50. Wood Lane - Raby Road (SW-bound) Ferryhill
  51. Wood Lane - Walworth Road (SW-bound) Ferryhill
  52. Manor Farm - Wood Lane (W-bound) Ferryhill
  53. Town Centre (E-bound) Ferryhill
  54. Dean Bank Youth Club (SW-bound) Ferryhill
  55. Dean Bank Hackworth St (SW-bound) Ferryhill
  56. Dean Bank Villas (SW-bound) Ferryhill
  57. Dean Bank Aged Miners (SW-bound) Ferryhill
  58. Academy (SW-bound) Ferryhill
  59. Vicarage (SW-bound) Kirk Merrington
  60. Green (W-bound) Kirk Merrington
  61. Ship Inn (SW-bound) Middlestone
  62. Hereford Street (SW-bound) Leeholme
  63. Chiltern Road (S-bound) Leeholme
  64. Hambleton Road (W-bound) Coundon
  65. Tees Walk (W-bound) Coundon
  66. Collingwood Street-Greenwells Garth (NW-bound) Coundon
  67. Chapel Place (NW-bound) Coundon
  68. Church Street (NW-bound) Coundon
  69. Broomside (SW-bound) Coundon
  70. Clydesdale Lodge (W-bound) Coundon Gate
  71. By-pass (SW-bound) Auckland Park
  72. Allotments (SW-bound) Canney Hill
  73. Durham Road (W-bound) Canney Hill
  74. Market Place (W-bound) Bishop Auckland
  75. Bus Station Stand C Bishop Auckland
  76. Newgate Street Stand C (S-bound) Bishop Auckland
  77. Newgate Street Stand E (S-bound) Bishop Auckland
  78. Newgate St Methodist Ch (S-bound) Bishop Auckland
  79. Newgate Street - Medical Centre (S-bound) Bishop Auckland
  80. Cockton Hill Club (S-bound) Bishop Auckland
  81. Cabin Gate (S-bound) Bishop Auckland
  82. Watling Road - Aclet Hotel (S-bound) Bishop Auckland
  83. Watling Road - Lime Grove (S-bound) Bishop Auckland
  84. Football Ground (N-bound) Tindale Crescent

