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3 ways to the airport

The airport sets no fixed arrival time. First departures

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The cheapest way to the airport. Nothing listed is quicker.

X77 or X78 bus to Newcastle Eldon Square

X77X78 · Stagecoach North East
20 min rideEvery 30 min06:00–23:20
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus StationNewcastle International Airport
Non-stop
£2.50total for 1 adult£2.50 eachBuy ticketOn Stagecoach North East
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Newcastle Eldon Square Bus Station, Stand H

Single bus fares across Tyne and Wear are capped at £2.50 — half the Metro's walk-up single for a slightly longer ride. Pay by contactless or cash on board.

Luggage. An ordinary local bus; bags travel with you.

Hours. Saturdays from 06:05. Sundays hourly (X78 only) from 09:50.

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Metro

Metro Green line to Monument

Green line · Nexus (Tyne and Wear Metro)
26 min rideEvery 12 min05:52–23:31
Central StationAirport Metro station
Non-stop
£5.10total for 1 adult£5.10 eachBuy ticketOn Nexus
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Central Station, Metro platform 2 "towards Airport"; Monument is one stop on

The all-zones Metro Single is £5.10 from the station machine, valid 90 minutes. With Pop Pay As You Go the same ride is £2.50, capped at £5.00 a day. The all-zones day ticket is £7.00. A child 5 to 15 pays £1.00; up to three aged 11 and under travel free with a paying adult.

Hours. Saturdays from 06:20, Sundays from 06:41. Later trains terminate at Regent Centre or South Gosforth, short of the airport.

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Taxi

Arrow Cars taxi to Grey's Monument

Taxi · Arrow Cars
21 min rideTraffic dependentRuns all night
Grey's MonumentNewcastle International Airport
Non-stop24-hour servicePer vehicle
£30.50total for 1 adult£30.50 eachView details
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Grey's Monument, or any address in the centre, on Arrow Cars' fixed fare

Arrow Cars, the airport's on-site taxi firm, quotes this fixed, all-inclusive fare on its own booking site for the ride to Grey's Monument. Booking both ways costs £60.50 (standard car) or £78.50 (6-8 seats), a little less than double.

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Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Welcome Pickups private transfer to the city centre. Every way from Newcastle airport into Newcastle

How do I get from Newcastle city centre to Newcastle airport?

For one traveler the X77 or X78 bus to Newcastle Eldon Square is the way we recommend: £2.50 in total, 20 min, boarding at Newcastle Eldon Square Bus Station. The first one leaves at 06:00 and is at the airport by about 06:20; the last leaves at 23:20. The airport sets no fixed arrival time; it says some airlines open check-in up to 3.5 hours before departure and asks passengers to follow their own airline's advice.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
Arrow Cars taxi to Grey's Monument

Any hour.

Metro Green line to Monument

First 05:52 from Central Station, at the airport by about 06:18.

X77 or X78 bus to Newcastle Eldon Square

First 06:00 from Newcastle Eldon Square Bus Station, at the airport by about 06:20.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

The first train to the airport leaves Central Station at 05:52 on weekdays, 06:20 on Saturdays and 06:41 on Sundays. The last through train is 23:31 every day.

Before you leave for Newcastle Airport

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How early to be there

The airport sets no fixed arrival time; it says some airlines open check-in up to 3.5 hours before departure and asks passengers to follow their own airline's advice.

Early flights

The first train to the airport leaves Central Station at 05:52 on weekdays, 06:20 on Saturdays and 06:41 on Sundays. The last through train is 23:31 every day.

At the station

At Central Station or Monument take a Green line train "towards Airport": 26 minutes from Central, 25 from Monument. Late trains marked Regent Centre, South Gosforth or Benton do not reach the airport.

Tickets

The all-zones single to the airport is £5.10 at any station machine, or £2.50 touched in and out with Pop Pay As You Go. The day ticket for all zones is £7.00.

Taxis to the airport

Arrow Cars quotes the same fixed, all-inclusive fare back to the airport as it does out; book online, by phone or through its arrivals-hall desk.

Questions

When is the first X77 or X78 bus to Newcastle Eldon Square from Newcastle Eldon Square Bus Station?

06:00. It reaches the airport at about 06:20.

How early should I be at Newcastle airport?

The airport sets no fixed arrival time; it says some airlines open check-in up to 3.5 hours before departure and asks passengers to follow their own airline's advice.

What does a taxi to Newcastle airport cost from the centre?

Arrow Cars quotes the same fixed, all-inclusive fare back to the airport as it does out; book online, by phone or through its arrivals-hall desk.

Where does the X77 or X78 bus to Newcastle Eldon Square leave from in Newcastle?

Newcastle Eldon Square Bus Station, Stand H. First departure 06:00, last 23:20.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

The first train to the airport leaves Central Station at 05:52 on weekdays, 06:20 on Saturdays and 06:41 on Sundays. The last through train is 23:31 every day.

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