653 bus: High Heaton – Battle Hill

Gateshead Central Buses bus 653 runs between Battle Hill and High Heaton via Wallsend, Walkergate and Cochrane Park. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Saturday 31 October the first bus from Battle Hill leaves at 09:45 and the last at 15:45, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Gateshead Central Buses. Timetable for Saturday, 31 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 653 bus from Battle Hill to High Heaton?
On Saturday 31 October the first bus leaves Battle Hill at 09:45 and the last at 15:45, 7 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 653 bus from High Heaton to Battle Hill?
On Saturday 31 October the first bus leaves High Heaton at 10:16 and the last at 16:16, 7 journeys in all.
Does the 653 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the 653 bus run?
On Saturday 31 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 7 journeys from Battle Hill.
Where does the 653 bus stop?
Main stops from Battle Hill to High Heaton: 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.

Battle Hill to High Heaton

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7
Battle Hill Drive-Birkdale Close09:4510:4511:4512:4513:4514:4515:45
Prospect Avenue-Fitzsimmons Avenue, Wallsend09:4710:4711:4712:4713:4714:4715:47
High Street West, Wallsend09:5210:5211:5212:5213:5214:5215:52
Benfield Road - Appletree Gardens, Walkergate09:5710:5711:5712:5713:5714:5715:57
Etherstone Avenue, Cochrane Park10:0111:0112:0113:0114:0115:0116:01
High Heaton10:0411:0412:0413:0414:0415:0416:04
Dovedale Gardens - Teviotdale Gardens, High Heaton10:0611:0612:0613:0614:0615:0616:06
Freeman Hospital Grounds, High Heaton10:0911:0912:0913:0914:0915:0916:09

High Heaton to Battle Hill

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7
Freeman Hospital Grounds, High Heaton10:1611:1612:1613:1614:1615:1616:16
Dovedale Gardens - Swaledale Gardens, High Heaton10:1911:1912:1913:1914:1915:1916:19
High Heaton10:2011:2012:2013:2014:2015:2016:20
Red Hall Drive - Felixstone Avenue, Cochrane Park10:2411:2412:2413:2414:2415:2416:24
Benfield Road - Appletree Gardens, Walkergate10:2811:2812:2813:2814:2815:2816:28
High Street West, Wallsend10:3311:3312:3313:3314:3315:3316:33
High Farm, Wallsend10:3711:3712:3713:3714:3715:3716:37
Battle Hill Drive-Birkdale Close10:4211:4212:4213:4214:4215:4216:42

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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