Getting to Durham
Air
Closest airports to Durham:
- Newcastle (NCL): Newcastle is the closest airport to Durham. To reach Durham from Newcastle airport one can travel by taxi (c. 35-45 minutes; £30-£45), or take the Tyne & Wear metro from the airport to Newcastle Central station, and the train on to Durham (c. 45 minutes; £15). There are regular trains between Edinburgh (1h 20m), London King’s Cross (3h 00m), and other major UK cities.
- Teeside International Airport (MME): 40-45 minutes by taxi (£60), or take a bus to Darlington Rail Station and then the train on to Durham (1hr 10 min)
Please see the table below for a list of connections between major European cities. The prices shown are indicative of a roundtrip and are correct as of 15 December 2023.
Departure Airport |
Arrival Airport | Airline | Flight Time | Stops | Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amsterdam | Teeside | KLM | 1hr 10 mins | nonstop | £189-201 |
Newcastle | KLM | 1hr 15mins | nonstop | £208-223 | |
Berlin | Newcastle | Lufthansa | 1hr 10mins | 1 stop (FRA) | £139 |
Teeside | KLM | 3hr 15mins |
1 stop (AMS) |
£188 | |
Frankfurt | Newcastle | Lufthansa | 1hr 45mins | nonstop | £150 |
Kraków | Newcastle | Ryanair | 2hr 35mins | nonstop | £138 |
Milan | Newcastle | Lufthansa | 3hr 40 min | 1 stop (FRA) | £176 |
British Airways | 4hr 55mins |
1 stop (LHR) |
£196 | ||
Air France | 4hr 10 mins |
1 stop (CDG) |
£306 | ||
Prague | Newcastle | Lufthansa | 3hr 45 mins | 1 stop (FRA) | £147 |
KLM | 3hr 45 mins | 1 stop (AMS) | £172 | ||
Barcelona | Newcastle | KLM | 4hr 20 mins | 1 stop (AMS) | £199-210 |
Teeside | KLM | 4hr 4mins | 1 stop (AMS) | £223 | |
Newcastle | British Airways | 6hr 50min | 1 stop (LHR) | £188 | |
Dublin | Newcastle | Ryanair | 1hr 10min | nonstop | £54 |
Helsinki | Newcastle | Lufthansa | 5hr 5min | 1 stop (FRA) | £223 |
Newcastle | KLM | 4hr 45min | 1 stop (AMS) | £232 | |
Madrid | Newcastle | British Airways | 4hr 55min | 1 stop (LHR) | £170-189 |
Newcastle | KLM | 4hr 50min | 1 stop (AMS) | £175 | |
Teeside | KLM | 4hr 25min | 1 stop (AMS) | £249 | |
Paris | Newcastle | Air France | 1hr 35min | nonstop | £162 |
Newcastle | KLM | 3hr 10min | 1 stop | £156 | |
Rome | Newcastle | KLM | 4hr 15min | 1 stop (AMS) | £156 |
Newcastle | British Airways | 4hr 55min | 1 stop (LHR) | £211 | |
Flights per day:
Amsterdam to Teeside: 3
Amsterdam to Newcastle: 4
Frankfurt to Newcastle: 1
London Heathrow to Newcastle: 5
Rail
There are regular trains to Durham from Edinburgh (1h 20m), London King’s Cross (3h 00m), and other major UK cities.
Distances |
miles |
km |
London |
270 |
432 |
Edinburgh |
122 |
195 |
Newcastle upon Tyne |
18 |
29 |
York |
71 |
114 |
Visas
For visitors to Durham, we offer the following guidance on visas for travel to the United Kingdom:
- Visitors to the UK with a passport from a European Union country do not require a visa for stays of up to 6 months, but will require a passport to travel to the UK.
- Visitors with a passport from Iceland, Norway and Switzerland do not require a visa for stays of up to 6 months.
- Visitors with a passport from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Trinidad & Tobago, USA do not require a visa for stays of up to 6 months
- Visitors with a passport from China, Egypt, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates will need a standard visitors visa to attend a conference in the UK. The cost as of 24th July 2023 is £100.00.
To check latest information, and for all other countries, Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).