🎓 Buses to University of Sunderland

38 bus routes serve University of Sunderland. 2 are university or campus services. 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.

• 701 Royal Hospital / Clanny House → St Peter's Campus Mon–Fri 07:39–22:18 City Transport
• 701 St Peters → St Peters Campus Mon–Fri 07:51–18:10 JH Coaches

Every route serving University of Sunderland

• 701 Royal Hospital / Clanny House → St Peter's Campus 🎓 university service Mon–Fri 07:39–22:18 no Sunday service City Transport
• 701 St Peters → St Peters Campus 🎓 university service Mon–Fri 07:51–18:10 no Sunday service JH Coaches
• 16 Hylton Red House Rhondda Road → Hastings Hill Sevenoaks Drive Mon–Fri 05:46–23:07 Sun 06:57–23:07 Stagecoach North East
• 2 Washington Galleries 'Stand B' → Sunderland Interchange 'Stand H' Mon–Fri 06:08–23:44 Sun 07:36–23:44 Go North East
• 61 Sunderland Interchange 'Stand C' → Murton Colliery Inn Sun 08:18–20:48 Go North East
• 32 Docks Barrack Street → Low Moorsley Front Street Mon–Fri 05:36–23:47 Sun 07:05–23:46 Go North East
• 78 Consett Bus Station 'Stand C' → Sunderland Interchange 'Stand J' Mon–Fri 06:51–23:18 Sun 08:40–23:08 Go North East
• 8 Sunderland John Street → South Hylton Riverside Park Mon–Fri 07:07–23:14 Sun 09:36–23:14 Stagecoach North East
• 62 Pennywell Shops → Doxford International Admiral Way Mon–Fri 06:03–22:57 Sun 07:46–21:16 Go North East
• 62A Pennywell Shops → Doxford International Admiral Way Mon–Fri 07:03–18:28 no Sunday service Go North East
• 700 Sunderland → Sunderland Interchange 'Stand R' Mon–Fri 07:45–19:29 no Sunday service City Transport
• 8A Sunderland Interchange 'Stand K' → Washington Galleries 'Stand C' Mon–Fri 06:06–07:50 no Sunday service Go North East
• X24 Sunderland Fawcett Street → Monument Pilgrim St(R),Newcastle upon Tyne Mon–Fri 06:37–20:40 Sun 10:12–17:58 Stagecoach North East
• X24A Sunderland Fawcett Street → Monument Pilgrim St(R),Newcastle upon Tyne Mon–Fri 08:10–17:49 no Sunday service Stagecoach North East
• ED4 Ferryboat Lane-Business Park → EDC - Technical Academy Mon–Fri 07:31–18:18 no Sunday service Arriva North East
• 4 Downhill Kingsway Road-Keighley Avenue → Doxford Park Hall Farm Road-Foxlair Close Mon–Fri 05:31–23:11 Sun 06:44–23:11 Stagecoach North East
• 3 Castletown Hylton Castle → Farringdon Antwerp Road Mon–Fri 05:43–23:14 Sun 08:46–23:14 Stagecoach North East
• 8 Sunderland Interchange 'Stand K' → Stanley Bus Station 'Stand J' Mon–Fri 06:14–23:11 Sun 09:42–23:11 Go North East
• 81 Waterview Park 'Stand 3' → Gateshead Interchange 'Stand N' Sun 09:52–16:09 Go North East
• 56 Sunderland Interchange 'Stand F' → Newcastle Market Street East 24 hours Go North East
• 33 Vicarage Farm Estate Church View → Sunderland Interchange 'Stand C' Mon–Fri 05:25–23:40 Sun 06:37–23:40 Go North East
• 23 Seaburn Dene Dene Estate → Thorney Close Theme Road Mon–Fri 05:46–22:47 Sun 09:11–22:47 Stagecoach North East
• 11 Pallion Fordfield Road - Fordland Place → Grangetown Queen Alexandra Rd - Ryhope Road Mon–Fri 06:04–23:06 Sun 09:31–23:06 Stagecoach North East
• 10 Pallion Fordfield Road - Fordland Place → Grangetown Ryhope Road - Ocean Road Mon–Fri 06:24–23:08 Sun 09:16–23:08 Stagecoach North East
• 20 Sunderland Interchange 'Stand L' → Durham Bus Station - Stand D Mon–Fri 00:52–23:58 Sun 05:41–23:59 Go North East
• 9 Sunderland Interchange 'Stand T' → Jarrow Bus Station 'Stand A' Mon–Fri 06:22–00:00 Sun 07:44–00:00 Go North East
• E1 Sunderland Fawcett Street → Sth Shields Interchange Mon–Fri 06:38–23:16 Sun 08:49–23:16 Stagecoach North East
• 20A Sunderland Interchange 'Stand L' → Durham Bus Station - Stand D Mon–Fri 06:21–00:22 Sun 09:34–00:24 Go North East
• E6 Sunderland Fawcett Street → Sth Shields Interchange Mon–Fri 07:30–22:57 Sun 11:27–22:57 Stagecoach North East
• X20 Durham Bus Station - Stand E → Sunderland Interchange 'Stand L' Mon–Fri 06:14–18:31 no Sunday service Go North East
• 935 Witherwack → Sunderland Interchange 'Stand P' Mon–Fri 06:18–07:19 no Sunday service Go North East
• 20 Sunderland Fawcett Street → Pennywell Portsmouth Road-Pennywell Road Mon–Fri 05:47–23:06 Sun 06:53–23:06 Stagecoach North East
• 24 South Shields Interchange 'Stand M' → Sunderland Interchange - Stand S Mon–Fri 06:29–00:04 Sun 06:43–00:04 Go North East
• 13 Town End Farm Baxter Road - Berwick Avenue → Doxford Park Hall Farm Road-Foxlair Close Mon–Fri 06:46–22:50 Sun 08:42–22:50 Stagecoach North East
• E2 Sunderland Fawcett Street → Sth Shields Interchange Mon–Fri 06:20–23:41 Sun 07:18–23:41 Stagecoach North East
• 35 Sunderland Interchange - Stand S → Boldon Cineworld (N-bound) Mon–Fri 06:44–23:53 Sun 07:53–23:58 Go North East
• 36 Sunderland Interchange - Stand S → Lukes Lane Estate Entrance Mon–Fri 07:49–18:58 no Sunday service Go North East
• 700 Sunderland → Sunderland Interchange Mon–Fri 08:10–19:28 Sun 11:13–17:58 JH Coaches

