685 Brampton to Hexham via Haltwhistle, Haydon Bridge
Operated by Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire. First bus 05:23, last bus 22:15. 20 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.80 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 685? 8 other bus routes are numbered 685 elsewhere in the UK — see every 685 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 05:23 | 06:20 | 07:20 | 08:25 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:35 | 17:05 | 18:05 | 19:08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoulder of Mutton (o/s) | 05:23 | 06:20 | 07:20 | 08:25 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:35 | 17:05 | 18:05 | 19:08 |
| Bypass (eb) | 05:36 | 06:33 | 07:33 | 08:38 | 11:38 | 12:38 | 13:48 | 17:18 | 18:17 | 19:20 |
| Westgate (E-bound) | 05:45 | 06:44 | 07:44 | 08:49 | 11:49 | 12:49 | 13:59 | 17:29 | 18:28 | 19:30 |
| The Green (adj) | 05:52 | 06:51 | 07:51 | 08:56 | 11:56 | 12:56 | 14:06 | 17:36 | 18:35 | 19:36 |
| Bowes Hotel (o/s) | 05:59 | 06:59 | 07:59 | 09:04 | 12:04 | 13:04 | 14:14 | 17:44 | 18:43 | 19:44 |
| Community centre (adj) | 06:07 | 07:07 | 08:07 | 09:12 | 12:12 | 13:12 | 14:22 | 17:52 | 18:51 | 19:52 |
| Bus Station (Stand B) | 06:22 | 07:22 | 08:22 | 09:27 | 12:27 | 13:27 | 14:37 | 18:07 | 19:04 | 20:04 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. 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.
Fares on the 685
Adult single £1.80 to £3.00 · Child single £1.40 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.80 | Brampton Sands | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3.00 | £2.50 | Naworth Lodge A69 | |||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.80 | Scarrow Hill A69 | ||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £1.80 | Low Row Rd End A69 | |||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Greenhead B.Foot A69 | ||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | WestLdg/Blenkinsoop | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Haltwhistle West End | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £1.80 | HALTWHISTLE, Mkt Pl | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £1.80 | £1.80 | Haltwhistle T.foot | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Melkridge | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £1.80 | Hardriding | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £1.80 | Redburn/Henshaw | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | BARDON MILL | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | RidleyHall/LipwoodHa | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | HAYDON BRIDGE | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | West Wharmley | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Hexham Cem./Golf Cl | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £1.80 | Broadway Garage | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £1.80 | £1.80 | Hexham Police St | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £1.80 | £1.80 | Hexham Monument | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £1.80 | £1.80 | £1.80 | HEXHAM BUS St |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is BRAMPTON Mrk. Plc.
Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 1 August 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire before you travel.
Tickets on the 685
Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire publishes singles, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children, young people and students.
Single · Carlisle DayRider · North West Explorer · Carlisle MegaRider Xtra · Carlisle 7 Day MegaRider · Carlisle 28 Day MegaRider · North East 1 Day Explorer · North West 3 Day Explorer
…and 16 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 4 August 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire.
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 Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 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.
