Travel to Newcastle

Flying to Newcastle

A range of low cost, charter and scheduled airlines offers flights to Newcastle, including British Airways, Flybe, easyJet, Ryanair, and Jet2.com.

Flight times:

From London - 1 hour 15 minutes.

Travel by road

Summary:

Main roads are designated by a letter, followed by up to four numbers: ‘M' (motorway), ‘A' (major road) and ‘B' (minor road). Traffic drives on the left and drivers must be at least 17 years old. The speed limits are 113kph (70mph) on motorways, 97kph (60mph) on single-lane main roads and 48kph (30mph) in built-up areas.

Overseas driving licences and International Driving Permits are valid for up to one year. Insurance is mandatory. Overseas visitors bringing their own cars should bring registration documents and check with their insurance company as to whether a Green Card is needed.

Emergency breakdown service:

AA (tel: 0800 887 766 or 0845 788 7766 from mobile phones) and RAC (tel: 0800 828 282).

Routes:

The A1 runs north to south past Newcastle, linking to the city centre via the A184 (from the south) then the A167 (just the A167 from the north). The latter then becomes the A167M motorway running right through the city centre. The A69 runs west to Carlisle.

Driving times:

From Leeds – 2 hours; from Manchester – 2 hours and 30 minutes; from Birmingham – 3 hours; from London – five hours.

Coaches:

National Express (tel: 0871 781 8181; www.nationalexpress.com) operates regular coach services connecting Newcastle with various destinations in the UK including London. The main coach station in Newcastle is on St James' Boulevard in the west of the city though the budget coach operator Megabus stops beside the railway station on Neville Street.

Travel by rail

Services:

Trains to Newcastle arrive at Newcastle Central Station located in the heart of the city centre on Neville Street, with all the main sites and shops within easy walking distance.

Operators:

East Coast (tel: 0845 722 5111; www.eastcoast.co.uk) offer London-Edinburgh rail services via Newcastle, completing the journey to the north-east in about three hours.
Northern Rail (tel: 0845 000 0125; www.northernrail.org) operates an east-west service linking Newcastle to Carlisle in about 1 hour 45 minutes, before continuing north west. First TransPennine Express (tel: 0845 600 1671; www.tpexpress.co.uk) offers direct services to Leeds in about one hour 40 minutes and Manchester in two hours and 45 minutes.

For timetable information contact National Rail Enquiries (tel: 0845 748 4950; www.nationalrail.co.uk).

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