NCL
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
Newcastle International Airport
04:28 LOCAL · 61°F OVERCAST · 1 RWY · ELEV 266 FT
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Weather
61°F OVERCAST
Observed 03:20 UTC · EGNT
Ground transport
Getting to and from Newcastle International Airport
How to reach the city, and where each option picks you up.
Option
Published fare
Frequency
Pickup point
Best for
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Tyne and Wear Metro
Green line · station built into the terminal
About 5:30am (6:20am Sundays) to midnight
Metro station beneath the terminal, signposted from the check-in concourse
Newcastle city centre (Haymarket, Monument, Central Station) in around 25 minutes; also reaches Sunderland and South Shields
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Rail, via the Metro
TransPennine Express combined rail + Metro tickets
No mainline station on site — the Metro is the connection to the national rail network
Book a TransPennine Express through-ticket from Edinburgh, York, Leeds, Durham or Darlington for over 50% off
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Taxi
Arrow Cars — the only on-site partner
24/7
Booking office in the arrivals hall, or self-service kiosks at the pick-up point
Fixed, all-inclusive fares booked ahead, with bays right outside arrivals and departures
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Bus
Nexus 777 · 787 · X77/X78/X79
Stops opposite the terminal (777, 787) or on the B6918 for the X-routes
Links Morpeth and Kingston Park, central Newcastle, and Ponteland, Monday to Saturday
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Car hire
Avis · Budget · Enterprise · Europcar · Hertz · Sixt
Desks on the ground floor, opposite Domestic Arrivals
Six brands share the same hall — pre-book to guarantee a car
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Driving & drop-off
A1 + A696 · postcode NE13 8BZ
Express Car Park, immediately outside the terminal, for drop-off and pick-up
Free 90-minute wait at the Airport Waiting Zone by Callerton Parkway Metro station, with a shuttle to the terminal
Every fare here is the one its operator publishes, and links to the page that publishes it. Options with no fare shown do not have a fixed published fare.