Transportation

Arriving by train

Newcastle Central Station is right in the heart of the city centre and offers  direct services to and from most major British cities, with many routes  served by high-speed rail links. Nearly 200 trains arrive in Newcastle every  day from across the country, over 40 of which are direct from London  Kings Cross in under three hours, also allowing easy access to St Pancras  International and Eurostar connections for those delegates wishing to  travel to and from Europe by train.

To encourage delegates to travel more sustainably, our local team are working  closely with LNER (London North Eastern Railway), the primary rail operators  for the main east coast mainline from London to Inverness. We are also working with Lumo who plays a vital role in the north of England by connecting tens of thousands of people to work, leisure, education and more every day.

Newcastle is also well-connected to other international airports, including Edinburgh and Manchester. Delegates wishing to travel into Edinburgh can reach Newcastle within 90 minutes by train, and under three hours from Manchester. This allows delegates to explore other areas of Britain before or after their time at the conference.

On arrival at Newcastle International Airport, delegates can choose from a range of travel options for the short journey into Newcastle city centre. The Metro route from the airport to the city centre is the most sustainable option and one of the fastest in Europe, taking only 27 minutes. The Airport has its own Tyne and Wear Metro station located within the arrival and departure terminal, with trains departing for the city centre every 12 minutes.

Driving to Newcastle

Newcastle is very well connected to the rest of the UK by road. The A1 motorway – one of the largest roads in the country, connecting London up to Edinburgh – passes through the city, linking the area to London, the South, Scotland and major routes across the country.

Other major road links include the A19, which connects the city to other major urban centres in the north of England, such as Sunderland, Middlesbrough, York and Doncaster. The A69 stretches to the north west of the country, and the A696, A68 and A167 connect the city to Northumberland and to the central Scottish Borders.

The journey to London by road takes just over five hours, with Edinburgh around two hours thirty minutes, and Manchester just under three hours.

There is no free parking available at Northumbria University, but there are plenty of paid-for car parks close by:

• Oxford Street Car park [directions]
• Ellison Place Car park [directions]
• Eldon Square multi-story car park [directions]