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The absolutely fabulous way to travel between Sunderland, Southwick, Hylton Castle, Concord, Springwell, Wrekenton, Gateshead and Newcastle.
Up to every 10 minutes throughout the day, early morning to early evening, Monday to Saturday. Every 20 minutes, Sunday daytime and every 30 minutes each evening, seven days a week.
| Number | Service | Places Served | Route map | Timetable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 |  |
Sunderland - Southwick - Concord - Wrekenton - Gateshead - Newcastle | 56 | 56 |
A maximum single fare of £1.70, a DaySaver for £3 or WeeklySaver of £10 offers unlimited travel in our Sunderland area giving the best value for local simple journeys.
Outside of Sunderland we've a great range of single fares and our Cheap Day Return tickets cost from just £2.50 or you can travel as much as you like from £4.20 a day with a Buzzfare day ticket available from the driver.
Day and weekly tickets are valid all day and can be used at anytime including evenings and weekends!
If you travel on Go North East services outside of Sunderland then a Buzzfare ticket is the one for you. Tickets start at £16.30 for a week. There’s also 28 day and annual Buzzfare tickets available too! Tickets are available from the driver and travel shops or save 10% by purchasing your tickets online .
Plus, you could save another 25%, compared to the price of individual 28 day tickets, if your employer buys an annual ticket for you under our corporate discount scheme - contacts us for full details.
For 19-22 year olds our range of Get Around tickets give massive discounts with tickets offering unlimited travel starting at £3.20 a day!
Find out more information on our fares and tickets.
The retail heart of the city is centred around The Bridges Shopping Centre, where there are over 100 top name high street stores.
Close by The Bridges are Waterloo Place, Fawcett Street and John Street with numerous shops offering everything from designer labels to trendy interiors.
Just a short walk away is the Winter Gardens, Museum, Art Gallery and Mowbray Park, while Sunderland Interchange offers frequent connections with Fab56 buses to the Stadium of Light and the Sunderland Aquatic Centre.
Eldon Square, Northumberland Street, Monument Mall, Central Arcade, Grainger Market and Eldon Gardens are a shoppers' paradise, with a vast array of high stores and smaller specialist retailers.
For a totally thrilling experience, make a visit to the International Centre for Life, or for top class entertainment there's the Theatre Royal, while St James' Park is home to Newcastle United Football Club.
We want you to enjoy using our services and are working hard to make sure you find them easy and reliable to use.
You can speak to Garry Mitcheson (pictured) our Service Delivery Manager for the Fab56 routes, who will be out and about on the buses.
Our customer services team can be contacted by Freepost, telephone or e-mail
Go North East has one of the cleanest bus fleets of its size in the country and to make it even easier for you to see how well your bus is doing to help look after the environment, we have introduced a new ‘kite mark’ on our buses.
Using simple illustrations based on a red kite bird taking flight, each symbol lets you see at-a-glance how each of our buses meet European standards on emissions. Find out more about cleaner engines.
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