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London to Newcastle by direct coach or bus

Bus to Newcastle upon Tyne from London by National Express and Megabus


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Coach services from London to Newcastle upon Tyne are operated by two UKs’ well-known carriers - National Express and Megabus.
National Express and Megabus provide a direct, intercity coach service between London and Newcastle upon Tyne. There is no other coach operator, which offers similar shuttle service between these two cities.
National Express offers about six direct services per day, while Megabus has up to 4 connections a day.
Some National Express and Megabus services terminate in Newcastle upon Tyne, but most of them are not intended to serve the route from London to Newcastle upon Tyne only, the coaches run on larger distances and Newcastle upon Tyne is only an intermediate stop.
The National Express leading direct coach line between London and Newcastle upon Tyne is 425, but there are few other carriers’ routes passing through Newcastle upon Tyne. M12 and M20 are the Megabus lines from London to Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Most of the services from Newcastle upon Tyne to London begin their journey at one of the UKs’ northern cities or towns; however, all terminate at Victoria Coach Station in London (see details below).

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National Express & Megabus’ coaches are high-class vehicles, equipped with toilet, air conditioning, reclining seats and radio. Both carriers put the safety and comfort of passengers first, so the vehicles are equipped with a large number of safeguards. The operators are using modern vehicles with large panoramic windows and increased legroom. Some coaches on this route provide free Wi-Fi and can take passengers in wheelchairs on board the bus.
Travelling between London and Newcastle upon Tyne with National Express & Megabus takes about 6 hours 30 minutes. This is one of the cheapest transport options between Central London and Newcastle upon Tyne.

Go to National Express or Megabus website to check current timetable and prices and book a ticket for your journey.

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Timetables and fares...

Bus to Newcastle from London by National Express

NX service number 425 591 425 425 435
Days of operation Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily
Period(s) of operation - 2 - - 1
LONDON, Victoria Coach Station Dep. 7:00 9:00 13:00 16:00 23:00
LONDON, Golders Green
Dep. - 9:35 - - 23:25
WOODALL/LEICESTER FOREST EAST SERVS, (Pause) Time - 35mins - - 30mins
FERRYBRIDGE SERVS, (Pause) Time - - - - -
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Coach Stn. Arr. 14:40f 15:30k 20:55v 23:30h 5:45

Bus to London from Newcastle by National Express

NX service number 425 425 591
425 435
Days of operation Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily
Period(s) of operation - - 2 3 1
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Coach Stn. Dep. 7:00g 9:20 13:00 15:45g 00:15
FERRYBRIDGE SERVS, (Pause) Time - - - - -
WOODALL/LEICESTER FOREST EAST SERVS, (Pause) Time - - 35mins - 30mins
LONDON, Golders Green Arr. - - 19:05k - 6:20
LONDON, Marble Arch Arr. 14:40 17:20k - 23:00 6:40
LONDON, Victoria Coach Station Arr. 14:55 17:35k 19:50k 23:10 6:50

1 = Does not operate 24 & 31 December, but operates additionally 26 December & 1 January
2 = Operates additionally 26 December & 1 January.
3 = Does not operate 24 & 31 December
a/d/g = Operates 5/10/15 minutes later Saturday and Sunday (also Bank Holidays & 28 - 31 December).
c/f/k/v = Operates 5/10/15/30 minutes later Friday (except 25 March but additionally 24 March).
e/h = Operates 10/15 minutes later Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays & 28 - 31 December).

Bus and coach boarding points

LONDON, Victoria Coach Station, Departure Hall
LONDON, (Marble Arch), Park Lane (to London only)
LONDON, (Golders Green), Bus Station, Stops GD/GE
FERRYBRIDGE SERVS, Pause/stop
WOODALL/LEICESTER FOREST EAST SERVS, Pause/stop
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Coach Stationn, St James Boulevard

Prices for online tickets

London to Newcastle Adult Youth/Senior Child BOOK NOW
Single Return Single Return Single Return
London to Newcastle (Standard)
£38.50 £61.10 £30.80 £48.90 £19.25 £30.55 London to Newcastle
Newcastle to London (Standard)
£38.50 £61.10 £30.80 £48.90 £19.25 £30.55 Newcastle to London
London to Newcastle (eg. APEX/Funfares)
from £8.50 one way from £8.50 one way from £8.50 one way London to Newcastle
Newcastle to London (eg. APEX/Funfares) from £8.50 one way from £8.50 one way from £8.50 one way Newcastle to London
  • Age categories: Children: 3-15 years, Seniors: 60+ years. Children aged under 3 travel free.

