56 Sunderland Interchange 'Stand F' ↔ Newcastle Market Street East

Operated by Go North East. First bus 00:02, last bus 23:56. 258 journeys on weekdays.

The 56 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.

56 towards Newcastle Market Street East — Monday to Friday (125 journeys)
Interchange (Stand F) 00:0200:0200:4600:5801:0904:3404:5804:5805:2005:2805:3305:4305:5506:0106:1506:1806:2806:4006:4206:5107:0207:0807:1407:2907:3807:4507:5708:0808:1208:2508:3408:3608:4808:5409:0009:0709:1509:2709:2909:3709:4709:5010:0210:0710:1410:2610:2710:3810:4710:5011:0211:0711:1411:2611:2711:3811:4711:5012:0212:0712:1412:2612:2712:3812:4712:5013:0213:0713:1413:2613:2713:3813:4713:5114:0414:0714:1614:2714:2814:4014:4714:5415:0715:0815:2015:2715:3215:4515:4715:5716:0716:1216:2516:2716:3816:4716:5317:0817:1217:2317:3617:3817:5818:0618:1818:3618:3919:0019:0219:2919:3220:0220:0220:3220:3221:0721:0721:3721:3722:1222:1222:4222:5223:0223:17
Sunderland Road - Stoney Lane (W-Bound) 00:1200:1200:5601:0801:1904:4605:1005:1405:3205:4405:4605:5806:1106:1606:2906:3406:4206:5406:5607:0407:1507:2007:2707:4207:5007:5808:1008:2008:2608:3908:4608:5009:0209:0609:1409:1909:2909:3909:4309:5109:5910:0410:1610:1910:2810:4010:3910:5210:5911:0411:1611:1911:2811:4011:3911:5211:5912:0412:1612:1912:2812:4012:3912:5212:5913:0413:1613:1913:2813:4013:3913:5313:5914:0614:1914:1914:3114:3914:4414:5614:5915:1015:1915:2415:3615:3915:4916:0215:5916:1416:1916:2716:4016:3916:5316:5917:0817:2217:2417:3717:4817:5218:1218:1818:3118:4818:5219:1219:1419:4119:4420:1420:1420:4420:4421:1821:1921:4821:4922:2422:2322:5223:0223:1223:27
Washington Road-Ferryboat Lane (W-Bound) 00:1900:1901:0301:1501:2604:5405:1805:2205:4005:5205:5406:0706:1906:2506:3906:4206:5207:0407:0407:1407:2507:2807:3707:5207:5808:0808:2008:2808:3608:4908:5409:0009:1209:1409:2409:2709:3909:4709:5310:0210:0710:1510:2710:2810:3910:5110:4811:0311:0811:1511:2711:2811:3911:5111:4812:0312:0812:1512:2712:2812:3912:5112:4813:0313:0813:1513:2713:2813:3913:5213:4814:0514:0814:1814:3114:2814:4314:4814:5515:0715:0815:2115:2815:3515:4715:4816:0016:1316:0816:2516:2816:3816:5116:4817:0417:0817:1817:3217:3317:4717:5718:0218:2218:2718:4018:5719:0119:2119:2219:4919:5220:2220:2220:5220:5221:2621:2721:5621:5722:3222:3022:5923:0923:1923:34
Washington Road - Nissan Factory (SW-Bound) 00:2200:2201:0601:1801:2904:5705:2105:2505:4305:5505:5806:1106:2206:3206:4406:4506:5707:0907:0707:1807:2907:3107:4107:5508:0108:1108:2308:3108:3908:5208:5709:0309:1509:1709:2709:3009:4209:5009:5610:0610:1010:1910:3110:3110:4310:5510:5111:0711:1111:1911:3111:3111:4311:5511:5112:0712:1112:1912:3112:3112:4312:5512:5113:0713:1113:1913:3113:3113:4313:5613:5114:1014:1114:2314:3514:3114:4714:5114:5915:1115:1115:2515:3115:3915:5115:5116:0416:1716:1116:2916:3116:4216:5516:5117:0817:1117:2217:3517:3617:5018:0018:0518:2518:3018:4319:0019:0419:2419:2519:5219:5520:2520:2520:5520:5521:2921:3021:5922:0022:3522:3323:0223:1223:2223:37
