Train stations in Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle station is on Neville Street in the middle of Newcastle upon Tyne, and it is where trains from London, Edinburgh, York, Leeds and Manchester arrive. The Metro stop called Central Station links it with the airport and the coast.

Arriving at Newcastle station

On tickets and timetables the station is Newcastle (NCL). LNER, Lumo, CrossCountry, TransPennine Express and Northern all run trains here. The ticket office is open 06:00 to 19:00 Monday to Friday, 07:00 to 19:00 on Saturday and 07:30 to 19:00 on Sunday. A newer entrance on Central Parkway, opposite the International Centre for Life, opened in December 2025 and leads up a walkway to platform 12.

From the station into the centre

Grey's Monument, at the top of Grey Street, is about 600 metres north of the station, and the Quayside and St James' Park are also within walking distance. Grainger Market is a five-minute walk. Monument Metro stop, beside Grey's Monument, is one stop from Central Station on the Yellow and Green lines. Go North East route 53 runs from the station to the Quayside and Baltic Square.

A single from the ticket machines costs £3.20 for one zone, such as Central Station to Monument, and up to £5.10 for all zones. With a Pop Pay As You Go card, free to order online with at least £5 of credit, an adult single costs no more than £2.50.

Trains from Newcastle

Times apply until 12 December 2026; a new timetable starts on 13 December.

• London King's Cross: LNER runs around three trains an hour on weekdays. The fastest take about 2 hours 38 minutes northbound and 2 hours 46 minutes southbound, the rest about 3 hours. Lumo adds five trains a day, the quickest in 2 hours 38 minutes.
• Edinburgh Waverley: LNER runs around two trains an hour in about 1 hour 25 minutes, and Lumo's quickest takes 1 hour 24 minutes. CrossCountry takes about 1 hour 30 minutes, and TransPennine Express runs about every two hours in around 1 hour 45 minutes.
• Durham, Darlington and York: LNER reaches Durham in 12 to 15 minutes, Darlington in around 30 and York in 50 to 55.
• Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool: TransPennine Express runs about hourly. Leeds takes around 1 hour 25 minutes, Manchester Victoria around 2 hours 15 minutes and Liverpool Lime Street just under 3 hours.
• Birmingham, Reading, Southampton and Plymouth: CrossCountry runs direct trains, taking about 2 hours 55 minutes to Birmingham New Street, about 4 hours 30 minutes to Reading, about 5 hours 30 minutes to Southampton Central and about 7 hours to Plymouth.
• Carlisle: Northern runs the Tyne Valley line via MetroCentre and Hexham in 1 hour 23 to 1 hour 30 minutes, up to twice an hour Monday to Saturday and hourly on Sundays.
• Sunderland and Middlesbrough: Northern takes around 20 minutes to Sunderland and 1 hour 10 to 1 hour 20 minutes to Middlesbrough, about twice an hour, and some trains continue to Carlisle.

Engineering works and Christmas

On Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November 2026, no trains run between York and Leeds, Doncaster or Northallerton. Buses replace LNER between Doncaster and Darlington, CrossCountry between Leeds and Darlington and TransPennine Express between Leeds and York; Lumo runs only Newcastle to Edinburgh. On Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November no trains run between King's Cross and Peterborough.

Over Christmas, trains finish early on Thursday 24 and Thursday 31 December, when most Northern trains are withdrawn by 20:00. On 24 December the line between Retford and York is closed: coaches link Newark Northgate and York, and CrossCountry runs no Reading to Newcastle service. Birmingham New Street is closed all day on Thursday 24, Sunday 27 and Monday 28 December, so CrossCountry trains do not reach it and buses link it with Tamworth, Coleshill Parkway and Birmingham International. No trains run on Friday 25 December, and LNER, CrossCountry, Northern and TransPennine Express run none on Saturday 26 December. Northern starts later than usual on Sunday 27 December. On Monday 28 and Tuesday 29 December the 20:03 from King's Cross to Edinburgh ends at Newcastle, and the 19:33 runs through instead, leaving Newcastle at 22:41. On 31 December the last LNER train from Newcastle to King's Cross leaves at 20:04, and the first LNER and Northern trains on Friday 1 January start later than usual.

Tickets

Advance tickets are for one named train; LNER sells them up to 12 weeks ahead and says booking four weeks ahead saves 45% on average against buying on the day. Off-Peak tickets are valid all day at weekends, and weekday limits vary by route. Anytime tickets are valid on any train that day. A Railcard takes a third off most tickets and costs £35 a year. Buy before you board.

Newcastle Airport and the ferry

Metro Green line trains run from Central Station to Newcastle Airport in around 25 minutes, every 12 minutes in the daytime Monday to Saturday and every 15 minutes in the evening and on Sundays. Metro runs from about 05:30 (06:20 on Sunday) to midnight, but the last Metro leaves the airport at around 23:10. A daily DFDS ferry sails from North Shields to Amsterdam, leaving at 17:00 and taking about 16 hours 45 minutes.

Rail passes and reservations

As of October 2026, an Interrail pass covers LNER, Lumo, CrossCountry, TransPennine Express and Northern, the operators at Newcastle. None of these trains needs a reservation, though one is recommended on CrossCountry. LNER seat reservations are free with a pass and must match the class of your pass, so one is worth having on busy London and Edinburgh trains.