Newcastle International Airport is well connected to the North East rail network by the Metro service. There is a direct link from the airport to Newcastle Central Station, taking less than 30 minutes.
For further information on train and Metro services and up-to-date timetables of the services, please see the links below.
Estimated travelling time by rail is as follows:
| Birmingham |
4 hours |
| Darlington |
30 mins |
| Durham |
15 mins |
| Edinburgh |
2 hours |
| Glasgow |
3 hours |
| Hartlepool |
50 mins |
| Leeds |
1 hour 30 mins |
| London Kings Cross |
4 hours |
| Manchester |
3 hours |
| Middlesbrough |
2 hours |
| York |
1 hour |