65 should leave Durham at :30 later in the evening for better connections to the X10, if it was advertised it might work.

18:20/19:20/20:20 leave Newcastle, the 65 comes at 21:10, be home in 10 mins, so just over an hour travel time, and all for £3 both ways much cheaper than the trains.

Really there isn't a lot to do in Newcastle after 7/8 everything shut unless you plan to go drinking