Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail system with 60 stations serving Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, North Tyneside and South Tyneside. The Metro has been rated as one of the country’s most efficient modes of transport and currently carry nearly 40 million passenger journeys per year.
With a Metro station located at Newcastle International Airport, travelling by Metro couldn’t be easier.
Travelling to Newcastle city centre
The journey takes 25 minutes to reach Newcastle city centre. There are trains every 12 minutes from approximately 5.44am (Sundays 6.27am) to 11.58pm.
Travelling to Sunderland
The journey takes around 55 minutes to reach Sunderland Metro station. There are trains every 12 minutes (evenings and Sundays every 15 minutes) from approximately 5.44am to 10.57pm.
For further information on Metro services, go to www.nexus.org.uk/metro