Spire Road-Glover Industrial Estate (N-Bound) ······05:28······················································································································
Marlborough Road (W-Bound) 00:2700:2701:1101:2301:3405:0505:3105:3105:5106:0106:0506:1806:2806:3906:5106:5107:0407:1607:1207:2507:3607:3607:4808:0208:0608:1808:3008:3608:4508:5809:0209:0909:2109:2209:3309:3509:4809:5510:0210:1610:1510:2910:4110:3710:5311:0510:5711:1711:1711:2911:4111:3711:5312:0511:5712:1712:1712:2912:4112:3712:5313:0512:5713:1713:1713:2913:4113:3713:5314:0613:5714:2014:1714:3314:4614:3714:5814:5715:0615:1815:1715:3215:3715:4615:5815:5716:1116:2416:1616:3516:3616:4817:0116:5617:1417:1617:2817:4117:4117:5618:0518:1118:3118:3518:4919:0519:0919:2919:3019:5720:0020:3020:3021:0021:0021:3421:3522:0422:0522:4022:3723:0723:1723:2723:42
Bus Station (Stand F) 00:3200:3001:1601:2801:3705:0905:3605:3805:5606:0806:1006:2406:3506:4606:5806:5807:1107:2307:1907:3207:4307:4007:5508:0908:1108:2508:3708:4108:5509:0809:0709:1909:3109:2709:4309:4109:5410:0110:0810:2210:2110:3510:4710:4310:5911:1111:0311:2311:2311:3511:4711:4311:5912:1112:0312:2312:2312:3512:4712:4312:5913:1113:0313:2313:2313:3513:4713:4313:5914:1214:0314:2614:2314:3914:5314:4315:0615:0315:1315:2515:2315:3915:4315:5316:0516:0316:1816:3116:2216:4216:4216:5417:0717:0217:2017:2217:3417:4717:4718:0218:1118:1718:3718:4118:5519:1119:1519:3519:3620:0320:0620:3620:3621:0521:0621:3921:4122:0922:1122:4622:4323:1223:2223:3023:47
Wellbank Road (N-Bound) 00:3500:3301:1901:3101:4005:1205:3905:4005:5906:1006:1306:2706:3706:4907:0207:0007:1507:2707:2107:3607:4707:4207:5908:1308:1408:2908:4108:4408:5909:1209:1009:2309:3509:3009:4709:4409:5810:0410:1110:2610:2410:3910:5110:4611:0311:1511:0611:2711:2611:3911:5111:4612:0312:1512:0612:2712:2612:3912:5112:4613:0313:1513:0613:2713:2613:3913:5113:4614:0314:1614:0614:3014:2614:4314:5714:4615:1015:0615:1615:2815:2615:4215:4615:5616:0816:0616:2216:3516:2516:4616:4516:5817:1117:0517:2417:2517:3817:5117:5018:0518:1418:2018:4018:4418:5819:1419:1819:3819:3920:0620:0920:3920:3921:0821:0921:4221:4422:1222:1422:4922:4623:1523:2523:3323:50
Springwell Village (N-Bound) 00:3800:3601:2201:3401:4305:1605:4305:4306:0306:1306:1706:3106:4006:5307:0607:0307:1907:3107:2407:4107:5307:4508:0508:1808:1708:3408:4608:4709:0309:1609:1409:2709:3909:3409:5109:4810:0210:0810:1510:3010:2810:4310:5510:5011:0711:1911:1011:3111:3011:4311:5511:5012:0712:1912:1012:3112:3012:4312:5512:5013:0713:1913:1013:3113:3013:4313:5513:5014:0714:2014:1014:3414:3014:4815:0214:5015:1515:1015:2015:3215:3015:4615:5016:0016:1316:1016:2716:3916:2916:5016:4917:0217:1517:0917:2817:2917:4217:5517:5418:0918:1818:2418:4418:4819:0219:1819:2219:4219:4320:1020:1320:4320:4321:1221:1321:4621:4822:1522:1822:5322:4923:1823:2823:3623:53
