72 Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle Grainger Street ↔ Chapel House Hillhead Parkway-Terminus
Operated by Stagecoach North East. First bus 06:29, last bus 23:35. 128 journeys on weekdays.
✅ The 72 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 Chapel House Hillhead Parkway-Terminus · Monday to Friday towards Chapel House Hillhead Parkway-Terminus · Saturday towards Chapel House Hillhead Parkway-Terminus · Sunday towards Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle Grainger Street · Monday to Friday towards Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle Grainger Street · Saturday towards Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle Grainger Street · Sunday
| John Dobson Street - Laing Art Gallery (S-Bound) | · | · | · | · | 07:11 | 07:44 | 08:19 | · | · | · | 08:54 | 09:14 | 09:27 | · | 09:57 | · | 10:12 | 10:27 | · | 10:57 | · | 11:12 | 11:27 | · | 11:57 | · | 12:12 | 12:27 | · | 12:57 | · | 13:12 | 13:27 | · | 13:57 | · | 14:12 | 14:37 | · | 15:12 | 15:42 | 16:12 | 16:47 | · | 17:12 | 17:37 | · | 18:14 | 18:14 | · | 19:14 | 19:14 | · | 20:14 | 20:14 | · | 21:14 | 21:14 | · | 22:14 | · | 22:14 | 23:09 | 23:09 | · |
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| Newcastle Grainger Street (N-Bound) | · | · | · | 07:11 | · | · | · | 08:24 | · | 08:54 | · | · | · | 09:29 | · | 10:04 | · | · | 10:34 | · | 11:04 | · | · | 11:34 | · | 12:04 | · | · | 12:34 | · | 13:04 | · | · | 13:34 | · | 14:04 | · | · | 14:44 | · | · | · | · | 16:54 | · | · | 17:44 | · | · | 18:14 | · | · | 19:14 | · | · | 20:14 | · | · | 21:14 | · | 22:14 | · | · | · | 23:09 |
| Newcastle Monument (G) | · | · | · | 07:15 | 07:13 | 07:46 | 08:22 | 08:29 | · | 08:59 | 08:57 | 09:16 | 09:30 | 09:34 | 10:00 | 10:09 | 10:15 | 10:30 | 10:39 | 11:00 | 11:09 | 11:15 | 11:30 | 11:39 | 12:00 | 12:09 | 12:15 | 12:30 | 12:39 | 13:00 | 13:09 | 13:15 | 13:30 | 13:39 | 14:00 | 14:09 | 14:15 | 14:40 | 14:49 | 15:15 | 15:45 | 16:15 | 16:50 | 16:59 | 17:15 | 17:40 | 17:49 | 18:17 | 18:16 | 18:18 | 19:16 | 19:16 | 19:18 | 20:16 | 20:16 | 20:18 | 21:16 | 21:16 | 21:18 | 22:16 | 22:18 | 22:16 | 23:11 | 23:11 | 23:13 |
| Jedburgh Road (W-Bound) | · | · | · | 07:24 | 07:21 | 07:53 | 08:30 | 08:39 | · | 09:09 | 09:05 | 09:23 | 09:38 | 09:44 | 10:08 | 10:19 | 10:23 | 10:38 | 10:49 | 11:08 | 11:19 | 11:23 | 11:38 | 11:49 | 12:08 | 12:19 | 12:23 | 12:38 | 12:49 | 13:08 | 13:19 | 13:23 | 13:38 | 13:49 | 14:08 | 14:19 | 14:23 | 14:48 | 14:59 | 15:23 | 15:53 | 16:23 | 16:58 | 17:09 | 17:23 | 17:48 | 17:59 | 18:25 | 18:23 | 18:27 | 19:23 | 19:23 | 19:27 | 20:23 | 20:23 | 20:27 | 21:23 | 21:23 | 21:27 | 22:23 | 22:27 | 22:23 | 23:18 | 23:18 | 23:21 |
| Stamfordham Road-Slatyford Lane (W-Bound) | 06:29 | 06:29 | 06:56 | 07:27 | 07:24 | 07:56 | 08:34 | 08:42 | 08:26 | 09:12 | 09:09 | 09:26 | 09:42 | 09:47 | 10:12 | 10:22 | 10:27 | 10:42 | 10:52 | 11:12 | 11:22 | 11:27 | 11:42 | 11:52 | 12:12 | 12:22 | 12:27 | 12:42 | 12:52 | 13:12 | 13:22 | 13:27 | 13:42 | 13:52 | 14:12 | 14:22 | 14:27 | 14:52 | 15:02 | 15:27 | 15:57 | 16:27 | 17:02 | 17:12 | 17:27 | 17:52 | 18:02 | 18:29 | 18:26 | 18:30 | 19:26 | 19:26 | 19:30 | 20:26 | 20:26 | 20:30 | 21:26 | 21:26 | 21:30 | 22:26 | 22:30 | 22:26 | 23:21 | 23:21 | 23:24 |