- Monday, 28 December 2026 towards Hexham: 4 journeys, first 09:30 towards Brampton: 4 journeys, first 12:33
Route map
All stops on route 685
685 towards Hexham
All 46 stops
- Shoulder of Mutton (o/s) Brampton
- Sands (near) Brampton
- Naworth High Lodge (o/s) Naworth Parks
- Rail Bridge (opp) Naworth Parks
- Road end (opp) Low Row
- Temon (adj) Temon
- Reaygarth (E-bound) Upper Denton
- Gap Shield (opp) Gilsland
- Bypass (eb) Greenhead
- Bankfoot (opp) Blenkinsopp
- Castle road end (opp) Blenkinsopp
- Burnside Cottage (opp) Blenkinsopp
- Redpeth Farm (E-bound) West End
- Industrial Estate (adj) West End
- Wyndon Lane (opp) West End
- West Road (E-bound) Haltwhistle
- Westgate (E-bound) Haltwhistle
- Market Place (E-bound) Haltwhistle
- Castle Hill (E-bound) Haltwhistle
- Townfoot (E-bound) Haltwhistle
- Whitchester Farm (adj) Whitchester
- The Green (adj) Melkridge
- Shankfoot (E-bound) Melkridge
- Park House (E-bound) Melkridge
- Carrsgate (nr) Melkridge
- The Bents (E-bound) Henshaw
- All Hallows Church (opp) Henshaw
- Towhouse Green (nr) Redburn
- Springfield Terrace (opp) Redburn
- Riverdale (adj) Bardon Mill
- Bowes Hotel (o/s) Bardon Mill
- Memorial (opp) Bardon Mill
- Ridley Hall road end (opp) Allen Banks
- Lipwood Hall (nr) Haydon Bridge
- Innerhaugh Mews (Opp) Haydon Bridge
- Community centre (adj) Haydon Bridge
- Bridge End (E-bound) Haydon Bridge
- West Wharmley (nr) Wharmley
- St Andrew's Cemetery (o/s) Leazes
- Shaws Park (opp) Tynegreen
- Leazes Lane (opp) Tynegreen
- Woodbine Terrace (opp) Tynegreen
- Police Station (opp) Hexham
- Monument (nr) Hexham
- Priestpopple (eastbound) Hexham
- Bus Station (Stand B) Hexham
685 towards Brampton
All 43 stops
- Bus Station (Stand D) Hexham
- Priestpopple (westbound) Hexham
- Monument (opp) Hexham
- Police Station (o/s) Hexham
- Woodbine Terrace (nr) Tynegreen
- Leazes Lane (nr) Tynegreen
- Shaws Park (nr) Tynegreen
- St Andrew's Cemetery (opp) Leazes
- West Wharmley (opp) Wharmley
- Bridge End (W-bound) Haydon Bridge
- Community Centre (opp) Haydon Bridge
- Innerhaugh Mews (o/s) Haydon Bridge
- Lipwood Hall (opp) Haydon Bridge
- Ridley Hall road end (near) Allen Banks
- Memorial (adj) Bardon Mill
- Bowes Hotel (opp) Bardon Mill
- Riverdale (opp) Bardon Mill
- Springfield Terrace (nr) Redburn
- Towhouse Green (opp) Redburn
- All Hallows Church (nr) Henshaw
- The Bents (W-bound) Henshaw
- The Green (opp) Melkridge
- Whitchester Farm (opp) Whitchester
- Townfoot (W-bound) Haltwhistle
- Castle Hill (W-bound) Haltwhistle
- Market Place (W-bound) Haltwhistle
- Westgate (W-bound) Haltwhistle
- West Road (W-bound) Haltwhistle
- Wyndon Lane (nr) West End
- Industrial Estate (opp) West End
- Redpeth Farm (W-bound) West End
- Burnside Cottage (adj) Blenkinsopp
- Castle road end (nr) Blenkinsopp
- Bankfoot (nr) Blenkinsopp
- Bypass (W-Bound) Greenhead
- Gap Shield (o/s) Gilsland
- Reaygarth (W-bound) Upper Denton
- Temon (o/s) Temon
- Road end (o/s) Low Row
- Rail Bridge (adj) Naworth Parks
- Naworth High Lodge (by) Naworth Parks
- Sands (opp) Brampton
- Cranstons (o/s) Brampton
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 5 January 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 4 November 2024 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 23 March 2024 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 6 November 2023 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 22 January 2023 To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PC0002407/186 · Changes in Cumbria County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 685 bus?
The first 685 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:23 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 685 bus?
The last 685 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:15. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 685 bus cost?
Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire's published fares on the 685: adult single £1.80 to £3.00, child single £1.40 to £3.00. The 685 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 Cumbria and Lancashire day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 685 bus?
The 685 is operated by Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire.
Timetable data from Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (North West England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PC0002407/186. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.