High Street - Springwell Road (B) 00:4200:4001:2601:3801:4705:2205:4905:4706:0906:1706:2306:3806:4407:0007:1307:0707:2607:3807:2807:5008:0107:4908:1508:2808:2208:4308:5508:5209:1009:2309:1909:3409:4609:4009:5809:5410:0910:1410:2210:3710:3410:5011:0210:5611:1411:2611:1611:3811:3611:5012:0211:5612:1412:2612:1612:3812:3612:5013:0212:5613:1413:2613:1613:3813:3613:5014:0213:5614:1414:2714:1614:4114:3614:5715:1114:5615:2215:1615:2915:4115:3615:5415:5616:0816:2016:1616:3416:4616:3416:5716:5417:0917:2117:1417:3417:3417:4818:0117:5918:1518:2318:3018:5018:5319:0719:2319:2719:4719:4820:1520:1820:4820:4821:1621:1821:5021:5322:1922:2322:5822:5323:2223:3223:4023:57
Sundew Road (SW-Bound) ············································································································19:5120:1820:2120:5120:5121:1921:2121:5321:5622:2222:2623:0122:56····
Queen Elizabeth Hospital 00:4500:4301:2901:4101:5005:2505:5205:4906:1206:2006:2606:4106:4707:0307:1607:1007:2907:4107:3107:5408:0507:5208:1908:3208:2508:4708:5908:5509:1409:2709:2209:3809:5009:4310:0209:5710:1310:1710:2610:4110:3710:5411:0610:5911:1811:3011:1911:4211:3911:5412:0611:5912:1812:3012:1912:4212:3912:5413:0612:5913:1813:3013:1913:4213:3913:5414:0613:5914:1814:3114:1914:4514:3915:0115:1514:5915:3015:1915:3515:4715:3915:5915:5916:1316:2516:1916:3916:5016:3717:0116:5717:1317:2517:1717:3817:3717:5218:0518:0218:1918:2618:3418:5418:5619:1119:2519:3119:5119:5320:2120:2320:5320:5321:2121:2321:5521:5822:2422:2823:0322:5823:2623:3623:4300:00
Interchange (Stand N) 00:5400:5101:3801:5001:5805:3606:0305:5806:2406:2906:3806:5306:5607:1607:2907:1907:4207:5407:4008:0708:2008:0108:3408:4708:3509:0109:1309:0509:2709:4009:3209:5110:0309:5410:1510:0810:2610:2810:3810:5410:4811:0711:1911:1011:3111:4311:3011:5511:5012:0712:1912:1012:3112:4312:3012:5512:5013:0713:1913:1013:3113:4313:3013:5513:5014:0714:1914:1014:3114:4314:3014:5814:5015:1415:2815:1015:4315:3015:4816:0015:5016:1216:1016:2616:3816:3016:5217:0316:4717:1417:0717:2517:3717:2717:5017:4718:0418:1718:1218:3018:3618:4519:0519:0619:2119:3419:4120:0120:0220:3120:3221:0321:0221:3121:3322:0522:0822:3322:3823:1323:0723:3523:4523:5100:09
Monument Market Street (W-Bound) 00:5900:5701:4301:5502:0405:4106:0906:0306:3006:3406:4406:5907:0107:2207:3507:2407:4808:0007:4508:1308:2608:0708:4008:5308:4109:0709:1909:1109:3309:4609:3809:5710:0910:0010:2110:1410:3210:3410:4411:0010:5411:1311:2511:1611:3711:4911:3612:0111:5612:1312:2512:1612:3712:4912:3613:0112:5613:1313:2513:1613:3713:4913:3614:0113:5614:1314:2514:1614:3714:4914:3615:0414:5615:2015:3415:1615:4915:3615:5416:0615:5616:1816:1616:3216:4416:3616:5817:0916:5317:2017:1317:3117:4317:3317:5617:5318:1018:2318:1818:3618:4218:5119:1119:1219:2619:4019:4620:0620:0820:3620:3821:0821:0821:3721:3822:1122:1322:3922:4323:1823:1323:4023:5023:5700:14

