Newcastle

Arriving by Plane.

Newcastle Airport is located around 12km from the city centre. One the the Tyne and Wear Metro lines runs to the city centre and station throughout the day, although there is no public transport for a few hours at night. Newcastle is a hub for Easyjet, with flights running from here to Berlin, Copenhagen and a range of destinations in southern Europe. The ubiquitous Ryanair fly to Dublin, and a number of smaller budget operators serve other UK and European destinations. Scheduled flights also run to a number of destinations, and dozens of charter flights run around the world in season.

The nearest other airport is Edinburgh (25 minutes bus to Waverley Station, then 1.5 hours by train. Around 20 pounds one-way).

Arriving By Train.

The main station in Newcastle is Newcastle Central. This is located at the bottom of the town centre (downhill from the majority of the shops and clubs). The following intercity trains arrive here:

• GNER trains run up the East Coast Mainline from London Kings Cross and York, with most continuing to Edinburgh, and some heading further into Scotland.
• Virgin Trains run their Cross Country service from stations in the south of England, Birmingham, Leeds and York through Newcastle to Edinburgh.

Arriving By Coach.

Newcastle Coach Station is located at Gallowgate in the northwest of the city centre and close to the St James Park stadium. This is about 10 minutes walk from the train station. National Express run coaches from around England to here - in particular there is a service to London and Birmingham. Newcastle is also served by budget operator Megabus, which runs cheap if slow and not especially comfortable services from London.

Arriving By Ferry.

Newcastle has a port located a few miles from the town. DFDS run an overnight ferry from here to Amsterdam.