Live times at the campus stops

Night buses to University of Sunderland

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.

• 56 Sunderland Interchange 'Stand F' → Newcastle Market Street East Every night 24 hours runs tonight

See night buses across the UK.

Direct buses to University of Sunderland 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 University of Sunderland campuses

Frequently asked questions

Which buses go to University of Sunderland?

38 routes serve the campus: the 701 (towards St Peter's Campus), the 701 (towards St Peters Campus), the 16 (towards Hastings Hill Sevenoaks Drive), the 2 (towards Sunderland Interchange 'Stand H'), the 61 (towards Murton Colliery Inn), the 32 (towards Low Moorsley Front Street), the 78 (towards Sunderland Interchange 'Stand J'), the 8 (towards South Hylton Riverside Park), the 62 (towards Doxford International Admiral Way), the 62A (towards Doxford International Admiral Way), the 700 (towards Sunderland Interchange 'Stand R'), the 8A (towards Washington Galleries 'Stand C') and more. Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.

Is there a campus or university bus at University of Sunderland?

Yes — 2 of the 38 routes are university or campus services: the 701, the 701. 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 University of Sunderland?

One route serves the campus 24 hours a day. Of the fixed-hours routes, the earliest weekday departure from the campus is 00:52 on the 20.

Can I get a bus back to campus at night?

1 of the 38 routes run in the small hours, and 1 runs 24 hours. Which nights each one runs is listed above — most night services are Friday and Saturday only.

Do buses run to University of Sunderland 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 701, 701. Ordinary local routes generally run all year.

How much is the bus to University of Sunderland, 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 Sunderland.