Great North Run 2025: Travel and Transport Info
All the road closures and public transport for Sunday 7th September
With the Great North Run just days away now, Newcastle, Gateshead and South Tyneside Council, along with Nexus, who run the Tyne and Wear Metro, have been sharing the road closures and transport information for the big day.
Road Closures
A167 Central Motorway
From 8pm on Saturday, September 6 until 6.30pm on Sunday, September 7
Central Motorway - Cowgate Roundabout/Grandstand Rd Interchange to Great North Rd (B1318 Interchange)
From 8.45am until 5pm on Sunday
A167 Central Motorway, closed from Great North Road Interchange (B1318) to Park Lane (A184)
A184
From 9am until 5pm on Sunday
A184 Park Lane/Felling Bypass to Whitemare Pool Interchange
A194 (M)
From 9.45am until 4pm on Sunday
Whitemare Pool Interchange/Leam Lane to John Reid Road Roundabout (A1300)
John Reid Rd (A1300)
From 9.45am until 4pm on Sunday
John Reid Rd (A1300) to Prince Edward Rd (A1300) to Redwell Lane/Coast Rd (A183) roundabout
Coast Road (A183)
From 8am until 5.30pm on Sunday
Coast Road (A183) closed from Redwell Lane to Mowbray Road
Bents Park Road
From 2.45am on Sunday until 5.30pm
Bents Park Rd. Closed from Sea Way to Mowbray Rd
Coast Road (A183)
From 2pm until 5.30pm on Sunday
Coast Road (A183) closed from Marsden Rock to Redwell Lane (Northbound only)
Additional 2025 Road Closures:
Leam Lane (A194) northeast bound carriageway: From White Mare Pool (A194(M)/A184) to John Reid Road (A1300) between 9.45am and 4pm.
Prince Edward Road and Redwell Lane (A1300): From King George Road (A1018) to Coast Road (A183) between 9.45am and 4pm.
Mowbray Road (crossing between Iolanthe Terrace and Westoe Avenue): Closed from 9.45am until 4pm.
Station Road (southbound): Closed for its entire length between 9.45am and 4pm.
Howard Street (A185): Closed for its entire length between 9.45am and 4pm.
Maxwell Street: Closed from its junction with Western Approach eastwards for 40 meters between 9.45am and 4pm.
Metro Closures
Nexus will be temporarily closing the following stations to help with crowd control:
Haymarket: No entry into the station (exit only) from about 8.00am until the about 10.40am. Please use Monument instead.
Jesmond: Closed from 10.30am until early afternoon. Please use Haymarket or Monument instead.
Manors: Closed from 10.30am until early afternoon. Please use Haymarket or Monument instead.
Chichester: Closed from 1.00pm until early evening. Please use South Shields instead.
Closure times may vary on the day depending on the operational requirements.
Getting to the Start Line:
The race start is about a 15 minute walk from Haymarket in Newcastle city centre. The race start map is available below.
There’s a Metro station, and bus station at Haymarket, as well as buses going to nearby Eldon Square bus station and many on-street bus stops.
Shuttle bus services will also be running to Haymarket (St Mary's Place and Percy Street) and Barras Bridge from the finish area in South Shields.
Parking is free all day on Sundays at the Metro stations marked with a ‘P’ on the Metro map (except at Heworth, which is £3.00 all day)
Getting to the Finish Line (spectators):
Take the Metro from Haymarket or Monument to South Shields - there will be a train every 7½ minutes once the race has started.
Shuttle bus services will also be running from Haymarket (St Mary's Place and Percy Street) and Barras Bridge to the finish area.
Returning from the Finish Line:
Metro, the Shields Ferry and buses will be very busy due to the number of people travelling, so expect a significant wait on the way home.
South Shields Metro station is about a 15 minute walk from the finish line - there will be a train every 7½ minutes after the race.
Shuttle bus services will run to Newcastle and South Shields
The Shields Ferry will operate extra crossings between North Shields and South Shields and will start at 8.45am and run until 6pm.
Shuttle buses will connect North Shields Metro station and ferry landing.
All operators will be accepting each other's single, return and day tickets for journeys from South Shields, making it simpler for you to hop on the Âfirst bus, Metro (or Shields Ferry) that comes.