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Timetables and fares...

Coach to Newcastle from London by Megabus

Various service numbers

MB MB MB MB MB MB
Days of operation Daily Daily Daily nTh Daily Daily
LONDON, Victoria Coach Station Dep. 8:00 9:30 15:00 16:30 22:30 23:59
NEWCASTLE, John Dobson Street Arr. 14:55 15:55 22:25 23:05 4:00 7:25

Coach to London from Newcastle by Megabus

Various service numbers MB MB MB MB MB MB
Days of operation Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily
NEWCASTLE, John Dobson Street Dep. 1:40 6:20^ 8:40 14:20 15:40^ 23:50
LONDON, Victoria Coach Station Arr. 7:30 14:00 15:30 21:00 23:10 8:00

^ = 20 mins later Mon, Sat and Su

Bus and coach boarding points

LONDON, Victoria Coach Station, Departure Hall
NEWCASTLE, John Dobson Street

Prices for online tickets

London to Newcastle
Adult Youth/Senior Child BOOK NOW
Single Return Single Return Single Return
London to Newcastle from £1+50p one way from £1+50p one way from £1+50p one way London to Newcastle
Newcastle to London
from £1+50p one way from £1+50p one way from £1+50p one way Newcastle to London
  • Age categories: Children: 3-15 years, Seniors: 60+ years. Children aged under 3 travel free.

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How to buy tickets online for travel from London to Newcastle upon Tyne?

To purchase tickets online for National Express routes you can do it directly at the Europebus home page using a journey planner provided. You can also do it on the National Express website. For Megabus connections visit Megabus website. Just fill out all fields in the journey planner and follow the instructions to buy a ticket. Discounted tickets are also available for youths, children and seniors. If you book early and your travel dates and times are flexible, you may get a ticket with a discount. Early booking is highly recommended because services between London and Newcastle upon Tyne are very popular and the coaches are fully booked on some days.

Carriage of luggage and bikes

Luggage policy for the National Express bus to Newcastle: The National Express’ coach driver will load and unload customers’ luggage, but customers are responsible for seeing their luggage onto and off the coach on which they are travelling.
Each customer has a free luggage allowance of two medium sized suitcases, weighing no more than 20 kilograms each and one piece of hand luggage, which must be located on the shelf above your head or under the passenger seat. >>> NX's BUS TO NEWCASTLE on-line booking <<<

Luggage policy for the Megabus bus to Newcastle: Megabus doesn’t check luggage or provide receipts for luggage transported on the bus by the passenger. Passengers are advised that Megabus will accept up to one piece of luggage per passenger. For guidance, this should be no more than the size of a standard suitcase and should not weigh more than 20kg. Passengers can also take on board one small piece of luggage that must fit either on your lap or under the seat in front of you. >>> Megabus BUS TO NEWCASTLE on-line booking <<<

Of course, you can take a bike but... In a bike bag as carry-on luggage, semi-dismantled, free of charge. You can take a bicycle with you as carry-on luggage free of charge on any coach, if you put it in a zip-up 'bike bag,' with wheels and pedals removed and handlebars turned. Bike bags are available from most cycle shops, for example www.wiggle.co.uk

Overview of alternative transports between London and Newcastle. Trains & airlines services within the UK.

If our information is insufficient for you to convince you to travel by coach, or simply you don’t like this transportation arrangement, then we encourage you to take advantage of rail or in some cases flight services. If you want to travel for example from London to Newcastle or vice versa by train we suggest you visit the Train Line website, while good flights between British cities are recommended on the Budget Air’s website

Rail services in the UK are fast, frequent and convenient. Tickets can be bought in advance easily via a train reservation service available at the Train Line website
Regular air links to distant cities in Britain can be checked and booked at www.budgetair.co.uk. Flights connections are available to various destinations in the UK, Europe and worldwide.

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