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XVIII CercleS Conference 2024

Getting to Durham

Air

Closest airports to Durham: 

  • Newcastle (NCL): Newcastle is the closest airport to Durham. To reach Durham from Newcastle airport one can travel by taxi (c. 35-45 minutes; £30-£45), or take the Tyne & Wear metro from the airport to Newcastle Central station, and the train on to Durham (c. 45 minutes; £15).  There are regular trains between Edinburgh (1h 20m), London King’s Cross (3h 00m), and other major UK cities.
  • Teeside International Airport (MME): 40-45 minutes by taxi (£60), or take a bus to Darlington Rail Station and then the train on to Durham (1hr 10 min) 

Please see the table below for a list of connections between major European cities. The prices shown are indicative of a roundtrip and are correct as of 15 December 2023. 

Departure

Airport

 Arrival Airport Airline Flight Time Stops Price
Amsterdam Teeside KLM 1hr 10 mins nonstop £189-201 
  Newcastle KLM 1hr 15mins nonstop £208-223
Berlin Newcastle Lufthansa 1hr 10mins 1 stop (FRA) £139 
  Teeside KLM 3hr 15mins

1 stop

(AMS)

 £188
Frankfurt Newcastle Lufthansa 1hr 45mins nonstop £150
Kraków Newcastle Ryanair 2hr 35mins nonstop £138
Milan Newcastle Lufthansa 3hr 40 min 1 stop (FRA) £176
    British Airways 4hr 55mins

1 stop

(LHR)

 £196
    Air France 4hr 10 mins

1 stop

(CDG)

 £306
Prague Newcastle Lufthansa 3hr 45 mins 1 stop (FRA) £147
    KLM 3hr 45 mins 1 stop (AMS) £172
Barcelona Newcastle KLM 4hr 20 mins 1 stop (AMS) £199-210
  Teeside KLM 4hr 4mins 1 stop (AMS) £223
  Newcastle British Airways 6hr 50min 1 stop (LHR) £188
Dublin Newcastle Ryanair 1hr 10min nonstop £54
Helsinki Newcastle Lufthansa 5hr 5min 1 stop (FRA) £223
  Newcastle KLM 4hr 45min 1 stop (AMS) £232
Madrid Newcastle British Airways 4hr 55min 1 stop (LHR) £170-189
  Newcastle KLM 4hr 50min 1 stop (AMS) £175
  Teeside KLM 4hr 25min 1 stop (AMS) £249
Paris Newcastle Air France  1hr 35min nonstop £162
  Newcastle KLM 3hr 10min 1 stop £156
Rome Newcastle KLM 4hr 15min  1 stop (AMS) £156
  Newcastle British Airways 4hr 55min 1 stop (LHR) £211
           

Flights per day: 

Amsterdam to Teeside: 3

Amsterdam to Newcastle: 4

Frankfurt to Newcastle: 1

London Heathrow to Newcastle: 5

Rail

There are regular trains to Durham from Edinburgh (1h 20m), London King’s Cross (3h 00m), and other major UK cities.

Distances

miles

km

London

270

432

Edinburgh

122

195

Newcastle upon Tyne

18

29

York

71

114

 

Visas

For visitors to Durham, we offer the following guidance on visas for travel to the United Kingdom:

  • Visitors to the UK with a passport from a European Union country do not require a visa for stays of up to 6 months, but will require a passport to travel to the UK.
  • Visitors with a passport from Iceland, Norway and Switzerland do not require a visa for stays of up to 6 months.
  • Visitors with a passport from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Trinidad & Tobago, USA do not require a visa for stays of up to 6 months
  • Visitors with a passport from China, Egypt, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates will need a standard visitors visa to attend a conference in the UK.  The cost as of 24th July 2023 is £100.00.

To check latest information, and for all other countries, Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).