71 bus: Chester-le-Street – Seaham
Gateshead Central Buses bus 71 runs between Chester-le-Street and Seaham via Great Lumley, Fence Houses, Houghton-le-Spring and Seaton. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Monday 2 November the first bus from Houghton-le-Spring leaves at 07:02 and the last at 20:58, about every hour during the day.
Operated by Gateshead Central Buses. Timetable for Monday, 2 November 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable
Questions
- When is the first and last 71 bus from Chester-le-Street to Seaham?
- On Monday 2 November the first bus leaves Chester-le-Street at 07:02 and the last at 20:58, 15 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last 71 bus from Dawdon to Chester-le-Street?
- On Monday 2 November the first bus leaves Dawdon at 07:03 and the last at 20:28, 14 journeys in all.
- Does the 71 bus run on Sundays?
- No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
- How often does the 71 bus run?
- On Monday 2 November it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 15 journeys from Houghton-le-Spring.
- Where does the 71 bus stop?
- Main stops from Chester-le-Street to Seaham: South Burns Stand M (Chester-le-Street), Post Office (Great Lumley), Front Street-Lambton Lane (Fence Houses), Burnside Estate Blind Lane (Houghton-le-Spring), Houghton Le Spring (Houghton-le-Spring), Station (Seaton), Mill Inn - Stockton Road (New Seaham), Northlea Road (Seaham), Interchange (Seaham), Blair Way (Dawdon), Dene House Lodge (Seaham), Castlereagh Aged Miners (Seaham). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the 71 bus?
- Gateshead Central Buses.
Chester-le-Street to Seaham
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Burns Stand M, Chester-le-Street | 07:35 | 08:42 | 09:42 | 10:42 | 11:42 | 12:42 | 13:42 | 14:42 | 15:42 | 16:52 | 17:55 | 18:58 | 19:58 | 20:58 | |
| Post Office, Great Lumley | 07:44 | 08:51 | 09:51 | 10:51 | 11:51 | 12:51 | 13:51 | 14:51 | 15:51 | 17:02 | 18:04 | 19:07 | 20:07 | 21:07 | |
| Front Street-Lambton Lane, Fence Houses | 07:51 | 08:58 | 09:58 | 10:58 | 11:58 | 12:58 | 13:58 | 14:58 | 15:58 | 17:09 | 18:12 | 19:15 | 20:15 | 21:15 | |
| Burnside Estate Blind Lane, Houghton-le-Spring | 07:56 | 09:03 | 10:03 | 11:03 | 12:03 | 13:03 | 14:03 | 15:03 | 16:03 | 17:14 | 18:15 | 19:18 | 20:18 | 21:18 | |
| Houghton Le Spring, Houghton-le-Spring | 07:02 | 08:02 | 09:09 | 10:09 | 11:09 | 12:09 | 13:09 | 14:09 | 15:09 | 16:09 | 17:20 | 18:20 | 19:23 | 20:23 | 21:23 |
| Station, Seaton | 07:11 | 08:11 | 09:18 | 10:18 | 11:18 | 12:18 | 13:18 | 14:18 | 15:18 | 16:18 | 17:29 | 18:29 | |||
| Mill Inn - Stockton Road, New Seaham | 07:14 | 08:14 | 09:21 | 10:21 | 11:21 | 12:21 | 13:21 | 14:21 | 15:21 | 16:21 | 17:32 | 18:32 | |||
| Northlea Road, Seaham | 07:18 | 08:18 | 09:25 | 10:25 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:25 | 14:25 | 15:25 | 16:25 | 17:36 | 18:36 | |||
| Interchange, Seaham | 07:23 | 08:23 | 09:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 15:30 | 16:30 | 17:41 | 18:41 | |||
| Interchange, Seaham | 07:26 | 08:26 | |||||||||||||
| Blair Way, Dawdon | 07:29 | 08:29 | |||||||||||||
| Dene House Lodge, Seaham | 09:36 | 10:36 | 11:36 | 12:36 | 13:36 | 14:36 | 15:40 | 16:40 | 17:46 | 18:47 | |||||
| Castlereagh Aged Miners, Seaham | 09:38 | 10:38 | 11:38 | 12:38 | 13:38 | 14:38 | 15:42 | 16:42 | 17:48 | 18:49 |
Seaham to Chester-le-Street
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Way, Dawdon | 15:54 | 16:54 | 17:59 | |||||||||||
| Castlereagh Aged Miners, Seaham | 07:37 | 08:40 | 09:40 | 10:40 | 11:40 | 12:40 | 13:40 | 14:40 | ||||||
| Dene House Rd - Railway Station, Seaham | 07:39 | 08:42 | 09:42 | 10:42 | 11:42 | 12:42 | 13:42 | 14:42 | ||||||
| Interchange, Seaham | 07:43 | 08:46 | 09:46 | 10:46 | 11:46 | 12:46 | 13:46 | 14:46 | 15:56 | 16:56 | 18:01 | |||
| Interchange, Seaham | 07:45 | 08:49 | 09:49 | 10:49 | 11:49 | 12:49 | 13:49 | 14:49 | 15:58 | 16:58 | 18:03 | |||
| Northlea Road, Seaham | 07:50 | 08:54 | 09:54 | 10:54 | 11:54 | 12:54 | 13:54 | 14:54 | 16:03 | 17:03 | 18:08 | |||
| Mill Inn - Stockton Road, New Seaham | 07:54 | 08:58 | 09:58 | 10:58 | 11:58 | 12:58 | 13:58 | 14:58 | 16:07 | 17:07 | 18:12 | |||
| Station, Seaton | 07:57 | 09:01 | 10:01 | 11:01 | 12:01 | 13:01 | 14:01 | 15:01 | 16:10 | 17:10 | 18:15 | |||
| Houghton-Le-Spring, Houghton-le-Spring | 07:03 | 08:05 | 09:09 | 10:09 | 11:09 | 12:09 | 13:09 | 14:09 | 15:09 | 16:18 | 17:18 | 18:23 | 19:28 | 20:28 |
| Burnside Estate Blind Lane, Houghton-le-Spring | 07:10 | 08:12 | 09:16 | 10:16 | 11:16 | 12:16 | 13:16 | 14:16 | 15:16 | 16:25 | 17:25 | 18:29 | 19:34 | 20:34 |
| Front Street-Lambton Lane, Fence Houses | 07:14 | 08:18 | 09:20 | 10:20 | 11:20 | 12:20 | 13:20 | 14:20 | 15:20 | 16:30 | 17:30 | 18:35 | 19:40 | 20:40 |
| Post Office, Great Lumley | 07:20 | 08:24 | 09:26 | 10:26 | 11:26 | 12:26 | 13:26 | 14:26 | 15:26 | 16:35 | 17:35 | 18:40 | 19:44 | 20:44 |
| South Burns Stand M, Chester-le-Street | 07:30 | 08:35 | 09:35 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 12:35 | 13:35 | 14:35 | 15:35 | 16:45 | 17:45 | 18:50 | 19:52 | 20:52 |
Places on this route
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Monday, 2 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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