Wide Open Tyne and Wear hotels:

Newcastle Airport is 6 miles to the northwest of the city centre (about 15 minutes drive). The nearest railway station is Newcastle Central, which has excellent connections to Scotland and the Midlands. Tyne & Wear Metro operate directly from the airport terminal. Trains run from 5.45am to 11.05pm approximately every 10 to 12 minutes and the journey takes 20 minutes. Stagecoach operate a bus service, number 76 or 77 from outside the terminal on Ponteland Road. Commencing 6.30am until 7.00pm. The journey takes approximately 30 minutes. Newcastle Airport operates 13 flights a day to London (Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted) which all take less than one hour, flight time. In addition, there are 6 daily flights to Amsterdam, from which - like London - there are direct flights to most of the rest of the world. The wide range of connections available help to make Newcastle and indeed Northumberland an ideal location for international businesses and tourism.