Newcastle upon Tyne is a major transport hub for the whole of northern England and the border between Scotland and England.

It has its own major international airport and very busy rail services - both regional and long distance.

By air

Approximately 10 km north-west of the centre is the international airport Newcastle NCL.

The airport is relatively small, but has a large number of low-cost routes across Europe, supplemented by many conventional network airlines to major European hubs.

• The cheapest way to get from the airport to the city centre
• Services and shops at the airport

International flights - where to buy?

If you're heading to Newcastle from abroad, flying is always the first choice.

Fares are very low, especially to destinations in Western Europe and, in low season, Southern Europe where there is the most competition.

Return tickets to Newcastle from destinations in Western Europe are often well below 90 gbp. Prices from Central and Eastern Europe are then common between 160 gbp and 250 gbp.

International flights are mostly operated by these airlines:

• Jet2 - has one of its largest bases in Newcastle and flies mainly to coastal destinations in Europe, the Canaries, but also to Central Europe (e.g. Prague, Budapest, Vienna, Krakow)
• Ryanair - usually the cheapest airline, it flies mainly to southern Europe, Ireland or Poland
• KLM - frequent service to Amsterdam with connecting flights worldwide
• Emirates - the only long-haul route to Dubai with connecting flights to Asia, Australia and Africa
• Air France - frequent service to Paris with connecting flights worldwide
• Lufthansa - Frankfurt with connecting flights to the whole world
• Eurowings - Düsseldorf
• easyJet - several international routes, for example to Amsterdam, Paris, Málaga, Geneva, Alicante and Mallorca
• Aer Lingus - Dublin and connecting flights mainly to the USA

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Domestic flights

For longer distances around the UK, it's often worth using air travel not only for the time but also the cost.

There aren't many long-distance buses to Newcastle and trains are often very expensive.

There are domestic flights to local airports such as these:

• British Airways - a very frequent service to London Heathrow + connecting flights to the rest of the world
• easyJet - direct flights to Belfast and Bristol
• Loganair - direct flights to Southampton or Exeter

Other nearby airports

Is it worth looking for flights to other nearby airports?

In the case of Newcastle, probably not. The local airport is quite large with a decent range of cheap low-cost flights and connecting flights from major airlines.

Plus the nearest major airports are quite a distance away:

• Manchester MAN - 157 miles
• Edinburgh EDI - 129 miles
• Glasgow GLA - 174 miles

Nearby airports Teesside MME (38 miles) has a very limited number of flights.

By train

By rail, Newcastle can be reached from all parts of the UK.

All regional and long-distance trains stop at Newcastle Central station, where you can change to both the Green and Yellow Underground lines.

Rail travel in the UK is provided by many different companies, but it's very easy to compare timetables and buy tickets using our popular comparison engine thetrainline.com.

It's worth buying tickets 1-4 weeks in advance for the lowest price.

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Ticket prices are highly variable depending on the current availability of the train. Below are examples of average prices on the most popular routes from Newcastle:

• Durham
  • Prices from 3,70 gbp
  • Travel time: 12 to 16 minutes
  • Frequency: 3-5 times per hour
  • Read our guide to Durham
• London
  • Price: from 33 gbp
  • Travel time: 3.5 hours
  • Frequency: 1-3 times per hour
  • Read our guide to London
• Edinburgh
  • Price: from 20 gbp
  • Travel time: 1.5 hours
  • Frequency: 2-3 times per hour
• Manchester
  • Price: from 23 gbp
  • Travel time: 2.5 hours
  • Frequency: 1x per hour
• Leeds
  • Price: from 20 gbp
  • Travel time: 1.5 hours
  • Frequency: 2-3 times perhour
• Carlisle
  • Price: from 7 gbp
  • Travel time: 1.5 hours
  • Frequency: 1-2 times per hour
• Liverpool
  • Price: from 23 gbp
  • Travel time: 3 hours
  • Frequency: 1x per hour

By bus

Long-distance buses are often a cheaper alternative to trains, but the service to Newcastle is not very frequent.

The city is served by 3 long-distance carriers, and it is advisable to buy tickets for the lowest price with all of them around 3-6 weeks before your journey.

You can get cheap tickets on the routes where individual carriers and extra trains compete the most. For example, you can pay for a one-way ticket to London from 15 gbp, to Manchester or Edinburgh from 10 gbp.

• National Express
  • stationlocated near the railway station (location on map)
• Flixbus
  • stationlocated in John Dobson Street (location on map)
• Megabus
  • stationlocated in John Dobson Street (location on the map)

It's always worth comparing prices with each of the carriers as they can vary significantly.

Please find below a table of the most frequent bus destinations from Newcastle.

	Carriers	Frequencies
Aberdeen	Flixbus	1x daily
Birmingham	Flixbus National Express	3x daily
Bristol	Flixbus	2x daily
Cardiff	Flixbus	1x daily
Edinburgh	Flixbus National Express	8-10x daily
Glasgow	Flixbus Megabus	4-6x daily
Leeds	Flixbus National Express Megabus	11-15x daily
London	Flixbus National Express Megabus	9-10x daily
Manchester	Flixbus National Express	8-10x daily
Middlesbrough	Flixbus National Express	4-6x daily
Nottingham	Flixbus National Express	2x daily
Sheffield	Flixbus National Express Megabus	11-15x daily