Public transport will be running throughout the 2025 festive period, apart from on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
A summary is below, and in the table attached.
| Bus | Metro | Ferry | Rail | Nexus Customer Relations | |
| Tuesday 23 December | Normal weekday service | Normal weekday service | Normal Tuesday service | Normal weekday service* | Normal hours |
| Christmas Eve Wednesday 24 December | Arriva will operate a weekday service. Go North East and Stagecoach will operate a Saturday service. Last departures will be generally between 6pm and 7pm. | Weekday service until about 6.00pm**, then hourly (30 mins between Pelaw and South Gosforth). Full details are at nexus.org.uk | Wednesday service, with last ferry from South Shields at 5.45pm, and from North Shields at 6.00pm. | Normal weekday service with trains finishing from 6.00pm.* | Open 9am-3pm |
| Christmas Day Thursday 25 December | No service | No service | No service | No service | Closed |
| Boxing Day Friday 26 December | Some operators will operate some daytime services, with additional services paid for by Nexus and Northumberland County Council. Visit nexus.org.uk for further details. | Sunday service 8.00am-8.00pm.** Full details are at nexus.org.uk | Sunday service | No service | Closed |
| Saturday 27 December | Arriva, Go North East and Stagecoach will operate a normal Saturday service. | Normal Saturday service | Normal Saturday service | Normal Saturday service* | Closed |
| Sunday 28 December | Arriva, Go North East and Stagecoach will operate a Sunday service. | Normal Sunday service | Normal Sunday service | Normal Sunday service* | Closed |
| Monday 29 December | Arriva, Go North East and Stagecoach will operate a Saturday service. | Normal weekday service | Normal Monday service | Normal weekday service* | Normal hours |
| Tuesday 30 December | Arriva, Go North East and Stagecoach will operate a Saturday service. | Normal weekday service | Normal Tuesday service | Normal weekday service* | Normal hours |
| New Year's Eve Wednesday 31 December | Arriva, Go North East and Stagecoach will operate a Saturday service. Last departures will be generally between 6pm and 7pm. | Weekday service until about 9.00pm**, then every 30 mins (15 mins between Pelaw and South Gosforth) until the end of service. Full details are available at nexus.org.uk | Wednesday service, with last ferry from South Shields at 5.45pm and from North Shields at 6.00pm | Normal weekday service* | Open 9am-3pm |
| New Year's Day Thursday 1 January | No service | No service | No service | No service from Transpennine Express; reduced service from Northern* | Closed |
| Friday 2 January | Arriva, Go North East and Stagecoach will running a Saturday service. Services wholly paid for by Nexus will operate a normal weekday timetable | Normal weekday service | Normal Friday service | Normal weekday service* | Normal hours |
* When rail services are running, there may be changes due to engineering works. Check nationalrail.co.uk before you travel.
**Times will vary depending on the location and direction of travel.
Metro
For full details of Metro's Christmas and New Year timetable, click here.
Buses
Click the links for full details of Christmas and New Year services from Arriva, Go North East and Stagecoach.
Shields Ferry
The normal ferry timetable, that the service above is based upon, is shown here.
Rail
Click here for full details of Northern's Christmas and New Year services between Newcastle and Sunderland.
And click here for information about the Northumberland Line.
Customer Relations (0191 20 20 747)
For other ways to contact us, click here
Concessionary Travel passes
Concessionary Travel Pass and Metro Gold Card holders can travel all day from 26 to 31 December.