| Stamfordham Road - Beaumont Terrace (NW-Bound) | 06:34 | 06:34 | 07:01 | 07:32 | 07:29 | 08:01 | 08:40 | 08:47 | 08:31 | 09:17 | 09:15 | 09:31 | 09:48 | 09:52 | 10:18 | 10:27 | 10:33 | 10:48 | 10:57 | 11:18 | 11:27 | 11:33 | 11:48 | 11:57 | 12:18 | 12:27 | 12:33 | 12:48 | 12:57 | 13:18 | 13:27 | 13:33 | 13:48 | 13:57 | 14:18 | 14:27 | 14:33 | 14:58 | 15:07 | 15:33 | 16:03 | 16:33 | 17:08 | 17:17 | 17:33 | 17:58 | 18:07 | 18:34 | 18:31 | 18:35 | 19:31 | 19:31 | 19:35 | 20:31 | 20:31 | 20:35 | 21:31 | 21:31 | 21:35 | 22:31 | 22:35 | 22:31 | 23:26 | 23:26 | 23:29 |
| Downend Road-Trafford Walk (E-Bound) | 06:37 | · | 07:04 | · | 07:32 | 08:04 | 08:43 | · | 08:34 | · | 09:18 | 09:34 | 09:51 | · | 10:21 | · | 10:36 | 10:51 | · | 11:21 | · | 11:36 | 11:51 | · | 12:21 | · | 12:36 | 12:51 | · | 13:21 | · | 13:36 | 13:51 | · | 14:21 | · | 14:36 | 15:01 | · | 15:36 | 16:06 | 16:36 | 17:11 | · | 17:36 | 18:01 | · | 18:37 | 18:34 | · | 19:34 | 19:34 | · | 20:34 | 20:34 | · | 21:34 | 21:34 | · | 22:34 | · | 22:34 | 23:29 | 23:29 | · |
| Hillhead Parkway-Terminus (E-Bound) | 06:41 | 06:40 | 07:08 | 07:38 | 07:37 | 08:08 | 08:48 | 08:53 | 08:38 | 09:23 | 09:23 | 09:38 | 09:56 | 09:58 | 10:26 | 10:33 | 10:41 | 10:56 | 11:03 | 11:26 | 11:33 | 11:41 | 11:56 | 12:03 | 12:26 | 12:33 | 12:41 | 12:56 | 13:03 | 13:26 | 13:33 | 13:41 | 13:56 | 14:03 | 14:26 | 14:33 | 14:41 | 15:06 | 15:13 | 15:41 | 16:11 | 16:41 | 17:16 | 17:23 | 17:41 | 18:06 | 18:13 | 18:41 | 18:38 | 18:41 | 19:38 | 19:38 | 19:41 | 20:38 | 20:38 | 20:41 | 21:38 | 21:38 | 21:41 | 22:38 | 22:41 | 22:38 | 23:33 | 23:33 | 23:35 |
Route map
All stops on route 72
72 towards Chapel House Hillhead Parkway-Terminus
- John Dobson Street - Laing Art Gallery (S-Bound) Newcastle upon Tyne
- Newcastle Grainger Street (N-Bound) Newcastle upon Tyne
- Monument Market Street Newcastle upon Tyne
- Newcastle Monument (G) Newcastle upon Tyne
- Haymarket Barras Bridge (N-Bound) Newcastle upon Tyne
- Claremont Road-University Newcastle upon Tyne
- Claremont Rd-Claremont Pl (NW-Bound) Newcastle upon Tyne
- Newcastle St James (W-Bound) Newcastle upon Tyne
- Barrack Road-St James Park (NW-Bound) Newcastle upon Tyne
- Barrack Road-Leazes Park (N-Bound) Newcastle upon Tyne
- Barrack Road-New Mills (NW-Bound) Nuns Moor
- Barrack Road-Leazes Court (NW-Bound) Nuns Moor
- Bbc Tv Centre (NW-Bound) Nuns Moor
- Ponteland Road-Fenham Hall Drive (NW-Bound) Fenham
- Jedburgh Road (W-Bound) Cowgate
- Stamfordham Way (W-Bound) Cowgate
- Stamfordham Road-Yewvale Road (NW-Bound) Cowgate
- Stamfordham Road-Silver Lonnen (W-Bound) Slatyford
- Stamfordham Road-Slatyford Lane (W-Bound) Slatyford
- Stamfordham Road - Pooley Road (NW-Bound) Slatyford
- Stamfordham Road-Western By Pass (NW-Bound) Slatyford
- Stamfordham Road-Denton Way (NW-Bound) Westerhope
- Stamfordham Road-Highfield Close (NW-Bound) Westerhope
- Stamfordham Road-Queens Road (NW-Bound) Westerhope
- Stamfordham Road - Beaumont Terrace (NW-Bound) Westerhope
- Rogerson Terrace-Mitford Drive (S-Bound) Westerhope
- Rogerson Terrace-Dilston Drive (S-Bound) Westerhope
- Langdon Road (W-Bound) Westerhope
- Downend Road (N-Bound) Westerhope
