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Transport to and from Newcastle International Airport

Newcastle, United KingdomIATA: NCLICAO: EGNT
Current airport: NCL

How to get to and from Newcastle International Airport. Times, fares and disruptions are published by the carriers themselves.

Transport

Train

Train via Newcastle Central

To the airport
Where
Metro station at Newcastle Airport
Connection
The airport is connected to the North East rail network by the Metro. From Newcastle Central Station, head to the Metro station under the train station (clearly signposted), buy a ticket if needed from the ticket machines and board a green line train toward Airport station; the journey takes around 25 minutes.

To the airport

  • TransPennine Express runs regular services into Newcastle from Edinburgh, Morpeth, Durham, Darlington, Northallerton, Thirsk, York and Leeds, connecting you to the Metro for Newcastle Airport. A combined train and Metro ticket is available.

Transport

Metro

Metro

To and from the airport
Where
Metro station at Newcastle Airport

Good to know

  • Newcastle Airport has its own Metro station, so you can travel by Metro to Newcastle city center, Sunderland, North Shields and South Shields. Trains run from approximately 5:30 a.m. (Sundays 6:20 a.m.) to midnight.

From the airport

  • The journey from the airport to Newcastle city center (Haymarket, Monument or Central Station) takes around 25 minutes; the journey to Sunderland takes around 55 minutes.

Transport

Bus

Bus

To and from the airport
Where
Bus stop opposite the airport terminal (right by the terminal) · Bus stop on the B6918

Good to know

  • Service 777 (Morpeth - Newcastle Airport - Kingston Park) and service 787 (Newcastle Newgate Street - Newcastle Airport) run Monday to Saturday; the bus stop is located opposite the airport terminal.
  • Services X77, X78 and X79 (Newcastle Eldon Square - Ponteland) run Monday to Saturday; the bus stop is located on the B6918.

Transport

Taxi

Taxi (Arrow Cars)

From the airport
Where
Arrow Cars pick-up point immediately outside arrivals (right by the terminal)

From the airport

  • Arrow Cars is the airport's dedicated on-site taxi service, with exclusive pick-up points immediately outside arrivals. The booking office in the arrivals hall is staffed 24/7, and there are self-service booking kiosks at the pick-up point.
  • All Arrow Cars fares are fixed with all charges included. All major credit cards are accepted.

Taxi (Arrow Cars)

To the airport
Where
Arrow Cars drop-off point immediately outside departures (right by the terminal)

To the airport

  • Book ahead with Arrow Cars, online, by phone or by email, to get dropped off at the exclusive drop-off point immediately outside departures.

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Live travel information

Times, tickets and disruptions

Timetables, fares and current disruptions are published by the airport and the carriers themselves; we deliberately do not copy them.

Go to the official travel page of Newcastle International AirportOfficial external website
SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the airport's official website on October 5, 2026.
  • Newcastle Airport - Getting to the AirportChecked on October 5, 2026 · Official external websitewww.newcastleairport.com/getting-to-and-from/getting-to-the-airport
  • Newcastle Airport - By MetroChecked on October 5, 2026 · Official external websitewww.newcastleairport.com/getting-to-and-from/getting-to-the-airport/by-metro
  • Newcastle Airport - By TrainChecked on October 5, 2026 · Official external websitewww.newcastleairport.com/getting-to-and-from/getting-to-the-airport/by-train
  • Newcastle Airport - By BusChecked on October 5, 2026 · Official external websitewww.newcastleairport.com/getting-to-and-from/getting-to-the-airport/by-bus
  • Newcastle Airport - By TaxiChecked on October 5, 2026 · Official external websitewww.newcastleairport.com/getting-to-and-from/getting-to-the-airport/by-taxi