We've got your festival travel plans covered! Here's our guide to service levels for the Christmas and New Year period...
Friday 20 December 2024
- Buses will run as normal on most services
- Service 28S will depart Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy at 12:30pm instead of 3:30pm due to the early closure of school on this date.
Saturday 21 December 2024
- Buses will run as normal on services 599 and 643.
Sunday 22 December 2024
- No buses will run, inkeeping with our standard Sunday service provision.
Monday 23 December 2024
- Buses will run to a normal weekday school holiday timetable on services 599, 643, 937 and 939.
Tuesday 24 December 2024 - Christmas Eve
- Buses will run to a normal weekday school holiday timetable on services 599, 643, 937 and 939.
Wednesday 25 December 2024 - Christmas Day
- Our drivers will be enjoying a well-earned rest on Christmas Day - no buses will operate.
Thursday 26 December 2024 - Boxing Day
- None of our normal routes will operate on Boxing Day.
- We are delighted to be providing Arriva North East services 35 and X18 on Boxing Day, in partnership with Northumberland County Council.
- Service 35 - view timetable here
- Service X18 - view timetable here
Friday 27 December 2024
- Buses will run to Saturday timetables
- This means that services 937 and 939 will not run, but services 599 and 643 will.
Saturday 28 December 2024
- Buses will run as normal on services 599 and 643.
Sunday 29 December 2024
- No buses will run, inkeeping with our standard Sunday service provision.
Monday 30 December 2024
- Buses will run to Saturday timetables
- This means that services 937 and 939 will not run, but services 599 and 643 will.
Tuesday 31 December 2024
- Buses will run to Saturday timetables
- This means that services 937 and 939 will not run, but services 599 and 643 will.
Wednesday 1 January 2025 - New Year's Day
- Our drivers will be enjoying a well-earned rest on New Year's Day - no buses will operate.
Thursday 2 January 2025
- Buses will run to a normal weekday school holiday timetable on services 599, 643, 937 and 939.
Friday 3 January 2025
- Buses will run to a normal weekday school holiday timetable on services 599, 643, 937 and 939.
Saturday 4 January 2025
- Buses will run as normal on services 599 and 643.
Sunday 5 January 2025
- No buses will run, inkeeping with our standard Sunday service provision.
Monday 6 January 2025
- Buses will run as normal on most services
- Due to an inset days, the following school bus services will not operate:
- Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy - service 28S
- St Robert of Newminster Catholic School & Sixth Form College - services 448 and 460
- Whickham School - service 801
Tuesday 7 January 2025
- All services will return to normal timetables.