- Downend Road-Trafford Walk (E-Bound) Westerhope
- Stamfordham Road-Naworth Drive (NW-Bound) Westerhope
- Stamfordham Road-Kensington Villas (NW-Bound) Westerhope
- Hillhead Road-Hillhead Way (S-Bound) Westerhope
- Hillhead Road-Downend Road (S-Bound) Westerhope
- Hillhead Road-Wedmore Road (S-Bound) Westerhope
- Hillhead Parkway-Ainsdale Gardens (W-Bound) Chapel House
- Hillhead Parkway (N-Bound) Chapel House
- Hillhead Parkway-Terminus (E-Bound) Chapel House
72 towards Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle Grainger Street
- Hillhead Parkway-Terminus (E-Bound) Chapel House
- Hillhead Parkway-Elston Close (S-Bound) Chapel House
- Hillhead Parkway-Hillhead Road (E-Bound) Chapel House
- Hillhead Road-Grosvenor Way (N-Bound) Westerhope
- Downend Road (E-Bound) Westerhope
- Downend Road-Trafford Walk (E-Bound) Westerhope
- Downend Road (S-Bound) Westerhope
- Langdon Road (E-Bound) Westerhope
- Rogerson Terrace-Chipchase Crescent (N-Bound) Westerhope
- Stamfordham Road - Wheatfield Road (SE-Bound) Westerhope
- Stamfordham Road-Denton Grove (SE-Bound) Westerhope
- Stamfordham Road-Windsor Crescent (SE-Bound) Westerhope
- Stamfordham Road-Western By Pass (SE-Bound) Westerhope
- Stamfordham Road-Footbridge (SE-Bound) Slatyford
- Stamfordham Road - Fulwell Green (SE-Bound) Slatyford
- Stamfordham Road-Barclay Place (E-Bound) Slatyford
- Stamfordham Road-Viewforth Grove (E-Bound) Slatyford
- Stamfordham Road-Yewvale Road (SE-Bound) Cowgate
- Stamfordham Way (E-Bound) Cowgate
- Ponteland Road - Moorhead (E-Bound) Cowgate
- Claremont Rd-Claremont Pl (F) Newcastle upon Tyne
- Claremont Road-Museum Newcastle upon Tyne
- Haymarket Barras Bridge (S-Bound) Newcastle upon Tyne
- John Dobson Street - Laing Art Gallery (S-Bound) Newcastle upon Tyne
- Haymarket John Dobson Street (S-Bound) Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ponteland Road-Fenham Hall Drive (SE-Bound) Fenham
- Bbc Tv Centre (SE-Bound) Nuns Moor
- Barrack Road-Barracks (SE-Bound) Nuns Moor
- Barrack Road-New Mills (S-Bound) Nuns Moor
- Barrack Road-Leazes Park (SE-Bound) Newcastle upon Tyne
- Barrack Road-St James Park (SE-Bound) Newcastle upon Tyne
- Westgate Rd-Rutherford St (E-Bound) Newcastle upon Tyne
- Central Stn Westgate Rd (K) Newcastle upon Tyne
- Newcastle Grainger Street (N-Bound) Newcastle upon Tyne
Service history & registered changes
- 🆕 Registered effective 28 Mar 2026 From: Hull To: Spurn Discovery Centre Via: Patrington, Easington Name or No.: 72 Service type: Normal Stopping Effective date: 28 March 2026 End date: 31 October 2026 Other details: New Service operating on Saturdays
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
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Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 72 bus?
The first 72 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:29 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 72 bus?
The last 72 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:35. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 72 bus cost?
The 72 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 72 bus?
The 72 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.