Route map

All stops on route 56

56 towards Newcastle Market Street East

  1. Stockton Road (S-Bound) Sunderland
  2. Interchange (Stand F) Sunderland
  3. Burdon Road-Civic Centre (N-Bound) Sunderland
  4. Fawcett Street (19) Sunderland
  5. Burdon Road (37) Sunderland
  6. Fawcett Street (16) Sunderland
  7. Wheatsheaf (N-Bound) Monkwearmouth
  8. Southwick Road-Howard Street (NW-Bound) Monkwearmouth
  9. Southwick Road-Stadium (NW-Bound) Monkwearmouth
  10. Southwick Road-Wallace Street (NW-Bound) Monkwearmouth
  11. Southwick Road-Carley Road (W-Bound) Southwick
  12. Southwick Road-Suddick Street (W-Bound) Southwick
  13. Sunderland Road - Stoney Lane (W-Bound) Southwick
  14. North Hylton Road-Ashwood Avenue (W-Bound) Marley Pots
  15. North Hylton Road-Hollywood Avenue (W-Bound) Marley Pots
  16. North Hylton Rd-Industrial Est (W-Bound) Hylton Red House
  17. North Hylton Road-Castletown Way (W-Bound) Hylton Red House
  18. Washington Road-Wear View (W-Bound) Hylton Red House
  19. Washington Road-Clinic (W-Bound) Hylton Castle
  20. Washington Road-Hylton Lane (NW-Bound) Hylton Castle
  21. Washington Road-Canterbury Road (W-Bound) Hylton Castle
  22. Washington Road-Blackwood Road (W-Bound) Hylton Castle
  23. Washington Road-Ferryboat Lane (W-Bound) Hylton Castle
  24. Washington Road-Museum (S-Bound) Nissan
  25. Washington Road - Nissan Factory (SW-Bound) Nissan
  26. Washington Road-West Moor Farm (SW-Bound) Nissan
  27. Washington Road-Cherry Blossom Way (SW-Bound) Nissan
  28. Ikeda Hoover Factory (S-Bound) Nissan
  29. Cherry Blossom Way-Johnson Controls (SE-Bound) Nissan
  30. Cherry Blossom Way (SE-Bound) Nissan
  31. Nissan Way-Training Centre (S-Bound) Barmston
  32. Nissan Way-A1231 (SE-Bound) Barmston
  33. Washington District 15 Exit (W-Bound) Barmston
  34. Peel Retail Park (N-Bound) Barmston
  35. Spire Road-Glover Industrial Estate (N-Bound) Sulgrave
  36. Usworth Station Road (W-Bound) Sulgrave
  37. Washington Road-Severn Houses (W-Bound) Sulgrave
  38. Marlborough Road (N-Bound) Sulgrave
  39. Marlborough Road (W-Bound) Sulgrave
  40. Silverstone Road (SE-Bound) Sulgrave
  41. Vermont (W-Bound) Concord
  42. Bus Station (Stand F) Concord
  43. The Drive-Number 93 (W-Bound) Usworth
  44. Heworth Road-The Drive (N-Bound) Concord
  45. The Drive (W-Bound) Donwell
  46. Usworth Road (W-Bound) Donwell
  47. Wellbank Road (N-Bound) Donwell
  48. High Usworth (W-Bound) Donwell
  49. Peareth Hall Road-Heugh Hill (SW-Bound) Springwell
  50. Stoney Lane (SW-Bound) Springwell
  51. Springwell Road-Primary School (N-Bound) Springwell
  52. Springwell Village (N-Bound) Springwell
  53. Springwell Road-Bowes Railway (NW-Bound) Springwell
  54. Springwell Rd-Springwell Tce (W-Bound) Springwell Estate
  55. Springwell Rd-Felldyke School (SW-Bound) Springwell Estate
  56. Springwell Road-Social Club (SW-Bound) Wrekenton
  57. High Street - Springwell Road (B) Wrekenton
  58. High Street-Moss Side (NW-Bound) Wrekenton
  59. Old Durham Road-Aspenlaw (NW-Bound) Beacon Lough
  60. Harebell Road (NE-Bound) Beacon Lough
  61. Sundew Road-Cranesville (NE-Bound) Beacon Lough
  62. Sundew Road (SW-Bound) Beacon Lough
  63. Sundew Road-Bramblelaw (W-Bound) Beacon Lough
  64. Old Durham Road-Beacon Lough Road (NW-Bound) Beacon Lough
  65. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Sheriff Hill
  66. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Sheriff Hill
  67. Sheriff Highway-Kells Lane (NW-Bound) Carr Hill
  68. Old Durham Road-Sheriff Hill (NW-Bound) Carr Hill
  69. Old Durham Road-Shotley Gardens (N-Bound) Carr Hill
  70. Old Durham Road-Valley Drive (N-Bound) Deckham
  71. Old Durham Road-Holyoake Gardens (NW-Bound) Deckham
  72. Old Durham Road-South Street (N-Bound) Shipcote
  73. Old Durham Road-Cemetery Road (N-Bound) Gateshead
  74. Jackson Street (W-Bound) Gateshead
  75. High Street (N-Bound) Gateshead
  76. Interchange (Stand N) Gateshead
  77. A184 (E-Bound) Gateshead
  78. Monument Market Street (W-Bound) Newcastle upon Tyne

56 towards Sunderland Interchange 'Stand F'

