87 bus: Bishop Auckland – Toft Hill

Hodgsons bus 87 runs between Bishop Auckland and Toft Hill via Etherley Dene, Escomb, Escomb Village and Witton Park. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Thursday 29 October the first bus from Bishop Auckland leaves at 07:01 and the last at 20:26, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Hodgsons. Timetable for Thursday, 29 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 87 bus from Bishop Auckland to Toft Hill?
On Thursday 29 October the first bus leaves Bishop Auckland at 07:01 and the last at 20:26, 16 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 87 bus from Toft Hill to Bishop Auckland?
On Thursday 29 October the first bus leaves Toft Hill at 06:31 and the last at 19:56, 16 journeys in all.
Does the 87 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the 87 bus run?
On Thursday 29 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 16 journeys from Bishop Auckland.
Where does the 87 bus stop?
Main stops from Bishop Auckland to Toft Hill: Bus Station Stand A (Bishop Auckland), Newgate Street Stand E (Bishop Auckland), Cabin Gate (Bishop Auckland), College (Bishop Auckland), Masons Arms (Etherley Dene), Four Lane Ends (Etherley Dene), Primary School (Escomb), Saxon Church (Escomb Village), Woodside (Witton Park), Main Street (Witton Park), Royal Hotel (Witton Park), Phoenix Row (Low Etherley), Three Tuns West (High Etherley), Sportsmans Arms (Toft Hill). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 87 bus?
Hodgsons.

Bishop Auckland to Toft Hill

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16
Bus Station Stand A, Bishop Auckland07:0108:3609:5510:5511:5512:5513:5514:5515:5517:26
Newgate Street Stand E, Bishop Auckland07:0208:3709:5610:5611:5612:5613:5614:5615:5617:2718:2618:2619:2619:2620:2620:26
Cabin Gate, Bishop Auckland07:0708:4210:0111:0112:0113:0114:0115:0116:0117:3218:2918:3119:2919:3120:2920:31
College, Bishop Auckland07:1008:4510:0411:0412:0413:0414:0415:0416:0417:3518:3318:3319:3319:3320:3320:33
Masons Arms, Etherley Dene07:1208:4710:0611:0612:0613:0614:0615:0616:0617:3718:3418:3419:3419:3420:3420:34
Four Lane Ends, Etherley Dene07:1308:4810:0711:0712:0713:0714:0715:0716:0717:3818:4018:3819:4019:3820:4020:38
Primary School, Escomb07:1408:4910:0811:0812:0813:0814:0815:0816:0817:3918:4018:3919:4019:3920:4020:39
Saxon Church, Escomb Village18:4219:4220:42
Saxon Church, Escomb Village17:4118:4219:4220:42
Woodside, Witton Park07:1508:5010:0911:0912:0913:0914:0915:0916:0917:4218:4518:4519:4519:4520:4520:45
Main Street, Witton Park07:1708:5210:1111:1112:1113:1114:1115:1116:1117:4218:4718:4719:4719:4720:4720:47
Royal Hotel, Witton Park07:2008:5510:1411:1412:1413:1414:1415:1416:1417:4518:4918:5019:4919:5020:4920:50
Phoenix Row, Low Etherley07:2208:5710:1611:1612:1613:1614:1615:1616:1617:4718:5018:5219:5019:5220:5020:52
Three Tuns West, High Etherley07:2308:5810:1711:1712:1713:1714:1715:1716:1717:4818:5218:5319:5219:5320:5220:53
Sportsmans Arms, Toft Hill07:2509:0010:1911:1912:1913:1914:1915:1916:1917:5018:5518:5419:5519:5420:5520:54

Toft Hill to Bishop Auckland

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16
Meadowfield House, Toft Hill06:3107:3109:2610:2611:2612:2613:2614:2615:2616:2617:5617:5618:5618:5619:5619:56
Sportsmans Arms, Toft Hill17:5618:5619:56
Red House Estate, High Etherley06:3307:3309:2810:2811:2812:2813:2814:2815:2816:2817:5817:5918:5818:5919:5819:59
Dog and Gun, Low Etherley06:3407:3409:2910:2911:2912:2913:2914:2915:2916:2917:5917:5918:5918:5919:5919:59
Phoenix Row, Low Etherley06:3607:3609:3110:3111:3112:3113:3114:3115:3116:3118:0118:0019:0119:0020:0120:00
Royal Hotel, Witton Park06:3807:3809:3310:3311:3312:3313:3314:3315:3316:3318:0318:0219:0319:0220:0320:02
Main Street, Witton Park06:4107:4109:3610:3611:3612:3613:3614:3615:3616:3618:0618:0419:0619:0420:0620:04
Woodside, Witton Park06:4307:4309:3810:3811:3812:3813:3814:3815:3816:3818:0818:0519:0819:0520:0820:05
Saxon Church, Escomb Village06:4607:4618:0918:0919:0919:0920:0920:09
Primary School, Escomb06:4807:4809:3910:3911:3912:3913:3914:3915:3916:3918:1018:1119:1019:1120:1020:11
Bedburn Drive, Greenfields Dene18:1518:1419:1519:1420:1520:14
Masons Arms, Etherley Dene06:5107:5109:4110:4111:4112:4113:4114:4115:4116:4118:1718:1719:1719:1720:1720:17
College, Bishop Auckland06:5207:5209:4210:4211:4212:4213:4214:4215:4216:4218:1818:1819:1819:1820:1820:18
Cabin Gate, Bishop Auckland06:5407:5409:4410:4411:4412:4413:4414:4415:4416:4418:1918:2019:1919:2020:1920:20
Cockton Hill Club, Bishop Auckland06:5507:5509:4510:4511:4512:4513:4514:4515:4516:4518:2018:2119:2019:2120:2020:21
General Hospital, Bishop Auckland06:5607:5609:4610:4611:4612:4613:4614:4615:4616:4618:2118:2219:2119:2220:2120:22
Newgate St Methodist Ch, Bishop Auckland06:5707:5709:4810:4811:4812:4813:4814:4815:4816:4818:2318:2319:2319:2320:2320:23
Bus Station Stand A, Bishop Auckland07:0008:0409:5110:5111:5112:5113:5114:5115:5116:5118:2519:2520:25

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Thursday, 29 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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