Great North Run 2026: road closures and travel info
All the travel information you need to know before Sunday's Great North Run
Last updated 10th Sep 2026
The Great North Run is almost upon us... with 63 000 runners expected to take on the world's most iconic half marathon.
This year marks the 45th Great North Run.
As always, there are rolling road closures in place across Newcastle, Gateshead and South Tyneside through the day.
These timings are estimated, and will be managed on the day by stewards to make sure everyone is safe.
Road Closures along the route
Park Terrace from Claremont Rd to Park Terrace - 6.00am to 12.00 noon
Claremont Rd from Queen Victoria Rd to Barras Bridge - 6.00am to 12.00 noon
Hunters Rd from Sheraton St to Claremont Rd - 6.45am to 6.30pm
Claremont Rd from Grandstand Rd to Queen Victoria Rd - 6.45am to 1.30pm
Queen Victoria Road, from St. Thomas St to Claremont Rd - 6.00am to 12.00 noon
A167(M) Closed between A189 Cowhill and B1318 Great North Road - 8:00pm Saturday 12th until 6:30pm Sunday 13th September (North and Southbound) (With a targeted opening time of 6:00pm)
Newcastle Central Motorway A167(M) From the B1318 Great North Road to the Swan House Roundabout North & Southbound (North Side of the Tyne Bridge) - 8:45am to 5:00pm (With a targeted opening time of 2:45pm)
A167 from Park Lane Roundabout to Tyne Bridge - 9.00am to 5:00pm (With a targeted opening time of 2:45pm)
Swan House Roundabout (Tyne Bridge) - Felling by Pass to Whitemare Pool (A184/A194) Roundabout East and Westbound - 9:00am to 5:00pm (With a targeted opening time of 5.00pm)
A194 Leam Lane from Whitemare Pool (A194) to A19 Lindisfarne Roundabout Eastbound - 9:45am to 5:00pm (With a targeted opening time of 4:30pm)
A194 Newcastle Road From A19 Lindisfarne Roundabout to A1300 John Reid Road Roundabout (Eastbound Only) - 9:45am to 5:00pm (With a targeted opening time of 3:15pm). Priority traffic exit route from South Shields.
A1300 From Newcastle Road to King George Road Eastbound - 9:45am to 5:00pm (With a targeted opening time of 4:45pm)
Prince Edward Road from King George Road Roundabout to Marsden Lane - 9:45am to 5:35pm (With a targeted opening time of 5:45pm)
A183 Coast Road from Redwell Bank to The New Crown Roundabout - 8:00am to 6:30pm (With a targeted opening time of 6:30pm)
Off course traffic management closures to manage in and outbound traffic from South Tyneside
A194 Newcastle Road Eastbound at Hobsons Way to A185 Jarrow Road: 9:45am – 7.00pm
A185 Jarrow Road right turn in to A194 Newcastle Road: 9:45am – 7.00pm
A185 Jarrow Road right turn in to A194 Newcastle Road: 9:45am – 7.00pm
Church Bank (Jarrow Hall) from Priory Road to Jarrow Hall: 7:00am – 1.00pm
A185 Western Approach Boldon Lane/Port of Tyne Roundabout: No right turn or U Turn in any direction
A185 Western Approach/Templetown Roundabout: No right turn or U Turn in any direction
A185 Western Approach/Crossgate Roundabout: No right turn from Crossgate and lane filtering on each approach.
Public transport
On the Tyne and Wear Metro; Great North Run Day Rover tickets are available for runners and spectators, and can now be bought on the POP app to use digitally for the first time, while paper versions will be available too.
If you're heading to the race finish:
Take the Metro from 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.
The Shields Ferry will operate extra crossings between North Shields and South Shields and will start at 8.45am. Shuttle buses will connect North Shields Metro station and ferry landing.
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.