653 bus: High Heaton – Battle Hill

Gateshead Central Buses bus 653 runs between Wallsend and High Heaton via Battle Hill, Walkergate and Cochrane Park. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Tuesday 10 November the first bus from Wallsend leaves at 06:51 and the last at 17:45, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Gateshead Central Buses. Timetable for Tuesday, 10 November 2026. Today's timetable · any day up to 60 ahead: add ?date=YYYY-MM-DD to this page's address. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Adult single £1.80 to £6.80, day ticket £1.10, weekly £16.50. From the operator's published fares; caps, passes and concessions can be cheaper.

Questions

When is the first and last 653 bus from Wallsend to High Heaton?
On Tuesday 10 November the first bus leaves Wallsend at 06:51 and the last at 17:45, 12 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 653 bus from High Heaton to Battle Hill?
On Tuesday 10 November the first bus leaves High Heaton at 07:16 and the last at 18:16, 12 journeys in all.
Does the 653 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the 653 bus run?
On Tuesday 10 November it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 12 journeys from Wallsend.
Where does the 653 bus stop?
Main stops from Wallsend to High Heaton: Interchange (Wallsend), Battle Hill Drive-Birkdale Close (Battle Hill), Prospect Avenue-Fitzsimmons Avenue (Wallsend), High Street West (Wallsend), Benfield Road - Appletree Gardens (Walkergate), Etherstone Avenue (Cochrane Park), High Heaton (High Heaton), Dovedale Gardens - Teviotdale Gardens (High Heaton), Freeman Hospital Grounds (High Heaton). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 653 bus?
Gateshead Central Buses.
How much does the 653 bus cost?
Adult single £1.80 to £6.80, day ticket £1.10, weekly £16.50. Singles and returns depend on how far you travel; caps, passes and concessions can be cheaper.

Battle Hill to High Heaton

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12
Interchange, Wallsend06:5107:51
Battle Hill Drive-Birkdale Close08:4509:4510:4511:4512:4513:4514:4515:4516:4517:45
Prospect Avenue-Fitzsimmons Avenue, Wallsend08:4709:4710:4711:4712:4713:4714:4715:4716:4717:47
High Street West, Wallsend06:5207:5208:5209:5210:5211:5212:5213:5214:5215:5216:5217:52
Benfield Road - Appletree Gardens, Walkergate06:5707:5708:5709:5710:5711:5712:5713:5714:5715:5716:5717:57
Etherstone Avenue, Cochrane Park07:0108:0109:0110:0111:0112:0113:0114:0115:0116:0117:0118:01
High Heaton07:0408:0409:0410:0411:0412:0413:0414:0415:0416:0417:0418:04
Dovedale Gardens - Teviotdale Gardens, High Heaton07:0608:0609:0610:0611:0612:0613:0614:0615:0616:0617:0618:06
Freeman Hospital Grounds, High Heaton07:0908:0909:0910:0911:0912:0913:0914:0915:0916:0917:0918:09

High Heaton to Battle Hill

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12
Freeman Hospital Grounds, High Heaton07:1608:1609:1610:1611:1612:1613:1614:1615:1616:1617:1618:16
Dovedale Gardens - Swaledale Gardens, High Heaton07:1908:1909:1910:1911:1912:1913:1914:1915:1916:1917:1918:19
High Heaton07:2008:2009:2010:2011:2012:2013:2014:2015:2016:2017:2018:20
Red Hall Drive - Felixstone Avenue, Cochrane Park07:2408:2409:2410:2411:2412:2413:2414:2415:2416:2417:2418:24
Benfield Road - Appletree Gardens, Walkergate07:2808:2809:2810:2811:2812:2813:2814:2815:2816:2817:2818:28
High Street West, Wallsend07:3208:3309:3310:3311:3312:3313:3314:3315:3316:3317:3318:32
Interchange, Wallsend07:3318:33
High Farm, Wallsend08:3709:3710:3711:3712:3713:3714:3715:3716:3717:37
Battle Hill Drive-Birkdale Close08:4209:4210:4211:4212:4213:4214:4215:4216:4217:42

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Monday, 9 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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