Newcastle Airport

Travel options

Taxi

Airport Taxis are the official taxi service for Newcastle International Airport and have taxis waiting to meet all arriving flights immediately outside the terminal building. There's a booking desk near the domestic arrivals area, or you can simply go straight to the taxi stop at the front of the terminal. The fare into Newcastle city centre is about £15 and takes about 20 minutes.

For more information or to make a booking call +44 (0)191 214 6969, or visit Airport Taxis (www.airport-taxis.co.uk/).

Car

Newcastle Airport is located in the heart of North East England about 10 miles Northwest of Newcastle city centre. The airport is close to the A1 north and south, which turns into the M1 going south. This principle road makes it easy to reach numerous key destinations by road in England and Scotland, including Edinburgh, Leeds and York - all about 2 hours' drive from the airport. Use the VisitBritain journey planner (visitbritain.transportdirect.info/web2) to find the best route to your destination.

Postcode: If you are using satellite navigation the postcode for Newcastle Airport is NE13 8BZ.

Car hire

There are 4 car hire companies at Newcastle Airport each with desks in the international arrivals hall. See car hire at Newcastle Airport for details.

Bus

There are a number of frequent local bus services that stop at the airport on to a number of destinations including Newcastle city centre, Ponteland, Blyth and Kingston Park. For more information on routes and fares visit Nexus (www.nexus.org.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Nexus), or call Traveline on +44 (0)870 608 2608.

Metro

There is a metro service that links Newcastle Airport with Newcastle Central train station. From the terminal building, you can reach the metro station via a covered walkway. Trains run up to every 7 minutes between 05:43-23:15 Monday to Saturday (06:25-23:15 Sunday). You can buy a ticket from the metro station and they are valid for 1 hour 30 minutes from the time of purchase. A standard single ticket is £2.60. Journey time is about 25 minutes.

For more information visit Tyne and Wear metro (www.nexus.org.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Nexus/Metro).

Train

Newcastle International Airport is linked via Metro (see above) to Newcastle Central Station. From here you can take connecting services to destinations all over England and Scotland including direct routes to Edinburgh, Glasgow, York, Leeds, Leicester and London.

For more information or to book tickets go to National Rail (www.nationalrail.co.uk/), or call +44 (0)20 7278 5240.