  1. Monument Market Street (W) Newcastle upon Tyne
  2. High Level Bridge North End (SE-Bound) Newcastle upon Tyne
  3. Wellington Street (SE-Bound) Gateshead
  4. Interchange (Stand J) Gateshead
  5. Jackson Street (E-Bound) Gateshead
  6. High Street (S-Bound) Gateshead
  7. Old Durham Road-St Edmunds Road (S-Bound) Gateshead
  8. Old Durham Road-Split Crow Road (S-Bound) Deckham
  9. Old Durham Road-Carlingford Terrace (S-Bound) Deckham
  10. Old Durham Road-The Plough Ph (S-Bound) Deckham
  11. Old Durham Road (S-Bound) Carr Hill
  12. Sheriffs Highway-Springfield Place (SE-Bound) Carr Hill
  13. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Sheriff Hill
  14. Queen Elizabeth Hospital (F) Sheriff Hill
  15. Old Durham Road-Beacon Lough Road (SE-Bound) Beacon Lough
  16. Harebell Road (NE-Bound) Beacon Lough
  17. Sundew Road-Cranesville (NE-Bound) Beacon Lough
  18. Sundew Road (SW-Bound) Beacon Lough
  19. Sundew Road-Bramblelaw (W-Bound) Beacon Lough
  20. Old Durham Road-Whitehouse Lane (SE-Bound) Beacon Lough
  21. High Street-Seven Stars Pub (SE-Bound) Wrekenton
  22. High Street - Springwell Road Wrekenton
  23. Springwell Road-Health Centre (NE-Bound) Wrekenton
  24. Springwell Rd-Springwell Tce (SE-Bound) Springwell Estate
  25. Springwell Road-Bowes Railway (SE-Bound) Springwell
  26. Springwell Village (S-Bound) Springwell
  27. Peareth Hall Road-Rosebank Cottages (E-Bound) Springwell
  28. Peareth Hall Road-Highbury Avenue (NE-Bound) Springwell
  29. High Usworth (E-Bound) Donwell
  30. Peareth Hall Road (E-Bound) Donwell
  31. Wellbank Road (S-Bound) Donwell
  32. Eskdale Crescent (E-Bound) Donwell
  33. The Drive-Number 78 (E-Bound) Usworth
  34. The Drive-Heworth Road (E-Bound) Concord
  35. Bus Station (Stand C) Concord
  36. Vermont (E-Bound) Concord
  37. Silverstone Road (NW-Bound) Sulgrave
  38. Marlborough Road (E-Bound) Sulgrave
  39. Marlborough Road (S-Bound) Sulgrave
  40. Usworth Station Road (E-Bound) Sulgrave
  41. Washington Road-Severn Houses (E-Bound) Sulgrave
  42. Washington Road-Cherry Blossom Way (NE-Bound) Nissan
  43. Washington Road-Museum (N-Bound) Nissan
  44. Washington Way - Nissan Factory (NE-Bound) Nissan
  45. Washington Road-Ferryboat Lane (E-Bound) Hylton Castle
  46. Washington Road-Blackwood Road (E-Bound) Hylton Castle
  47. Washington Road-Canterbury Road (E-Bound) Hylton Castle
  48. Washington Road-Hylton Lane (E-Bound) Hylton Castle
  49. Washington Road-Craigavon Road (E-Bound) Hylton Castle
  50. Washington Road-Wear View (E-Bound) Hylton Red House
  51. North Hylton Road-Reeth Road (E-Bound) Hylton Red House
  52. North Hylton Rd-Industrial Est (E-Bound) Hylton Red House
  53. North Hylton Road-Yew Tree Avenue (SE-Bound) Marley Pots
  54. North Hylton Road-Ashwood Avenue (E-Bound) Marley Pots
  55. Sunderland Road (E-Bound) Southwick
  56. Southwick Road-Morgan Street (E-Bound) Southwick
  57. Southwick Road-Carley Square (SE-Bound) Southwick
  58. Southwick Road-Wallace Street (SE-Bound) Monkwearmouth
  59. Southwick Road-Stadium (SE-Bound) Monkwearmouth
  60. Southwick Road-Howard Street (SE-Bound) Monkwearmouth
  61. Wheatsheaf (SW-Bound) Monkwearmouth
  62. Sunderland City Hall (01) Sunderland
  63. St Mary's Boulevard (34) Sunderland
  64. St Michaels Way (35) Sunderland
  65. Interchange (Stand F) Sunderland

Service history & registered changes

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Towns & areas on this route

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 56 bus?

The first 56 departure on weekdays leaves at 00:02 (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 23:56. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 56 bus cost?

The 56 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 56 bus?

The 56 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.