🎓 Buses to Newcastle University

66 bus routes serve Newcastle University in Newcastle upon Tyne. 1 is a university or campus service. 1 runs through the night.

Times are departures from the campus's own stops. Buses towards the campus run earlier and later at stops along the way — open a route for the timetable at your stop.

University and campus services

Routes run for the university or branded for students. These are usually the most frequent way onto campus in term time — and the most likely to change or stop in the vacation.

• 1 Slatyford Pooley Road → Cochrane Park Coach Lane Campus East Mon–Fri 06:08–23:45 Stagecoach North East

Every route serving Newcastle University

• 1 Slatyford Pooley Road → Cochrane Park Coach Lane Campus East 🎓 university service Mon–Fri 06:08–23:45 Sun 06:27–23:45 Stagecoach North East
• 72 Newcastle upon Tyne John Dobson Street - Laing Art Gallery → Chapel House Hillhead Parkway-Terminus Mon–Fri 07:05–23:13 Sun 07:36–23:13 Stagecoach North East
• 71 Newcastle upon Tyne John Dobson Street - Laing Art Gallery → North Walbottle North Walbottle Rd - Northumberland Gdns Mon–Fri 06:28–22:48 Sun 08:47–22:48 Stagecoach North East
• 87 Newcastle upon Tyne → Newcastle upon Tyne John Dobson Street - Laing Art Gallery Mon–Fri 05:57–18:35 no Sunday service Stagecoach North East
• 36 Newcastle upon Tyne John Dobson Street - Laing Art Gallery → Slatyford Netherby Drive Mon–Fri 06:49–23:23 Sun 06:29–23:23 Stagecoach North East
• 11 Chapel House Hillhead Parkway-Terminus → North Kenton Delamere Road Mon–Fri 06:13–23:29 Sun 07:25–23:29 Stagecoach North East
• 10 Lemington West Denton Park → North Kenton Delamere Road Mon–Fri 06:23–23:10 Sun 07:46–23:10 Stagecoach North East
• 32A Walkergate Scrogg Road-West Farm Road → Kenton Bar Kenton Lane - Hazeldene Avenue Mon–Fri 07:06–18:53 Sun 08:23–18:26 Stagecoach North East
• 32 Walkergate Westbourne Avenue → Kenton Bar Kenton Lane - Hazeldene Avenue Mon–Fri 07:41–18:39 no Sunday service Stagecoach North East
• 74 Hexham Bus Station 'Stand C' → Newcastle Eldon Square 'Stand J' Mon–Fri 08:18–17:43 no Sunday service Go North East
• X74 Jedburgh → Newcastle upon Tyne Mon–Fri 07:58–17:36 no Sunday service Peter Hogg of Jedburgh
• X74 Jedburgh Bus Station → Eldon Square Bus Station Mon–Fri 07:58–17:41 no Sunday service Peter Hogg of Jedburgh
• X74 Percy Arms → Eldon Square Bus Station Mon–Fri 07:58–17:41 no Sunday service Peter Hogg of Jedburgh
• 653 Battle Hill Drive-Birkdale Close → Freeman Hospital Grounds Mon–Fri 07:01–18:24 no Sunday service Gateshead Central Buses
• 40 Chapel House Hillhead Parkway → Wallsend Wallsend Interchange Mon–Fri 05:48–23:28 Sun 06:28–23:12 Stagecoach North East
• 39 Lemington Dumpling Hall → Walker Rhodes Street - Bus Terminal Mon–Fri 06:45–23:22 Sun 09:51–23:22 Stagecoach North East
• X47 Newcastle upon Tyne → Newcastle upon Tyne Eldon Square Bus Station Mon–Fri 06:27–23:11 Sun 07:12–23:11 Stagecoach North East
• X87 Westerhope → Newcastle upon Tyne Eldon Square Bus Station Mon–Fri 06:15–22:46 Sun 07:14–22:46 Stagecoach North East
• X88 Newcastle upon Tyne → Newcastle upon Tyne Eldon Square Bus Station Mon–Fri 06:46–23:16 Sun 07:46–23:16 Stagecoach North East
• X78 Newcastle upon Tyne → Newcastle upon Tyne Eldon Square Bus Station Mon–Fri 08:06–23:21 Sun 09:51–23:21 Stagecoach North East
• 787 New Winning → Newcastle Airport Terminal Mon–Fri 03:13–05:13 Sun 03:13–05:13 🌙 Every night Go North East
• X77 Newcastle upon Tyne → Newcastle upon Tyne Eldon Square Bus Station Mon–Fri 06:01–19:33 no Sunday service Stagecoach North East
• X79 Newcastle upon Tyne → Kirkley Hall College College Mon–Fri 07:56–17:17 no Sunday service Stagecoach North East
• 151 Front Street-College Lane → Heaton Heaton Road-King John Street Mon–Fri 08:15–15:48 no Sunday service Stagecoach North East
• 12 Fenham Cedar Road → Wallsend Wallsend Interchange Mon–Fri 06:04–23:28 Sun 06:54–23:28 Stagecoach North East
• 62 Killingworth Killingworth Bus Station → Throckley Newburn Road-Broomy Hill Road Mon–Fri 06:47–23:13 Sun 06:14–23:13 Stagecoach North East
• 63 Killingworth Killingworth Bus Station → Thistle Way Mon–Fri 06:19–23:09 Sun 07:37–23:09 Stagecoach North East
