How to get to Durham

Durham is situated in the North East of England about 18 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne. The InterCity train service from London King's Cross station takes about 3 hours. There is a taxi rank at Durham station.

The local airports are Newcastle and Teeside. Both are served by flights from London Heathrow and London Gatwick, and there are also some direct international flights.

The following information supplements that from the University of Durham.

Travel from

Newcastle
Take the metro (£1.00) to Newcastle station followed by a train to Durham. Alternatively a taxi from Newcastle airport to Durham costs about £25.
Teeside
Take a taxi from Teeside airport to Durham, approximate cost £20.
London Heathrow
Take the underground direct to London King's Cross then an InterCity train to Durham.
London Gatwick
Take the train to London Victoria. Change stations to London King's Cross by taxi or underground, then take an InterCity train to Durham.
Manchester
There are connecting train services to Durham from Manchester Airport. Journey time about 3 hours.

Sources of information about rail travel.


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Last modified 7th May, 2001

Andrew Swann (swann@imada.sdu.dk)