Durham is located in North East England 264 miles from London, 187 miles from Birmingham, 125 miles from Edinburgh and 67 miles from York. Durham is about 30 minutes from Newcastle Airport.
Durham is located in North East England 264 miles from London, 187 miles from Birmingham, 125 miles from Edinburgh and 67 miles from York. Durham is about 30 minutes from Newcastle Airport.
Durham city centre is only two miles from the A1(M). Leave the motorway at Junction 62 on the A690 Durham – Sunderland road and follow signs to Durham City Centre.
60 InterCity trains from most major centres in the country call at Durham daily including 14 trains from London. The National Express high speed service takes under 3 hours from London King’s Cross on the main East Coast line. First Transpennine Express offers frequent links to Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds, while Cross Country links Durham directly with Scotland, the Midlands, and the South West.
A taxi will take you from the station to any city centre location within 5 minutes and you can walk to the city centre in 10 minutes.
Durham is 30 minutes’ drive from Newcastle Airport and about 40 minutes from Durham Tees Valley. Both have regular domestic and international flights. Durham is linked to Newcastle Airport by rail and metro.
Scheduled ferry services link the River Tyne to The Netherlands.
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40 minutes by free bus
15 minutes by train
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3 hours by train; 1 hour by plane
