685 Hexham to Newcastle upon Tyne via Lemington, Fenham
Operated by Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire. First bus 07:27, last bus 21:20. 18 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.60 to £2.50 — more.
685 buses on this route are also run by Stagecoach North East (14 journeys on weekdays) — those journeys are not in this timetable. Together, 32 journeys on weekdays.
Wanted a different 685? 8 other bus routes are numbered 685 elsewhere in the UK — see every 685 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 07:27 | 08:27 | 09:32 | 12:32 | 13:32 | 14:42 | 18:10 | 19:07 | 20:07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Station (Stand B) | 07:27 | 08:27 | 09:32 | 12:32 | 13:32 | 14:42 | 18:10 | 19:07 | 20:07 |
| Angel Inn (o/s) | 07:36 | 08:36 | 09:41 | 12:41 | 13:41 | 14:51 | 18:19 | 19:16 | 20:16 |
| Lion and Lamb (opp) | 07:48 | 08:48 | 09:53 | 12:53 | 13:53 | 15:03 | 18:31 | 19:28 | 20:28 |
| Three Tuns (eb) | 07:52 | 08:52 | 09:57 | 12:57 | 13:57 | 15:07 | 18:35 | 19:32 | 20:32 |
| Hexham Road-Bank Top (E-Bound) | 07:55 | 08:55 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:10 | 18:38 | 19:35 | 20:35 |
| Lemington Road Ends (E-Bound) | 08:02 | 09:02 | 10:07 | 13:07 | 14:07 | 15:17 | 18:45 | 19:42 | 20:42 |
| Newcastle CAV Campus | 08:17 | 09:17 | 10:19 | 13:19 | 14:19 | 15:29 | 18:57 | 19:54 | 20:54 |
| Eldon Square Bus Station (Stand K) | 08:32 | 09:32 | 10:34 | 13:28 | 14:28 | 15:38 | 19:06 | 20:03 | 21:03 |
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 £1.60 to £2.50 · Child single £1.40 to £2.50
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.80 | Gen.Hospital Hexham | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| £1.80 | £1.80 | Eastwood Grange | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| £1.80 | £1.80 | £1.80 | East End Garage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £1.80 | £1.80 | Widehaugh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £1.80 | Dilston Road End | |||||||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | StyfordRdEnd/Brocksb | ||||||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | ShawHouse/NewtonRdEn | |||||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Nafferton/OvingtonRE | ||||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | HORSLEY All Stops | |||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £1.80 | Holeyn Hall | ||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Houghton Moor NE | |||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £1.70 | Heddon on the Wall | ||||||||||||
| £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 | Frenchmen'sRow | |||||||||||
| £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 | £1.60 | Throckley All Stops | ||||||||||
| £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 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Walbottle All Stops | |||||||||
| £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 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Blucher S | ||||||||
| £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 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.00 | £2.00 | LemingtonRE | |||||||
| £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 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.40 | £2.00 | DentonBurnCoop | ||||||
| £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 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.40 | £2.00 | Fox&Hounds NE | |||||
| £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 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.40 | £2.00 | ThePlaza/KwikFit | ||||
| £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 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.40 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Newcastle GeneralHos | |||
| £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 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.40 | £2.00 | St James, Gallowgate | ||
| £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 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.40 | £2.00 | NEWCASTLE ELDONsq | |
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £1.80 | £1.80 | £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 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Corbridge All Stops |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is HEXHAM BUS St.
