Travelling to your Accommodation

If you are arriving at Newcastle International Airport, you can:

• get a Metro train into the city centre. The price is approximately £4.50
• take a taxi to your accommodation, which should cost around £20–£30. Arrow Cars have a desk inside the terminal, near to international arrivals. You can book and pay for your taxi at the desk or you can book and pay in advance on their website

If you're arriving between 10-12 September 2024 and are an international student:

• register for our meet and greet service

By air:

• British Airways flies to Newcastle direct from London Heathrow. The journey time is approximately 1 hour 10 mins

By train:

• take the Heathrow Express train to London Paddington
• then take London Underground (the Tube) from Paddington to Edgware Road via the District Line (green line)
• at Edgware Road, change to the Circle Line (yellow colour) to get to London King's Cross station
• from London King's Cross station you will be able to take a train to Newcastle Central station

There are frequent trains throughout the day. The average journey will take between 3.5 - 4 hours.

We recommend that you buy your train tickets in advance. To book, please use the Trainline or London North Eastern Railway (LNER).

By coach:

• National Express operate coach transfers from London Heathrow to Newcastle

You may need to change coaches during your journey. There are departures each day and the journey time takes between 8 - 10 hours.

By train:

• trains go from the airport to Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria stations in the city
• from these stations you will be able to take a train to Newcastle Central station

There are frequent trains throughout the day. The journey will take approximately 3.5 hours.

We recommend that you buy your train tickets in advance. To book, please use the Trainline or Transpennine Express.

By coach:

• National Express operate coach transfers from Manchester International Airport to Newcastle

You may need to change coaches during your journey. There are departures each day and the journey time takes between 6 - 9 hours.

By train:

• take the airport express bus to Edinburgh Waverley train station
• then take a train direct to Newcastle Central Station

There are frequent trains throughout the day. The average journey will take 1.5 hours.

We recommend that you buy your train tickets in advance. To book, please use the Trainline or London North Eastern Railway (LNER).

By train:

• take a taxi to Darlington train station.
• from here you can take a direct train to Newcastle

There are frequent trains throughout the day. The average journey will take 45 minutes.

We recommend that you buy your train tickets in advance. To book, please use the Trainline or London North Eastern Railway (LNER).

By taxi:

• you can take a taxi direct to Newcastle. It will cost approximately £70 and take up to 50 minutes

By coach:

• you will need to take a taxi from the airport to central Darlington
• from here, National Express operate coaches to Newcastle

There are many departures each day and the journey time takes 2 hours.

If you arrive in the UK with entry clearance (a vignette in your passport), your passport will not be stamped on your arrival in the UK.

To complete the registration process at Newcastle University, you will need to present:

• your boarding pass or flight booking details as evidence of your journey to the UK
• your passport and biometric residence permit card (for leave of over 6 months)

Some students will not need entry clearance to enter the UK for a programme of 6 months or less. Please check whether you need entry clearance for the UK before you travel.

If you arrive in the UK via the ROI without entry clearance, you:

• will be considered to have entered the UK with the immigration permission granted to you when you entered the ROI
• should keep your boarding pass or flight booking details as evidence of your date of entry to the UK. These are required for the registration process at Newcastle University
• can stay in the UK with permission to study for up to 6 months. This will reduce to 2 months if you entered the Republic of Ireland while you still had immigration permission for the UK, but this has since expired

You should contact the visa support team immediately if you have:

• not been granted immigration permission in the Republic of Ireland
• been given a visa which limits your stay to a ‘short visit’

These may limit your right to stay and study in the UK. Email the team: visa@ncl.ac.uk.