X12 bus: Durham – Newcastle upon Tyne

Arriva North East bus X12 runs between Newcastle upon Tyne and Durham via Gateshead, Low Fell, Birtley and Chester-le-Street. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Thursday 5 November the first bus from Chester-le-Street leaves at 06:07 and the last at 20:30, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Arriva North East. Timetable for Thursday, 5 November 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last X12 bus from Durham to Newcastle upon Tyne?
On Thursday 5 November the first bus leaves Durham at 06:00 and the last at 19:35, 14 journeys in all.
When is the first and last X12 bus from Newcastle upon Tyne to Durham?
On Thursday 5 November the first bus leaves Newcastle upon Tyne at 06:07 and the last at 20:30, 16 journeys in all.
Does the X12 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the X12 bus run?
On Thursday 5 November it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 16 journeys from Chester-le-Street.
Where does the X12 bus stop?
Main stops from Newcastle upon Tyne to Durham: Eldon Square Bus Station (Newcastle upon Tyne), Interchange (Gateshead), Durham Road - Beaconsfield Road (Low Fell), Durham Road - Orchard Street (Birtley), Front Street (Chester-le-Street), Salutation Bus Gate (Framwellgate Moor), Bus Station Stand K (Durham). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the X12 bus?
Arriva North East.

Durham to Newcastle upon Tyne

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14
Bus Station Stand G, Durham06:0007:0508:1009:2010:2011:2012:2013:2014:2015:2016:2517:2518:3019:35
New College, Framwellgate Moor06:0607:1108:1609:2610:2611:2612:2613:2614:2615:2616:3117:3118:3619:40
Front Street, Chester-le-Street06:1807:2308:2809:3810:3811:3812:3813:3814:3815:3816:4317:4318:4819:51
Durham Road - Beaconsfield Terrace, Birtley06:2707:3208:3709:4710:4711:4712:4713:4714:4715:4716:5217:5218:5719:59
Durham Road - Elder Grove, Low Fell06:3807:4608:5109:5810:5811:5812:5813:5814:5815:5817:0318:0319:0820:08
Interchange, Gateshead06:4507:5509:0010:0511:0512:0513:0514:0515:0716:0717:1218:1019:1520:15
Eldon Square Bus Station, Newcastle upon Tyne06:5508:1009:1010:1511:1512:1513:1514:1515:1716:1917:2218:2019:2520:24

Newcastle upon Tyne to Durham

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16
Eldon Square Bus Station, Newcastle upon Tyne07:0008:1509:2010:2011:2012:2013:2014:2015:2016:2517:3018:3019:3020:30
Interchange, Gateshead07:1008:2509:3010:3011:3012:3013:3014:3015:3016:3717:4218:3919:3920:39
Durham Road - Beaconsfield Road, Low Fell07:1808:3309:3810:3811:3812:3813:3814:3815:3816:4517:5018:4719:4720:47
Durham Road - Orchard Street, Birtley07:2908:4209:4710:4711:4712:4713:4714:4715:5016:5518:0018:5619:5620:56
Front Street, Chester-le-Street06:0707:1207:4108:5409:5710:5711:5712:5713:5714:5716:0217:0718:1219:0520:0521:05
Salutation Bus Gate, Framwellgate Moor06:1907:2407:5609:0910:0911:0912:0913:0914:0915:0916:1617:2118:2619:1520:1521:15
Bus Station Stand K, Durham06:2507:3008:0409:1510:1511:1512:1513:1514:1515:1516:2217:2718:3219:2020:2021:20

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Thursday, 5 November 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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