CrossCountry have teamed up with Arriva North East to offer combined rail and bus tickets to serve North Northumberland via Berwick-upon-Tweed railway station.

The new Belford Bus and Seahouses Bus tickets allow passengers to use one ticket for both bus and rail journeys. When booking online, passengers just need to select Belford Bus or Seahouses Bus as their origin or destination.

Arriva’s X15 and X18 services visit some of the most scenic locations in Northumberland.

They run along the coast from Newcastle to Berwick. Passengers can then visit destinations such as Alnwick, Amble or Craster.

What did the officials say?

Nick Knox, area managing director for Arriva North East said:

“We are delighted to be working with our fellow Arriva Business, CrossCountry to offer our customers a simpler, more streamlined way to travel. Whether customers are going to Berwick- upon-Tweed, Belford, Seahouses or anywhere in between – we have a ticket for them!

We hope the greater ease of travelling will encourage more people to make the journey to the scenic North Northumberland Coast with Arriva North East and CrossCountry.”

Ben Simkin, Commercial Director for CrossCountry said:

“We are very pleased to be working with Arriva Bus to provide combined rail and bus tickets to Seahouses and Belford. This will provide CrossCountry customers with a seamless link to these locations, with a quick and convenient bus connection at Berwick-upon-Tweed station.

These tickets include our best value Advance tickets as well as our more flexible Off-Peak and Anytime tickets.”

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