The A1(M) passes through Newcastle upon Tyne linking the area to London, the South, Scotland and major routes across the country. The A69 links west to Carlisle, the Lake District and, via the M6, to the South and West of England.

Car Parking for City Campus
Unfortunately we do not have access to the University car parks, please see the list of public car parks below which are within easy walking distance of the campus.

Public Car Parks close to City Campus
Please use the following postcodes:
John Dobson Street multi-storey NCP car park John Dobson Street NE1 8HL
552 spaces.

MEA House public car park Ellison Place NE1 8SX
119 spaces, 7 disabled

College Street public car park College Street NE1 8JG
73 spaces, 5 disabled

Civic Centre public car park Sandyford Road NE2 1DF
280 spaces, 5 disabled

Manors public car park Trafalgar Street NE1 2LA
634 spaces

There are two major bus stations in the city centre including Haymarket and Eldon Square.

Arriva mainly operates from Haymarket Bus Station providing the majority of services to the north of Newcastle, Northumberland and North Tyneside. Go North East operates from Eldon Square Bus Station, providing the majority of services south of the river in Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland, and County Durham. Stagecoach is the primary operator in the city, with cross-city services between both the West and East ends via the city centre.

Newcastle upon Tyne is also well-connected by long-distance coaches to other major cities in the UK. These operate from Newcastle Coach Station, located on St James’ Boulevard in the city centre, a five-minute walk from the city’s railway station and Central Station on the Tyne and Wear Metro.

Current coach operators
National Express – coach travel throughout the UK
Megabus – low-cost intercity travel

Direct rail services run from many UK cities to Newcastle Central Station. LNER operate the East Coast mainline from London King’s Cross to Scotland via Newcastle and the CrossCountry route links the region with Scotland, the Midlands and the South West. Northern Rail operate from Carlisle, Teesside and beyond, while TransPennine Express services run from Manchester, Liverpool and stations across Yorkshire.

Newcastle Central Station is within easy walking distance of many central destinations and is well connected by Metro, QuayLink, bus and taxi. Station facilities include travel information, left luggage, toilets, cafés, a bar and cash machines.

Current rail operators
LNER
TransPennine Express
Northern
CrossCountry
If you are planning a trip to Newcastle upon Tyne and looking for trains times and information please click on relevant train operator links above.

Newcastle International Airport is located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) from the city centre on the northern outskirts of the city near Ponteland and is the largest airport serving the North East region. It is connected to the city via the Metro Light Rail system and a journey into Newcastle city centre takes approximately 20 minutes.

If you are planning a trip to Newcastle upon Tyne and looking for flights visit the Newcastle International Airport website for more information.

Metro is the North East’s urban transit system. With 60 stations spread across the heart of Tyne and Wear you can easily travel from Sunderland, Gateshead and across Newcastle to visit Northumbria University.

City Campus is a short walk from both Haymarket and Manors metro stations.