E2 Sunderland to South Shields via Laygate

Operated by Stagecoach North East. First bus 05:50, last bus 23:07. 60 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 07:33, last 23:07. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £2.50 — more.

Next towards South Shields from Fawcett Street (17): 19:25, 20:25, 21:25

Next towards Sunderland from Interchange (Stand D): 19:04, 20:04, 21:04

Wanted a different E2? 5 other bus routes are numbered E2 elsewhere in the UK — see every E2 bus timetable by area.

Timetable

Ends at Sth Shields Interchange · Sunday · 22 journeys
Stop 07:3309:0310:0111:0411:3212:0212:3213:0213:3214:0214:3215:0215:3216:0216:3217:0317:3318:2519:2520:2521:2522:25
Fawcett Street (17) 07:3309:0310:0111:0411:3212:0212:3213:0213:3214:0214:3215:0215:3216:0216:3217:0317:3318:2519:2520:2521:2522:25
Fulwell Road Sea Road (E-Bound) 07:4409:1410:1211:1411:4212:1212:4213:1213:4214:1214:4215:1215:4216:1216:4217:1317:4318:3419:3420:3421:3422:34
Mill Lane - Croftside Avenue (N-Bound) 07:5009:2010:1811:2211:5012:2012:5013:2013:5014:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:5017:2117:5018:4019:4020:4021:4022:40
Horsley Hill Square (W-Bound) 07:5909:2910:2711:3212:0012:3013:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:3016:0016:3017:0017:3117:5918:4919:4920:4921:4922:49
Dean Road (W-Bound) 08:0609:3610:3411:3912:0712:3713:0713:3714:0714:3715:0715:3716:0716:3717:0717:3818:0618:5519:5520:5521:5522:55
Interchange (Stand R) 08:1109:4110:3911:4412:1212:4213:1213:4214:1214:4215:1215:4216:1216:4217:1217:4318:1118:5919:5920:5921:5922:59

Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. 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.

The E2 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 →

Fares on the E2

Adult single £2.00 to £2.50

Adult single fare table, stage to stage
£2.00 FawJohn
£2.00£2.00 AccHosp
£2.00£2.40£2.00 BlueBell
£2.40£2.50£2.00£2.00 SeaburnMorrisons
£2.50£2.50£2.40£2.00£2.00 BentsCottages
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.40£2.00£2.00 GreyHorseInnZB
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.40£2.00£2.00 Marsden School
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.40£2.00£2.00 WBGolfClb
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.40£2.00£2.00 MarsdenInn
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.40£2.00£2.00 HHillSq
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.40£2.00£2.00 HolmfieldAve
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.40£2.00£2.00 Chichester
£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 TudorRdTwnHall
£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 SSHInterCoron

Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is WsheafDundasSt.

Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 27 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Stagecoach North East before you travel.

Tickets on the E2

Stagecoach North East publishes singles, day returns, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children and young people.

Single · Return · U21 Single · Child Single · Newcastle DayRider · Sunderland DayRider · North East 7 Day U19 · North East 28 Day U19

…and 8 more tickets on this route.

Ticket types come from Stagecoach North East's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 26 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach North East.

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 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 E2

E2 towards South Shields

All 48 stops
  1. Fawcett Street (17) Sunderland
  2. Fawcett Street (15) Sunderland
  3. Wheatsheaf (N-Bound) Monkwearmouth
  4. Newcastle Road-Crozier Street (NW-Bound) Monkwearmouth
  5. Newcastle Road-Newbridge Avenue (NW-Bound) Monkwearmouth
  6. Newcastle Road-Wearmouth Hospital (N-Bound) Monkwearmouth
  7. Charlton Road (NE-Bound) Fulwell
  8. Station Road-Metro Station (E-Bound) Fulwell
  9. Fulwell Road Sea Road (E-Bound) Seaburn
  10. Sea Road-Laindon Avenue (E-Bound) Seaburn
  11. Sea Road-Rockville (E-Bound) Seaburn
  12. Seaburn Terrace (E-Bound) Seaburn
  13. Whitburn Road - Seaburn Terrace (N-Bound) Seaburn
  14. Whitburn Road-Morrisons (N-Bound) Seaburn
  15. Seaburn Camp (N-Bound) South Bents
  16. Bents Road-The Bents (N-Bound) South Bents
  17. East Street-Nicholas Avenue (N-Bound) Whitburn
  18. Mill Lane - Croftside Avenue (N-Bound) Whitburn
  19. Mill Lane-Poplar Drive (N-Bound) Whitburn
  20. Mill Lane-Wheatall Farm (N-Bound) Whitburn
  21. Mill Lane-Wheatall Drive (N-Bound) Whitburn
  22. Mill Lane-Primary School (N-Bound) Whitburn
  23. Mill Lane-Playground (N-Bound) Whitburn
  24. Lizard Lane-Hillhead Farm (NW-Bound) Marsden
  25. Lizard Lane-Golf Course (NW-Bound) Marsden
  26. Lizard Lane-Riding School (NW-Bound) Marsden
  27. Lizard Lane-Grotto Road (NW-Bound) Marsden
  28. Lizard Lane-Prince Edward Road (NW-Bound) Marsden
  29. Marsden Lane - Prince Edward Road East (W-Bound) Marsden
  30. Marsden Lane-Hampshire Way (NW-Bound) Marsden
  31. Marsden Lane-Fulwell Avenue (NW-Bound) Marsden
  32. Horsley Hill Square (W-Bound) Horsley Hill
  33. Marsden Road-Barbour Avenue (SW-Bound) Horsley Hill
  34. Marsden Road-Bulmer Road (SW-Bound) Harton
  35. Marsden Road-Moor Lane East (SW-Bound) Harton
  36. Marsden Road-The Cloisters (SW-Bound) Harton
  37. Sunderland Road-Holmfield Avenue (NW-Bound) Harton
  38. Sunderland Road-Morpeth Avenue (NW-Bound) Westoe
  39. Sunderland Road-Grosvenor Mews (NW-Bound) Westoe
  40. Dean Road - Sunderland Road (W-Bound) Westoe
  41. Dean Road-Marlborough Street (W-Bound) Chichester
  42. Dean Road (W-Bound) Chichester
  43. Laygate-Eglesfield Road (NW-Bound) Laygate
  44. Western Approach (N-Bound) Laygate
  45. Western Approach-Tudor Road (N-Bound) Laygate
  46. Crossgate (E-Bound) South Shields
  47. Fowler Street - Town Hall (N-Bound) South Shields
  48. Interchange (Stand R) South Shields

