MME
Darlington, Durham, England
Teesside International Airport
09:19 LOCAL · 1 RWY · ELEV 120 FT
Ground transport
Getting to and from Teesside International Airport
How to reach the city, and where each option picks you up.
Option
Frequency
Pickup point
Best for
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Driving & parking
Off the A1(M) and A66
Postcode DL2 1LU — the car park directly opposite the terminal building
Never more than 45 minutes from anywhere in Tees Valley: 35 min from Hartlepool/Redcar, 20 min from Middlesbrough, 15 min from Darlington/Stockton
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Local bus
Stagecoach Service 6 · Number 12
Service 6: hourly · Number 12: 6 times a day (2 before 9am, 4 from 3.25pm)
Bus stop at the terminal building
Service 6 runs hourly between Stockton-on-Tees and Darlington via the airport; the Number 12 calls six times a day from Hurworth via Darlington town centre
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Tees Flex
On-demand bus, book via app
Requested to and from the airport through the Tees Flex mobile app
The flexible option outside the fixed Service 6 / Number 12 timetables
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Train, via Darlington
No railway station on site
Darlington station, about six miles away — a 12-minute drive, with a dedicated taxi rank
East Coast Main Line: 40+ trains a day, connecting to Edinburgh, Newcastle, York and London
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1AB Taxis Ltd
The airport’s on-site taxi partner
Dedicated pick-up point at the taxi rank outside arrivals, plus a booking desk in the main terminal
24/7, 365 days a year, vehicles for up to 8 passengers — book by phone, freephone at baggage reclaim, or the 1AB app
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Car hire
Enterprise Rent-A-Car · Enterprise Car Club
No terminal desk — book online, then call the Teesside branch on arrival for pickup
The branch team collects you from the terminal and drives you to the nearest Enterprise branch