Hi, not sure about buses as we have always parked up and used the Metro system. We tend to park at South Shields, get the Metro to Gateshead and I run back whilst the hubby has a wander round the shops etc and then catches the Metro back to south shields, can be quite busy but cheap enough. I am sure the Great Run website will have info on coaches but would have thought they would need to be booked by now. Good Luck, have a great run.