86 bus: Darlington – Stockton

Arriva North East bus 86 runs between Darlington and Stockton via Haughton Road, Sadberge, Bishopton and Kings Arms. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Saturday 31 October the first bus from Darlington leaves at 06:15 and the last at 17:07, about every 2 hours during the day.

Operated by Arriva North East. Timetable for Saturday, 31 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 86 bus from Darlington to Stockton?
On Saturday 31 October the first bus leaves Darlington at 06:15 and the last at 17:07, 8 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 86 bus from Stockton to Darlington?
On Saturday 31 October the first bus leaves Stockton at 06:14 and the last at 17:11, 8 journeys in all.
Does the 86 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the 86 bus run?
On Saturday 31 October it runs about every 2 hours during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 8 journeys from Darlington.
Where does the 86 bus stop?
Main stops from Darlington to Stockton: Northgate (Darlington), Tubwell Row (Darlington), Darlington College (Haughton Road), Village Green (Sadberge), The Talbot (Bishopton), Kings Arms, Kirk Street (Stillington), Honey Pot Close (Whitton), Smiths Arms (Carlton), Tesco Extra (Hardwick), University Hospital of North Tees (Hardwick), High Street Stand L (Stockton). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 86 bus?
Arriva North East.

Darlington to Stockton

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8
Northgate, Darlington06:1507:2008:3010:4512:4514:5015:5517:07
Tubwell Row, Darlington06:1807:2308:3310:4812:4814:5315:5817:10
Darlington College, Haughton Road06:2207:2708:3710:5212:5214:5716:0217:14
Village Green, Sadberge06:3007:3508:4511:0013:0015:0516:1017:22
The Talbot, Bishopton06:3907:4408:5411:0913:0915:1416:1917:31
Kings Arms06:4407:4908:5915:1916:2417:36
Kirk Street, Stillington06:4907:5409:0411:1413:1415:2416:2917:41
Honey Pot Close, Whitton06:5207:5709:0711:1713:1715:2716:3217:44
Smiths Arms, Carlton06:5708:0209:1211:2213:2215:3216:3717:49
Tesco Extra, Hardwick07:0308:0809:1811:2813:2815:3816:4317:55
University Hospital of North Tees, Hardwick07:0908:1409:2411:3413:3415:4416:4918:01
High Street Stand L, Stockton07:2108:2609:3611:4613:4615:5617:0118:11

Stockton to Darlington

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8
High Street Stand R, Stockton06:1407:2408:3910:4412:4414:4916:0117:11
High Street Stand U, Stockton06:1607:2608:4110:4612:4614:5116:0317:13
University Hospital of North Tees, Hardwick06:2607:3608:5110:5612:5615:0116:1317:23
Tesco Extra, Hardwick06:3107:4108:5611:0113:0115:0616:1817:28
Smiths Arms, Carlton06:3807:4809:0311:0813:0815:1316:2517:35
Honey Pot Close, Whitton06:4307:5309:0811:1313:1315:1816:3017:40
Kirk Street, Stillington06:4607:5609:1111:1613:1615:2116:3317:43
Kings Arms06:5208:0209:1715:2716:3917:49
The Talbot, Bishopton06:5708:0709:2211:2213:2215:3216:4417:54
Village Green, Sadberge07:0508:1509:3011:3013:3015:4016:5218:02
Darlington College, Haughton Road07:1308:2309:3811:3813:3815:4817:0018:10
Northgate, Darlington07:1908:2909:4411:4413:4415:5417:0618:16

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Saturday, 31 October 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.

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