• TOON Newcastle upon Tyne → Newcastle Central Station 'Stop C' Sun 10:12–16:35 Go North East
• 43 Bus Station → Haymarket Bus Station Mon–Fri 05:59–23:59 Sun 06:44–23:06 Arriva North East
• 30 Slatyford Netherby Drive → Fawdon Fawdon Park Road Mon–Fri 06:35–23:06 Sun 08:10–23:06 Stagecoach North East
• 31 Denton Burn Whickham View Terminus → Kenton Montagu Estate Mon–Fri 06:33–23:13 Sun 09:21–23:13 Stagecoach North East
• X7 Bus station → Haymarket Bus Station Mon–Fri 06:19–23:21 Sun 09:57–23:21 Arriva North East
• 44 Front Street → Haymarket Bus Station Mon–Fri 06:26–23:39 Sun 08:29–23:36 Arriva North East
• X8 Bus station → Haymarket Bus Station Mon–Fri 06:35–22:51 Sun 09:27–22:51 Arriva North East
• 45 Front Street → Haymarket Bus Station Mon–Fri 06:56–23:19 Sun 07:36–22:36 Arriva North East
• 35 Newcastle upon Tyne → Monument Market Street Mon–Fri 06:39–23:18 Sun 09:54–23:18 Gateshead Central Buses
• X46 Haymarket Bus Station → Featherstone Grove Mon–Fri 06:45–19:20 no Sunday service Gateshead Central Buses
• 354 Newcastle Haymarket - Stand X → North Shields Transport Hub 'Stand C' Mon–Fri 06:21–19:44 no Sunday service Go North East
• 355 Newcastle Haymarket 'Stand W' → Forest Hall Meadway / Mead Crescent Mon–Fri 06:41–18:52 no Sunday service Go North East
• 49 Newcastle upon Tyne → Newcastle upon Tyne Eldon Square Bus Station Mon–Fri 08:54–23:16 Sun 10:14–23:16 Stagecoach North East
• 356 Newcastle Haymarket - Stand X → Whitley Bay Bournemouth Gardens (N-bound) Mon–Fri 07:57–19:21 no Sunday service Go North East
• 685 Hexham Bus Station → Newcastle upon Tyne Eldon Square Bus Station Mon–Fri 08:28–21:21 Sun 11:27–17:36 Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire
• 685 Bus Station (Stand D) Hexham → Newcastle upon Tyne Eldon Square Bus Station Mon–Fri 06:21–23:30 Sun 08:36–20:20 Stagecoach North East
• Q3X Brunton Lane Warkworth Woods → Wallsend Metro 'Stand C' Mon–Fri 06:59–18:26 no Sunday service Go North East
• 54A Newcastle Haymarket 'Stand W' → Whitley Bay Park Avenue Mon–Fri 19:50–23:39 Sun 08:45–19:34 Go North East
• 18A Byker → St Marys Catholic School Mon–Fri 07:46–07:47 no Sunday service Stagecoach North East
• 995 Longbenton → Byker Mon–Fri 07:39–07:40 no Sunday service Stagecoach North East
• 38 Denton Burn Whickham View Terminus → Meadway-Mead Crescent Mon–Fri 06:42–23:12 Sun 07:10–23:00 Stagecoach North East
• X21 Haymarket Bus Station → Sandy Bay Mon–Fri 06:03–23:14 Sun 09:09–23:14 Arriva North East
• X22 Haymarket Bus Station → Turning circle Mon–Fri 08:10–08:40 no Sunday service Arriva North East
• X10 Bus station → Haymarket Bus Station Mon–Fri 07:11–18:48 Sun 08:47–22:44 Arriva North East
• X11 Bus station → Haymarket Bus Station Mon–Fri 09:06–18:33 Sun 08:17–18:14 Arriva North East
• X9 Bus station → Haymarket Bus Station Mon–Fri 06:17–22:29 Sun 09:19–22:29 Arriva North East
• 37 Denton Burn Whickham View Terminus → Newlyn Drive Roundabout Mon–Fri 07:04–22:40 Sun 09:40–22:40 Stagecoach North East
• X18 Haymarket Bus Station → Bus Station Mon–Fri 06:40–23:19 Sun 09:02–23:19 Arriva North East
• X82 Newcastle upon Tyne → Newcastle upon Tyne Eldon Square Bus Station Mon–Fri 05:57–23:11 Sun 07:42–23:11 Stagecoach North East
• X15 Haymarket Bus Station → Bus Station Mon–Fri 07:10–22:49 Sun 10:32–18:47 Arriva North East
• 684 Hexham Bus Station 'Stand E' → Newcastle Eldon Square 'Stand A' Mon–Fri 07:06–20:26 Sun 09:22–19:22 Go North East
• X63 Newcastle upon Tyne → Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle Monument Mon–Fri 06:46–18:25 no Sunday service Stagecoach North East
• X30 Bus station → Haymarket Bus Station Mon–Fri 06:58–08:41 no Sunday service Arriva North East
• X20 Bus Station → Haymarket Bus Station Mon–Fri 07:20–18:47 no Sunday service Arriva North East
• X16 Haymarket Bus Station → Bus Station Mon–Fri 07:33–18:10 no Sunday service Arriva North East
• X14 Bus Station → Haymarket Bus Station Mon–Fri 08:10–18:38 Sun 09:32–17:42 Arriva North East
• 941 Stanhope Street-Social Club → Kingsway South - Ninth Avenue no Sunday service JH Coaches
• 104 Foot of Stanhope Street → Excelsior Academy Mon–Fri 07:45–07:45 no Sunday service Go North East
• X85 Hexham Bus Station 'Stand D' → Newcastle Eldon Square 'Stand A' Mon–Fri 17:32–17:32 no Sunday service Go North East

