North East Travel links question...

Captain_Fishpaste · 9th May 2010, 01:46 PM

If you wanted to get from Sunderland to North Shields on a morning using public transport, what would be the best/quickest way of doing it?

stephen cartwright · 9th May 2010, 01:48 PM

by sea

tunstall birdman · 9th May 2010, 01:58 PM

A PM to Trevor is your best bet.

malcsouthshields · 9th May 2010, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain_Fishpaste

If you wanted to get from Sunderland to North Shields on a morning using public transport, what would be the best/quickest way of doing it?

bus to shields market then ferry
or metro all the way round
simples

Captain_Fishpaste · 9th May 2010, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by malcsouthshields

bus to shields market then ferry
or metro all the way round
simples

It's for a lass who is stopping with us (no pics!) who is starting a new job next week and that was what she was planning on doing. Was just wondering if there was a quicker way really. Suppose the Tyne kind of gets in the way.

tunstall birdman · 9th May 2010, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain_Fishpaste

It's for a lass who is stopping with us (no pics!) who is starting a new job next week and that was what she was planning on doing. Was just wondering if there was a quicker way really. Suppose the Tyne kind of gets in the way.

Not being nebby like but why is a lass stopping with you's?

Ohh and are you sure you cannot get some pics hoyed owa?

Captain_Fishpaste · 9th May 2010, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tunstall birdman

Not being nebby like but why is a lass stopping with you's?

Ohh and are you sure you cannot get some pics hoyed owa?

She is from Scotland and works with the Mrs in Newcastle. Just out of university and got a short term contract so was just stopping at B&Bs in the week. When the Mrs found out she offered her our spare room and she's been with us about 6 months now.

She has now got an 11 month contract doing the same job in North Shields though, starting tuesday, so she's looking for a flat to rent north of the river now.

Arthur Mullardo · 9th May 2010, 03:03 PM

Should be some kind of express bus from the town to Shields..then the ferry.
Cheaper to get a day ticket or pass...if its done regular..

http://www.nexus.org.uk/

spoony · 9th May 2010, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Arthur Mullardo

Should be some kind of express bus from the town to Shields..then the ferry.
Cheaper to get a day ticket or pass...if its done regular..

http://www.nexus.org.uk/

35 is the quickest, takes about 20 minutes from Sunderland.

Dark Traveller · 9th May 2010, 04:43 PM

there probably a number of ways.

get the metro from Park Lane to Heworth and change train to get to South Shields and then Ferry across to North Shields, then it all depends how far away from Ferry Landing she needs to be.

Get the Metro from Park Lane change at Monument for coast train - should take about 40-50mins.

Probably plenty of buses going between Sunderland and Shields but as somebody has already suggested go to the nexus website which will give all the options. Or even ring the traveline number.