Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:50 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €20.53, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 6h 57m over 474 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €20.53, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€20.53
- 162%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Southend-on-Sea
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:50First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 25%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Southend-on-Sea and Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €52.43Mon21
- about €43.63Tue22
- about €50.78Wed23
- about €40.88Thu24
- about €47.48Fri25
- about €51.88Sat26
- about €46.38Sun27
- about €28.23Mon28
- about €28.78Tue29
- about €27.68Wed30
- about €33.73Thu1
- about €37.03Fri2
- about €33.18Sat3
- about €31.53Sun4
- about €21.63Mon5
- about €20.53Tue6
- about €23.83Wed7
- about €34.28Thu8
- about €25.48Fri9
- about €26.03Sat10
- about €29.88Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into Newcastle upon Tyne. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Newcastle upon Tyne for the night the coach gets in
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When to book Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €26.5890 days
- €26.5860 days
- €19.9845 days
- €23.8330 days
- €29.8821 days
- €31.5314 days
- €46.387 days
- €50.783 days
- €52.431 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €19.98.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 162 percent. The dearest point is €52.43, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
474 km
412 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
295,310 → 300,125
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 25% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 75% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 474 km against 412 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Leeds, Kingston upon Hull, Nottingham. The gap between arriving and leaving is 53 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
The fare from NCL into Newcastle upon Tyne is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Newcastle upon Tyne
Settled in advance, so the ride into Newcastle upon Tyne costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
The coach gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Newcastle
Most of the points near Newcastle open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne?
The fastest journey from Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne takes 6h 57m door to door, of which 6h 17m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 7h 20m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne?
The cheapest fare from Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne is €20.53, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €33.18. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne?
The cheapest way from Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne is by coach, at €20.53 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 7h 1m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne?
Fares from Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €19.98. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 162 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne, at €27.68. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne, at €18.33 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne?
FlixBus publish service areas covering both Southend-on-Sea and Newcastle upon Tyne, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne?
25 percent of the services we sell from Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne are direct. The rest connect at Leeds, Kingston upon Hull, Nottingham, with about 53 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne use?
Services from Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne by coach leave from Southend Travel Centre and arrive at Newcastle John Dobson Street. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Southend-on-Sea to Newcastle upon Tyne on 20 September 2026: 474 km of route against 412 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €20.53, and 6h 57m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Newcastle upon Tyne a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Newcastle upon Tyne and across United Kingdom
Day trips that leave Newcastle upon Tyne in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Southend-on-Sea reaches 85 places in 5 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 981 km. Newcastle upon Tyne reaches 129 places in 32 countries, from 41 to 7,796 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Southend-on-Sea
- 85Places you can leave for
- 5Countries
- 6Operators
Arriving in Newcastle upon Tyne
Leaving Newcastle upon Tyne
- 129Places you can leave for
- 32Countries
- 41Operators