DIRECTIONS TO NEWCASTLE AIRPORT

By Car

Newcastle International Airport is in the heart of the North East. With the A1 is the principal north south road by-passing the City Centre and leading direct to the airport.

Approximate drive times:

• Carlisle 75 minutes
• Darlington 1 hour
• Durham 45 minutes
• Edinburgh 2 hours
• Glasgow 3 hours
• Leeds 2 hours
• Manchester 3 hours
• Newcastle 15 minutes
• Sunderland 45 minutes
• York 2 hours

From the north:
The A1 is the principal road linking to the dual carriageway A696 leading directly to Newcastle International Airport.

From Edinburgh:
The A68/A696 provides a direct road to the airport.

A74 between Glasgow and Carlisle to Newcastle International Airport.

From the south:
Drive North on the A1, the road by-passes Newcastle City Centre as it connects with the A696 to the Airport.

From the west:
The A69 links with the A1 and then the A696, to Newcastle International Airport

By Metro / Rail

The Metro fast transit system is a convenient way of travelling to the Airport from within Tyne and Wear, which includes the city centres and mainline railway stations at Newcastle and Sunderland
The Airport Metro station is immediately adjacent to the passenger terminal. The journey takes 23 minutes from Newcastle Central Station and services are provided up to every 7 minutes.
For more information on times please telephone TravelLine on 0870 608 2 608 or visit www.tyneandwearmetro.co.uk

By Rail

Newcastle Central station is a principal mainline station on the Great North East Railway line with direct services from London and Scotland.

Frequent trains also run to Newcastle from:

Sunderland
Hexham
Hartlepool
Middlesbrough
Stockton
Durham
Darlington
Northallerton
Thirsk
York
Leeds
Doncaster

Direct services on the Metro fast transit system link Newcastle Central Station with the Airport, with a journey time of 23 minutes and services up to every 7 minutes. The Metro station at the Airport is directly adjacent to the terminal building.

By bus

Newcastle (Eldon Square) - Ponteland
Numbers: 75, 76, 77, 79
Monday - Saturday
Daytime: 30 minutes
Evening: 3 journeys (75)

Sunday

Daytime: 6 journeys (75)
Evening: No service

Blyth - Newcastle International Airport- Kingston Park

Number: 101
Monday - Saturday
Daytime: 60 minutes
Evening: 60 minutes

For bus times and fare information call Traveline on: 0870 608 2 608 or visit www.nexus.org.uk

DIRECTIONS TO DURHAM TEES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

By Car

Durham Tees Valley Airport can be easily accessed from the A1(M), A19 and the A66. We're located only 6 miles east of Darlington, on the A67.

By Rail

The railway station at Darlington is located approximately 7 miles east of Durham Tees Valley Airport and is a short bus or taxi ride.

• www.gner.co.uk
• www.arrivatrainsnorthern.co.uk
• www.virgintrains.co.uk
• www.firstgroup.com/tpexpress

By Bus

Sky Express service 737 offers direct connections daily to and from Durham Tees Valley Airport, Darlington Train Station and Darlington Town Hall, allowing onward connections throughout the North including Durham, Newcastle and York.

The dedicated bus service is free for air passengers.

To view a printable version of the bus timetable click here

A range of bus services operated by Arriva link Durham Tees Valley to the towns and villages surrounding the airport.

• Bus service 74 – Darlington
• Bus service 20 – Middlesbrough

For bus times and fare information call Traveline on: 0871 200 22 33 or visit www.nexus.org.uk