Take the kids for free

Free bus travel for children!

During main school holidays up to three kids (aged 11 and under) can travel for free on local Stagecoach buses across Tyne & Wear, Northumberland, Tees Valley, and County Durham when accompanied by an adult travelling with a valid single, day, week or period pass.

Throughout August, kids aged 5 to 15 can travel free. Kids aged under 11 must be accompanied by an adult travelling with a valid single, day, week or period pass.

Kids Go Free / Holiday Dates:

The following tickets are accepted:

single/dayrider/ megarider/ Flexi tickets

Adult single
Newcastle dayrider

Newcastle megarider

Newcastle Flexi5 and Flexi10

Sunderland dayrider

Sunderland megarider

Sunderland Flexi5 and Flexi10

South Shields dayrider

South Shields megarider

South Shields Flexi5 and Flexi10

Tyne and Wear Plus dayrider

Tyne and Wear Plus megarider

Tyne and Wear Plus Flexi5 and Flexi10

Teesside dayrider

Teesside megarider

Teesside Flexi5 and Flexi10

Hartlepool dayrider

Hartlepool megarider

Hartlepool Flexi5 and Flexi10

Teesside and Hartlepool Plus dayrider

Teesside and Hartlepool Plus megarider

Teesside and Hartlepool Plus Flexi5 and Flexi10

SmartZone tickets

Newcastle SmartZone

North Tyneside SmartZone

Sunderland Smartzone

South Tyneside SmartZone

Teesside SmartZone
Hartlepool SmartZone

Tees Valley SmartZone

Network One tickets

Network One Anytime ticket

Network One Adult Explorer

Magpie Mover

Other tickets

101Rider 7 day (Middlesbrough/Teesport)

ENCTS Concessionary pass

TNE Tyne and Wear Day

TNE Regionwide Day

TNE Durham 

TNE Northumberland

Terms & Conditions

The fare-paying adult must be aged 18 or over and in possession of a valid ticket or validated smartcard.