Local bus companies serving Northumberland (plus Tyne & Wear) area

Most towns and villages in Northumberland, as well as most of its tourist and visitor attractions are served by public transport. There are extensive bus services throughout South East Northumberland linking the main towns - Blyth, Cramlington, Ashington, Bedlington and Morpeth - to each other and to Newcastle upon Tyne. There are also regular express bus services from Newcastle to other major Northumberland market towns including Alnwick, Berwick-upon-Tweed and Hexham.

There are over 30 bus companies operating in Northumberland, many of which run only one or two services. By far the largest bus company is Arriva Northumbria, Arriva buses operate out of 5 Northumberland bus stations (plus Haymarket bus station in Newcastle). These are at Alnwick, Ashington, Blyth, Hexham and Morpeth.

Regular bus services are complemented by specialist tourist services in the summer months including the Hadrian's Wall bus and the Newcastle to Kielder bus. Details about these two tourist services are available from Hexham Tourist Information Centre or via the Traveline telephone enquiry service: 0870 608 2 608.

Arriva Northumbria Ltd

Web: www.arriva.co.uk

First Group

Web: www.firstgroup.com

Stagecoach North East

Web: www.stagecoachbus.com/regional/north_east.html