Practical information
Getting to Durham
Durham is well connected by trains, for live information please see Trainline webpage.
Train connections to other cities with airports:
- London: about 3 hours by train (from King’s Cross train station)
- Edinburgh: about 2 hours by train
- Newcastle: about 20 minutes by train
For more information, see Durham University webpage on the subject.
Getting to the Department
The Department of Mathematical Sciences is about a 37-minute walk from Durham train station. There are also taxis available at the train station. For more information see the map below.
Where to eat
Durham has many nice restaurants including
- Whitechurch free house: Pub close to the department
- Zen: Thai/pan-asian restaurant
- Nadon: Thai restaurant
- Akarsu: Turkish restaurant
- Lebaneat: Lebanese restaurant
- Fat Hippo Durham: Burgers and chips
More options might be added by the time the Symposium starts