(10 Mar 2015, 5:16 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote You're better off buying an Explorer, as things are complicated.
http://www.networkonetickets.co.uk/ticke...er-tickets
(Look at the Metro, Bus, Train and Ferry section in orange, it states "Most buses, Blaydon to Sunderland rail service and Shields Ferry")
So spending £8.40 more is the way forward?