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During my year in Durham, of course I wanted to travel home or somewhere else every now and then.
The airport to go to is Newcastle airport. From there you can go to Durham by bus or taxi.
The cheapest way is usually to go to London Stansted with Ryanair from one of the many locations that Ryanair flies from. Then, at Stansted you can catch cheap flights with Easyjet to Newcastle.
Also, Ryanair has connections to Dublin from Newcastle and from Teesside. Leave a Comment
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The nearest airport is Durham Tees Valley, although whether it can be classed as a truly international airport is debatable. It's not really in Durham, but tucked away in some distant corner of that mysterious area called Teesside. That said, a couple of budget airlines do operate flights from there to cities in France and the Netherlands as well as popular holiday destinations on the Med.
A better bet is Newcastle-upon-Tyne Airport, which has hundreds of flights to destinations in Europe, North America and the Middle East (well...it will start direct flights to Dubai soon). Connections with London and Amsterdam are excellent, so Newcastle is increasingly accessible from all over the world.
Getting to Durham from the airport means taking the Tyneside metro into Newcastle city centre (half an hour), changing at central station for the 20 minute train journey to Durham. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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On the most of bus stops all the timetables are missing, so you have no idea at what time does the bus leave. I have asked the driver for information where I can get a schedule and the answer was at the Tourist Information in the City Center, 1 minute walking from the main squere.
The lady at the TI was very helpful and I received everything I needed toghether with the map of the city. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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We visited Durham on a day-trip from Newcastle. The easiest way to get between the cities is by train, which costs about 4.50 for a single ticket and takes about 15 minutes. We returned to Newcastle from Durham by train but getting to Durham took a lot longer as we wanted to go via the Beamish Museum, which is about 10 miles north of Durham.
It was a pretty long journey to go by this route. We went from Newcastle to Beamish Museum on 709 bus from Eldon Square which cost and took about 50 minutes. Then from the Beamish museum we took the 778 bus to Chester le Street (2 pounds) and connected with the 21 bus to Durham. The first two buses were very slow. Incidentally Chester le Street looks like a nice place but we had only a couple of minutes there as our bus arrived straight away. The bus station n Durham is on North road, a short walk from the centre of town. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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Since in Germany I live close to the border of the Netherlands, we picked Ijmuiden as our port to leave from. We took the route to Tynemouth/Newcastle with DFDS seaways.
The trip was not cheap, but then again not that expensive either, I think about 200 Euros per person, but that was the car included (one way).
It was a good trip. It was easy to find Ijmuiden and the ship. We had a two-person indoor berth (without windows) which was fine for a night. It was pleasant - you just went to bed at night and when you woke up you were practically in Newcastle.
We left Holland at about 6 pm and arrived in England at 9 am in the morning.
Then we just drove to our rented house near Durham and that was it.
When we left again a year later we took the same route, just the other way around. Leave a Comment
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As it lies on the main East Coast Line from London to Scotland it can be reached in under three hours from London. Direct trains leave normally on about the half-hour from King's Cross.
Durham therefore makes an excellent stopover if you are travelling from Scotland to London or vica-versa.
You will also find long distance trains coming up from the south-west.
Alternatively Durham can easily be visited as a day trip from Newcastle.
Your train may well have a logo on the outside, showing that it follows the route of the famous "Flying Scotman" train. A nice touch, although I would prefer to travel on the real thing. Leave a Comment
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Walking is by far the best way to get around the centre of Durham City. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Durham is on the main London-Edinburgh line, so there are frequent trains running north to Newcastle (20 mins) and Edinburgh (2 hours) and south to York (1 hour), Sheffield (2 hours), Birmingham (3-4 hours) and London (3 hours).
Prices for British trains are a mystery to everyone. Tickets to London range from £10 to over £100 for a standard seat, depending on when you travel, how far in advance you book, and whether you book in person or online. Often asking two different members of staff can turn up two different prices, and often the better deals are only available if the staff can be bothered to hunt them down for you.
Local ticket prices are set...a return to Newcastle is £5.20 at the moment. Be warned that the last train back is around 10.30pm (on Saturdays, 2am), and taxis back to Durham aren't cheap! Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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Get cheap flights to Durham. Airports in the area include Newcastle Intl (NCL). Check flights to Durham when you want to visit these nearby places: Brandon, Chester-le-Street, Birtley, Seaton, Penshaw, Cox Green, Sedgefield, Shildon, Castle Eden and Seaham.
- Kings Lodge Hotel
Flass Vale Waddington Street, Durham - Best Western Whitworth Hall Country Park
Spennymoor, Durham - Ramside Hall Classic Hotel & Golf Club
Carrville, Durham - Best Western Hardwick Hall Hotel Sedgefield
Sedgefield, Durham - Beamish Hall Classic Hotel
Beamish Stanley, Durham - Three Horseshoes Inn
Running Waters / Sherburn House, Durham - Marriott Durham
Old Elvet, Durham - Eden Arms Hotel
Rushyford, Durham - Lumley Castle Hotel
Chester-Le-Street, Durham - The Gables Hotel
Front Street, Durham - Hotel Bannatyne Durham
Eden Terrace Belmont, Durham - Farnley Tower
The Avenue, Durham - Three Tuns Hotel
New Elvet, Durham - Hallgarth Manor Country Hotel & Restaurant
Pittington, Durham - Hatfield College
The Bailey (North) University of Durham, Durham
Destinations near Durham- Brandon Travel Guide, 3.70 km / 2.30 miles
- Chester-le-Street Travel Guide, 9.27 km / 5.76 miles
- Birtley Travel Guide, 12.97 km / 8.06 miles
- Seaton Travel Guide, 13.88 km / 8.63 miles
- Penshaw Travel Guide, 14.02 km / 8.71 miles
- Cox Green Travel Guide, 14.02 km / 8.71 miles
- Sedgefield Travel Guide, 14.96 km / 9.30 miles
- Shildon Travel Guide, 15.75 km / 9.79 miles
- Castle Eden Travel Guide, 16.45 km / 10.23 miles
- Seaham Travel Guide, 16.58 km / 10.30 miles
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