56 towards Durham

All 89 stops
  1. Football Ground (N-bound) Tindale Crescent
  2. Club - Watling Road (E-bound) Tindale Crescent
  3. Watling Road - Bakery (NE-bound) Bishop Auckland
  4. Watling Road - Lime Grove (N-bound) Bishop Auckland
  5. Watling Road - Aclet Hotel (N-bound) Bishop Auckland
  6. Cabin Gate (N-bound) Bishop Auckland
  7. Cockton Hill Club (N-bound) Bishop Auckland
  8. General Hospital (N-bound) Bishop Auckland
  9. Railway Station bus stop (N-bound) Bishop Auckland
  10. Newgate Street - Medical Centre (N-bound) Bishop Auckland
  11. Newgate St Methodist Ch (N-bound) Bishop Auckland
  12. Bus Station Stand D Bishop Auckland
  13. Market Place (E-bound) Bishop Auckland
  14. Durham Road (E-bound) Canney Hill
  15. Allotments (NE-bound) Canney Hill
  16. Clydesdale Lodge (E-bound) Coundon Gate
  17. Broomside (NE-bound) Coundon
  18. Church Street (SE-bound) Coundon
  19. Chapel Place (SE-bound) Coundon
  20. Collingwood Street-Greenwells Garth (SE-bound) Coundon
  21. Hambleton Road (E-bound) Coundon
  22. Chiltern Road (N-bound) Leeholme
  23. Hereford Street (NE-bound) Leeholme
  24. Ship Inn (NE-bound) Middlestone
  25. Green (E-bound) Kirk Merrington
  26. Vicarage (NE-bound) Kirk Merrington
  27. Academy (NE-bound) Ferryhill
  28. Dean Bank Aged Miners (NE-bound) Ferryhill
  29. Dean Bank Villas (NE-bound) Ferryhill
  30. Dean Bank Hackworth St (NE-bound) Ferryhill
  31. Dean Bank Newcomen Street (NE-bound) Ferryhill
  32. Dean Bank Youth Club (NE-bound) Ferryhill
  33. Town Centre (D) Ferryhill
  34. Manor Farm - Wood Lane (NE-bound) Ferryhill
  35. Wood Lane - Walworth Road (NE-bound) Ferryhill
  36. Raby Road (S-bound) Ferryhill
  37. Ravensworth Rd - Raby Road (SE-bound) Ferryhill
  38. Ravensworth Rd - Shops (W-bound) Ferryhill
  39. Leisure Centre (SE-bound) Ferryhill
  40. Skipton Close (SE-bound) Ferryhill
  41. Lambton Road (SE-bound) Ferryhill
  42. Linden Road (SW-bound) Ferryhill
  43. Gladstone Terrace (SE-bound) Ferryhill
  44. Eldon Arms (SE-bound) Ferryhill Station
  45. Morrison Terrace (E-bound) Ferryhill Station
  46. Mainsforth Road Ends (SE-bound) Mainsforth
  47. Village (NE-bound) Mainsforth
  48. Front Street (E-bound) Bishop Middleham
  49. Cross Keys (E-bound) Bishop Middleham
  50. The Green (NW-bound) Bishop Middleham
  51. Stoneybeck (NE-bound) Bishop Middleham
  52. Mainsforth Road Ends (NW-bound) Mainsforth
  53. Thrislington Quarry (N-bound) Mainsforth
  54. Villas (NE-bound) Stobb Cross
  55. Stobb Cross Road - 1 (SE-bound) Stobb Cross
  56. Garmondsway Road (E-bound) Stobb Cross
  57. Lichfield Garmondsway (N-bound) Stobb Cross
  58. Lichfield (NW-bound) Stobb Cross
  59. Lichfield Road (W-bound) Stobb Cross
  60. Laburnum Road (W-bound) Stobb Cross
  61. Villas (NW-bound) Stobb Cross
  62. Library (NW-bound) West Cornforth
  63. High Street (NE-bound) West Cornforth
  64. Market Place (E-bound) West Cornforth
  65. Bridge Road (NE-bound) West Cornforth
  66. Lynn Park Crescent (N-bound) Coxhoe
  67. The Cricketers (NE-bound) Coxhoe
  68. Cornforth Lane (E-bound) Coxhoe
  69. Church (NW-bound) Coxhoe
  70. Adj Tarka Centre (NW-bound) Coxhoe
  71. Bower Court (NW-bound) Coxhoe
  72. Park Avenue (NW-bound) Coxhoe
  73. Park Hill Estate Park Avenue (NW-bound) Coxhoe
  74. Co-op Store (NW-bound) Bowburn
  75. Tweddle Terrace (N-bound) Bowburn
  76. Mary Terrace (N-bound) Bowburn
  77. Dallymore Drive (NW-bound) Bowburn
  78. High-Low Grange Farms (NW-bound) Bowburn
  79. Shincliffe Station (NW-bound) High Shincliffe Station
  80. Seven Stars (NW-bound) Shincliffe
  81. The Rosetree (NW-bound) Shincliffe
  82. Bridge (NW-bound) Shincliffe
  83. College (NW-bound) Houghall
  84. University - Palatine Centre (W-bound) Durham
  85. New Inn - Church Street (NE-bound) Durham
  86. St Oswalds Church (NE-bound) Durham
  87. New Elvet - Three Tuns (NW-bound) Durham
  88. Leazes Road - Millburngate Bridge (W-bound) Durham
  89. Bus Station Stand K Durham

Service registration & registered changes

Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (Durham).

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PB0002717/30 · Changes in Durham County Council · All service changes →

Towns & areas on this route

DurhamBishop AucklandFerryhillBowburnCoxhoeWest CornforthCoundonAuckland ParkTindale CrescentKirk MerringtonStobb CrossLeeholme

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 56 bus?

The first 56 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:54 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 56 bus?

The last 56 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 20:58. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 56 bus cost?

Arriva North East's published fares on the 56: adult single £1.80 to £2.50. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Arriva North East day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the 56 bus?

The 56 is operated by Arriva North East.

Timetable data from Arriva North East via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (North East England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PB0002717/30. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.