--- title: "Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne And Wear – what to see, and every way to get there | Mixroutes" description: "How to get to Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne And Wear from Leeds, West Yorkshire, Ingliston, Edinburgh and Manchester, Greater Manchester: every way compared…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/newcastle-upon-tyne-tyne-and-wear" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/newcastle-upon-tyne-tyne-and-wear.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Newcastle-upon-Tyne-bridges-and-skyline_cropped.jpg/3840px-Newcastle-upon-Tyne-bridges-and-skyline_cropped.jpg" --- ![Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne And Wear](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Newcastle-upon-Tyne-bridges-and-skyline_cropped.jpg/3840px-Newcastle-upon-Tyne-bridges-and-skyline_cropped.jpg) # Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne And Wear Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough, in Tyne and Wear, England. [Plan a trip to Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne And Wear](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Newcastle%20Upon%20Tyne%20Tyne%20And%20Wear) [From Leeds, West Yorkshire](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Leeds%2C+West+Yorkshire&to=Newcastle+Upon+Tyne+Tyne+And+Wear) ## Every way there - Leeds, West Yorkshire → Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne And Wear 131 km · quickest by road, 2h 5m · £14–19 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/leeds-west-yorkshire-to-newcastle-upon-tyne-tyne-and-wear) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Leeds%2C+West+Yorkshire&to=Newcastle+Upon+Tyne+Tyne+And+Wear) - Ingliston, Edinburgh → Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne And Wear 154 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · £19–25 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/ingliston-edinburgh-to-newcastle-upon-tyne-tyne-and-wear) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Ingliston%2C+Edinburgh&to=Newcastle+Upon+Tyne+Tyne+And+Wear) - Manchester, Greater Manchester → Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne And Wear 175 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · £22–29 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/manchester-greater-manchester-to-newcastle-upon-tyne-tyne-and-wear) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Manchester%2C+Greater+Manchester&to=Newcastle+Upon+Tyne+Tyne+And+Wear) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. The field note What is in and around Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne And Wear, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move. [Read the note on Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne And Wear](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/newcastle-upon-tyne-tyne-and-wear) What Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne And Wear has - Y Scheduled flights Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (NCL), 9 km - N Trains and coaches no timetable feed known for this country - Y Ferries Newcastle, 11 km, Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab A/S; sailings estimated - Y Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band - N Bike and scooter share no share feed known - N Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. Nearest place with more: Washington, 10 km. 54.974°, -1.613° While the hyphenated form of the name, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, is seen sometimes, correct usage is generally unhyphenated. Get in ## Getting to Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne And Wear 1. Newcastle International Airport This has flights from London Heathrow, Amsterdam, Paris CDG, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, other European cities and the Mediterranean: Ryanair, Jet2 and Easyjet all fly here. 2. Newcastle Central Station A confident piece of Italianate Victoriana, opened in 1850 to link the English and Scottish rail networks. 3. Newcastle Coach Station It's on Churchill St a quarter mile west of the mainline and Metro stations. See ## Worth seeing The River Tyne north bank has a footpath and cycleway. It's called "Hadrian's Way" but is entirely modern, as the Roman original is lost under the city centre. Do ## Things to do What's on? Read The Crack magazine. River Escapes. Apr-Oct: Sun; Jun-Sep: Tue Thu Sat. In summer they have 3-hour boat trips upriver to the countryside or downriver to the sea, embarking from St Anne's Quay near Premier Inn. Weekends they have one hour city trips, embarking from City Marina beneath Tyne Bridge. 1. Theatre Royal 100 Grey St NE1 6BR (100 yd (91 m) south of Monument), boxoffice@theatreroyal.co.uk. 2. Tyne Theatre and Opera House Grand old theatre opened in 1867, seating 1100. 3. Live Theatre Small independent theatre producing new works by writers from the North East. 4. Northern Stage 5. Utilita Arena 6. NX Newcastle 2000-capacity venue in a former bingo hall hosting musical acts. Eat ## Where to eat Chinatown is along Stowell St, and Bigg Market has an eclectic mix of eateries. The Quayside and Central Station areas have plenty more. = = How locals move ## Getting around Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne And Wear the local way - Get in Port of Tyne, east of city centre, has overnight DFDS ferries from IJmuiden near Amsterdam. - Get around The Transport North East Day Ticket covers bus, Metro, rail and ferry services within Tyne and Wear for £6.00 per day, or £6.80 including County Durham and Northumberland. - Get around A ride from city centre to the airport in 2022 is around £15, and to the ferry terminal is £18. From [Wikivoyage: Newcastle upon Tyne](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09. Text adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne) and [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne), CC BY-SA 4.0. 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