79 bus: Houghton-le-Spring – Barnwell

Northstar bus 79 runs between Barnwell and Houghton-le-Spring via Penshaw, Shiney Row, Success and Newbottle. Runs every day. On Monday 2 November the first bus from Barnwell leaves at 08:22 and the last at 17:22, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Northstar. Timetable for Monday, 2 November 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 79 bus from Barnwell to Houghton-le-Spring?
On Monday 2 November the first bus leaves Barnwell at 08:22 and the last at 17:22, 10 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 79 bus from Houghton-le-Spring to Barnwell?
On Monday 2 November the first bus leaves Houghton-le-Spring at 08:53 and the last at 17:53, 10 journeys in all.
Does the 79 bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the 79 bus run?
On Monday 2 November it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 10 journeys from Barnwell.
Where does the 79 bus stop?
Main stops from Barnwell to Houghton-le-Spring: The Limes (Barnwell), Rainton Street-Fenwick Street (Penshaw), Chester Road - Station Road (Shiney Row), Success Road (Success), South Street (Newbottle), Burnside Estate Abbey Drive (Houghton-le-Spring), Houghton Le Spring (Houghton-le-Spring), Hall Lane Estate (Houghton-le-Spring). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 79 bus?
Northstar.

Barnwell to Houghton-le-Spring

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10
The Limes, Barnwell08:2209:2210:2211:2212:2213:2214:2215:2216:2217:22
Rainton Street-Fenwick Street, Penshaw08:2309:2310:2311:2312:2313:2314:2315:2316:2317:23
Chester Road - Station Road, Shiney Row08:2809:2810:2811:2812:2813:2814:2815:2816:2817:28
Success Road08:3409:3410:3411:3412:3413:3414:3415:3416:3417:34
South Street, Newbottle08:3809:3810:3811:3812:3813:3814:3815:3816:3817:38
Burnside Estate Abbey Drive, Houghton-le-Spring08:4009:4010:4011:4012:4013:4014:4015:4016:4017:40
Houghton Le Spring, Houghton-le-Spring08:4609:4610:4611:4612:4613:4614:4615:4616:4617:46
Hall Lane Estate, Houghton-le-Spring08:5209:5210:5211:5212:5213:5214:5215:5216:5217:52

Houghton-le-Spring to Barnwell

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10
Hall Lane Estate, Houghton-le-Spring08:5309:5310:5311:5312:5313:5314:5315:5316:5317:53
Hillside Way, Houghton-le-Spring08:5709:5710:5711:5712:5713:5714:5715:5716:5717:57
Burnside Estate Abbey Drive, Houghton-le-Spring09:0210:0211:0212:0213:0214:0215:0216:0217:0218:02
Front Street - Hartoft Close, Newbottle09:0510:0511:0512:0513:0514:0515:0516:0517:0518:05
South Street, Newbottle09:0610:0611:0612:0613:0614:0615:0616:0617:0618:06
Success Road09:0910:0911:0912:0913:0914:0915:0916:0917:0918:09
Chester Road - Station Road, Shiney Row09:1510:1511:1512:1513:1514:1515:1516:1517:1518:15
The Limes, Barnwell09:1810:1811:1812:1813:1814:1815:1816:1817:1818:18

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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