Public transport
To help you get in and around Newcastle more easily, link onto the
Nexus
Tyne & Wear passenger transport website . Here
you will find travel details for all public
transport including bus routes into and out of the city
centre, the extensive underground Metro system, the cross Tyne
ferry service, and local rail services.
High speed rail links
Access to all our hospitals in Newcastle is easy with high
speed rail links directly to Newcastle's Central Station from many
destinations in England and Scotland. We are less than an
hour and a half away from both Leeds and Edinburgh, and you can get
here directly from London Kings Cross, Peterborough Birmingham,
Sheffield, Manchester and Glasgow in just 3 hours or less.
Find out more information on times and fares at the National Express East Coast and Virgin Trains websites.
Driving to Newcastle
Newcastle is easily accessible if you are driving or prefer to
travel by coach with major road routes straight to the centre from
both the north (A1) and south (A1M) and from the west (A69).
This means you can get here from Carlisle in under an hour and a half, from Leeds, York and Sheffield in less than 2 hours and from Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow in 3 hours or less.
Fly direct to Newcastle International
Airport
Newcastle's International Airport is just 20 minutes away from the
city centre which is easily accessible by the local Metro system,
car or taxi. Direct flights are available in less than an
hour from many parts of the UK and the Republic of Ireland,
including Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin, Exeter and
London (Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted).
There are a number of daily connections with many major cities in Europe including Amsterdam, Brussels, Dusseldorf, and Paris and regular flights come and go from many other European destinations including Faro, Malaga, Murcia, Palma Mallorca and Tenerife, all accessible by reasonably priced airlines such as Easyjet, Jet2, Flybe and Ryanair.
Newcastle can also be reached directly from as far afield as Dubai, all year round, and Orlando, Florida and Toronto, Canada during the summer months when regular scheduled flights are available.
Click onto Newcastle International Airport to find out more about direct flights to Newcastle.
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