The full Christmas and New Year timetable schedule for Tyne and Wear Metro and buses in 2025
Travel providers across the region have released their full schedules over Christmas and New Year.
Metro and bus operators have revealed their timetables for services over Christmas and New Year.
Those using public transport should be aware that there will be some changes to scheduling throughout the festive period.
This is everything you need to know for public transport in the North East over Christmas and New Year.
Tyne and Wear Metro Christmas and New Year timetable
A weekday service will continue until around 6pm on Wednesday, December 24, Christmas Eve. After this an hourly service will run across the system - although this will switch to a 30 minute frequency between South Gosforth and Pelaw.
No services will run across the Tyne and Wear Metro system on Christmas Day.
Boxing Day will see a Sunday service from 8am with services running until around 8pm.
Regular services will then run from Saturday, December 27 until Tuesday, December 30. This includes Saturday and Sunday services on its relevant days.
New Year’s Eve will see a regular weekday service until around 9pm with a 30 minute frequency across the system until the end of service. The stretch between South Gosforth and Pelaw will benefit from a 15 minute frequency during this time.
No metro service will run on New Year’s Day before regular service resumes from Friday, January 2.
North East bus timetables over Christmas and New Year
Stagecoach North East has confirmed its full timetable for the festive season, with a regular service across most of the region on Monday, December 22 and Tuesday, December 23.
Saturday service will run on Christmas Eve, with services coming to a close from 6pm. Specific times across the region can be found for each service on the brand’s website.
No services will run on Christmas Day, with skeleton services running between 10am and 6pm on Boxing Day.
Services running will be the 1,3, 4, 7, 10/11, 12, 13, 16, 20, 22, 23, 30/31, 36, 38, 39/40, 62/63, X47, X88, E2 and E6.
Normal Saturday and Sunday service will run over December 27 and 28 respectively, while Saturday service will also run on Monday, December 29 and Tuesday, December 30.
Saturday service will also run on New Year’s Eve, with the last buses running from 6pm.
No serivices will run on New Year’s Day, with Saturday service running on Friday, January 2. After this regular service will resume.
Go North East has confirmed regular services will run until Christmas Eve when last services will run between 6pm and 7pm with no buses running on Christmas Day.
Boxing Day will see a limited service across the region, with a full list of services running available on the group’s website.
Much like Stagecoach, Normal Saturday and Sunday service will run over December 27 and 28 respectively, while Saturday service will also run on Monday, December 29 and Tuesday, December 30.
Last services on New Year’s Eve will run between 6pm and 7pm with no buses running on January 1.
A Saturday timetable will run on Friday, January 2 with normal service running again from Saturday, January 3.