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 Newcastle upon Tyne: 4 journeys, first 10:36 towards Hexham: 4 journeys, first 11:35
Route map
All stops on route 685
685 towards Newcastle upon Tyne
All 47 stops
- Bus Station (Stand B) Hexham
- General Hospital (opp) Hexham
- Woodlands (E-bound) Hexham
- Eastwood Grange (E-bound) Hexham
- Mole Country Store (opp) Hexham
- Widehaugh (E-bound) Dilston
- Dilston Park (E-bound) Dilston
- Main road (E-bound) Dilston
- Cemetery (o/s) Corbridge
- Bridge End (E-bound) Corbridge
- Angel Inn (o/s) Corbridge
- The Crofts (adj) Corbridge
- Howden Dene (opp) Corbridge
- Styford Lodge (opp) Styford
- Brocks Bushes (nr) Styford
- Shaw House (nr) Newton
- South Lodge (nr) Stelling
- Ovington road end (E-bound) Ovington
- Nafferton Farm (E-bound) Ovington
- High Barns Farm (nr) Horsley
- South Farm (opp) Horsley
- Lion and Lamb (opp) Horsley
- Stonecroft (nr) Horsley
- Holeyn Hall crossroads (E-bound) Rudchester
- Houghton Moor Cottages (nr) Close House
- Houghton (E-bound) Heddon-on-the-Wall
- Three Tuns (eb) Heddon-on-the-Wall
- Village entrance (opp) Heddon-on-the-Wall
- Hexham Road (E-bound) Heddon-on-the-Wall
- Frenchmen's Row (nr) Heddon-on-the-Wall
- Hexham Road-Bank Top (E-Bound) Throckley
- Hexham Road-Drove Road (E-Bound) Throckley
- Hexham Road-Middle School (E-Bound) Throckley
- Throckley Roundabout (E-Bound) Throckley
- Hexham Road-Westway (E-Bound) Throckley
- Hexham Road-Campus (E-Bound) Walbottle
- Hexham Road-Hawthorn Terrace (SE-Bound) Walbottle
- Walbottle (E-Bound) Walbottle
- Old Hexham Road-Stephenson Terrace (E-Bound) Walbottle
- Hexham Road-Lemington Road Ends (SE-Bound) Lemington
- Lemington Road Ends (E-Bound) West Denton
- Denton Burn (SE-Bound) Denton Burn
- West Road-Fox And Hounds (SE-Bound) Fenham
- West Road-The Plaza (E-Bound) Fenham
- Newcastle CAV Campus Fenham
- Newcastle St James (E-Bound) Newcastle upon Tyne
- Eldon Square Bus Station (Stand K) Newcastle upon Tyne
685 towards Hexham
All 51 stops
- Eldon Square Bus Station (Stand A) Newcastle upon Tyne
- Newcastle St James (W-Bound) Newcastle upon Tyne
- Newcastle CAV Campus (B) Fenham
- West Road-The Plaza (W-Bound) Fenham
- West Road-Fox And Hounds (W-Bound) Fenham
- West Road (NW-Bound) Denton Burn
- Lemington Road Ends (W-Bound) Lemington
- Hexham Road-Lemington Road Ends (NW-Bound) Lemington
- Hexham Road-St Cuthberts Church (NW-Bound) Walbottle
- Hawthorn Terrace (W-Bound) Walbottle
- Hexham Road-Hawthorn Terrace (W-Bound) Walbottle
- Hexham Road-Campus (NW-Bound) Walbottle
- Hexham Road-Hadrian Place (W-Bound) Throckley
- Throckley Roundabout (W-Bound) Throckley
- Hexham Road-Middle School (W-Bound) Throckley
- Hexham Road-Drove Road (W-Bound) Throckley
- Hexham Road-Bank Top (W-Bound) Throckley
- Frenchmen's Row (opp) Heddon-on-the-Wall
- Hexham Road (W-bound) Heddon-on-the-Wall
- Village Entrance (nr) Heddon-on-the-Wall
- Methodist Church (opp) Heddon-on-the-Wall
- Towne Gate Heddon-on-the-Wall
- Three Tuns (wb) Heddon-on-the-Wall
- Houghton (W-bound) Heddon-on-the-Wall
- Close House Lodge Gates Close House
- Houghton Moor Cottages (opp) Close House
- Holeyn Hall Crossroads (W-bound) Rudchester
- Stonecroft (opp) Horsley
- Lion and Lamb (o/s) Horsley
- South Farm (nr) Horsley
- High Barns Farm (W-bound) Horsley
- Nafferton Farm (W-bound) Ovington
- Ovington Road End (W-bound) Ovington
- South Lodge (opp) Stelling
- Shaw House (opp) Newton
- Brocks Bushes (opp) Styford
- Styford Lodge (nr) Styford
- Howden Dene (nr) Corbridge
- The Crofts (opp) Corbridge
- Angel Inn (opp) Corbridge
- Bridge End (W-bound) Corbridge
- Cemetery (opp) Corbridge
- Main Road (W-bound) Dilston
- Dilston Park (W-bound) Dilston
- Widehaugh (W-bound) Dilston
- Mole Country Store (adj) Hexham
- Eastwood Grange (W-bound) Hexham
- Woodlands (W-bound) Hexham
- Dean Park House (o/s) Hexham
- General Hospital (o/s) Hexham
- Bus Station (Stand D) Hexham
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 685 bus?
The first 685 departure on weekdays leaves at 07:27 (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 21:20. 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 £1.60 to £2.50, child single £1.40 to £2.50. 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 East England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.