Live times at the campus stops

Night buses to Newcastle University

For getting back to halls. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning is listed under Friday.

• 787 New Winning → Newcastle Airport Terminal Every night 03:12–05:40 runs tonight

See night buses across the UK.

Direct buses to Newcastle University from

Places on a route that reaches the campus without changing — worth checking before you sign a housing contract. The bus may take a long way round, so open the route for the time from your own stop.

Other Newcastle University campuses

Frequently asked questions

Which buses go to Newcastle University?

66 routes serve the campus: the 1 (towards Cochrane Park Coach Lane Campus East), the 72 (towards Chapel House Hillhead Parkway-Terminus), the 71 (towards North Walbottle North Walbottle Rd - Northumberland Gdns), the 87 (towards Newcastle upon Tyne John Dobson Street - Laing Art Gallery), the 36 (towards Slatyford Netherby Drive), the 11 (towards North Kenton Delamere Road), the 10 (towards North Kenton Delamere Road), the 32A (towards Kenton Bar Kenton Lane - Hazeldene Avenue), the 32 (towards Kenton Bar Kenton Lane - Hazeldene Avenue), the 74 (towards Newcastle Eldon Square 'Stand J'), the X74 (towards Newcastle upon Tyne), the X74 (towards Eldon Square Bus Station) and more. Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.

Is there a campus or university bus at Newcastle University?

Yes — 1 of the 66 routes is a university or campus service: the 1. These are usually the most frequent way onto campus in term time, and some run only during term.

What time is the first bus to Newcastle University?

The earliest weekday departure from the campus's own stops is 03:13, on the 787. Buses towards the campus start earlier at stops along the way — check the route timetable for your own stop if you have a 9am lecture.

Can I get a bus back to campus at night?

1 of the 66 routes run in the small hours. Which nights each one runs is listed above — most night services are Friday and Saturday only.

Do buses run to Newcastle University outside term time?

The timetables here are the operators' own published data, so they show what is running now, including any current holiday timetable. Dedicated university services are the ones most likely to stop or thin out in the vacation — that applies to the 1. Ordinary local routes generally run all year.

How much is the bus to Newcastle University, and is there a student fare?

Single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, dropping to £2 from 1 January 2027. Most operators also sell a student term or year pass, which usually beats the cap if you travel in every day — check the operator pages linked against each route.

Other universities nearby

Timetables from the operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Campus locations from OpenStreetMap. See all universities by bus , or every stop and route in Newcastle upon Tyne.