E2 towards Sunderland

All 50 stops
  1. Interchange (Stand D) South Shields
  2. Coronation Street-Garden Lane (W-Bound) South Shields
  3. Station Road-Industrial Estate (SE-Bound) South Shields
  4. Western Approach-Victoria Road (S-Bound) Laygate
  5. Western Approach (S-Bound) Laygate
  6. Laygate-School (SE-Bound) Laygate
  7. Beaufort Terrace (S-Bound) Chichester
  8. Dean Road (E-Bound) Chichester
  9. Dean Road-John Clay Street (E-Bound) Chichester
  10. Dean Road - Sunderland Road (E-Bound) Westoe
  11. Sunderland Road-Grosvenor Road (SE-Bound) Westoe
  12. Sunderland Road-Harton House Road (SE-Bound) Harton
  13. Marsden Road-Harton House Road (NE-Bound) Harton
  14. Marsden Road-Moor Lane East (NE-Bound) Harton
  15. Marsden Road-Bulmer Road (NE-Bound) Harton
  16. Marsden Road-Tabernacle (NE-Bound) Horsley Hill
  17. Horsley Hill Square (E-Bound) Horsley Hill
  18. Marsden Lane-Fulwell Avenue (SE-Bound) Marsden
  19. Marsden Lane-Hampshire Way (SE-Bound) Marsden
  20. Marsden Lane - Prince Edward Road East (E-Bound) Marsden
  21. Lizard Lane (SE-Bound) Marsden
  22. Lizard Lane-Grotto Road (SE-Bound) Marsden
  23. Lizard Lane-Riding School (SE-Bound) Marsden
  24. Lizard Lane-Golf Course (SE-Bound) Marsden
  25. Lizard Lane-Hillhead Farm (SE-Bound) Marsden
  26. Kitchener Road-Arthur Street (E-Bound) Whitburn
  27. Mill Lane-Whitburn Lodge (S-Bound) Whitburn
  28. Mill Lane-White Rocks Grove (S-Bound) Whitburn
  29. Mill Lane-Lilac Avenue (S-Bound) Whitburn
  30. Mill Lane-Wheatall Way (S-Bound) Whitburn
  31. Mill Lane-Rifle Range (S-Bound) Whitburn
  32. Mill Lane - Croftside Avenue (S-Bound) Whitburn
  33. East Street-Newark Drive (SW-Bound) Whitburn
  34. Bents Road-Pebble Beach (S-Bound) South Bents
  35. Seaburn Camp (S-Bound) South Bents
  36. Whitburn Road-Morrisons (S-Bound) Seaburn
  37. Seaburn Terrace (W-Bound) Seaburn
  38. Sea Lane (S-Bound) Seaburn
  39. Sea Road-Mere Knolls Road (W-Bound) Seaburn
  40. Sea Road-Dent Street (W-Bound) Seaburn
  41. Fulwell Road Sea Road (W-Bound) Fulwell
  42. Station Road-Metro Station (W-Bound) Fulwell
  43. Newcastle Road - Grasmere Crescent (S-Bound) Fulwell
  44. Newcastle Road-Wearmouth Hospital (SE-Bound) Monkwearmouth
  45. Newcastle Road-Wearmouth Drive (SE-Bound) Monkwearmouth
  46. Newcastle Road-Lochmaren Terrace (SE-Bound) Monkwearmouth
  47. Wheatsheaf (S-Bound) Monkwearmouth
  48. Wheatsheaf (SW-Bound) Monkwearmouth
  49. John Street (11) Sunderland
  50. Fawcett Street (17) Sunderland

Towns & areas on this route

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first E2 bus?

The first E2 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:50 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last E2 bus?

The last E2 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:07. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the E2 bus cost?

Stagecoach North East's published fares on the E2: adult single £2.00 to £2.50. The E2 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 E2 bus?

The E2 is operated by Stagecoach North East.

Timetable data from Stagecoach North East via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (North East England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.