There are 7 ways to get from Newcastle to Berwick-upon-Tweed by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Knucklas to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Berwick-upon-Tweedtrain
7h 32m£130–254Drive 285.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Newcastle to Berwick-upon-Tweedcar 285.6 mi
5h 23m£69–100Bus, train via Carlisle
- Take the bus from Boars Head PH to Bus Stationbus 553
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Carlisletrain
- Take the bus from Halston Hotel to Galashiels Transport Interchangebus X95
- Take the bus from Galashiels Transport Interchange to Golden Squarebus 67
10h 50mTrain, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Knucklas to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Berwick-upon-Tweedtrain
7h 5m£110–229Bus, train
- Take the bus from Boars Head PH to Bus Stationbus 553
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Berwick-upon-Tweedtrain
7h 55mBus
- Take the bus from Newtown Bus Station Stand 2 to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 409
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus 131 / ...
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Golden Squarebus 591
11h 22m£96–200Train, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Knucklas to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Berwick-upon-Tweedtrain
7h 54m£107–254
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newcastle to Berwick-upon-Tweed is to drive which costs £65 - £100 and takes 5h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Newcastle to Berwick-upon-Tweed is to drive which takes 5h 23m and costs £65 - £100.
No, there is no direct bus from Newcastle station to Berwick-upon-Tweed. However, there are services departing from Newtown Bus Station Stand 2 and arriving at Golden Square via Birmingham Coach Station and Leeds City Bus & Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Newcastle to Berwick-upon-Tweed. However, there are services departing from Knucklas and arriving at Berwick-upon-Tweed via Shrewsbury, Manchester Piccadilly and York. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 32m.
The distance between Newcastle and Berwick-upon-Tweed is 318 miles. The road distance is 287.2 miles.
The best way to get from Newcastle to Berwick-upon-Tweed without a car is to train which takes 7h 32m and costs £130 - £260.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Newcastle to Berwick-upon-Tweed, including transfers.
Newcastle to Berwick-upon-Tweed bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Newtown Bus Station Stand 2.
Newcastle to Berwick-upon-Tweed train services, operated by Transport for Wales, depart from Knucklas station.
The best way to get from Newcastle to Berwick-upon-Tweed is to train which takes 7h 32m and costs £130 - £260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £95 - £200 and takes 11h 22m.
What companies run services between Newcastle, Shropshire, England and Berwick-upon-Tweed, England?
You can take a vehicle from Newcastle to Berwick-upon-Tweed via Knucklas, Shrewsbury, Manchester Piccadilly, and York in around 7h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Newcastle to Golden Square via Newtown Bus Station Stand 2, Birmingham Coach Station, and Leeds City Bus & Coach Station in around 11h 22m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Knucklas to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Knucklas to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Knucklas to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–70
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 01743 791208
- [email protected]
- Website
- Minsterley Motors
Bus from Boars Head PH to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Minsterley Motors
Bus from Boars Head PH to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Minsterley Motors
- Phone
- 01896 754350
- [email protected]
- Website
- Borders Buses
Bus from Halston Hotel to Galashiels Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Borders Buses
Bus from Galashiels Transport Interchange to Golden Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Borders Buses
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Newtown Bus Station Stand 2 to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Golden Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- National Express
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More Questions & Answers
Newcastle to Berwick-upon-Tweed bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
Newcastle to Berwick-upon-Tweed train services, operated by Transport for Wales, arrive at Shrewsbury station.
Yes, the driving distance between Newcastle to Berwick-upon-Tweed is 287 miles. It takes approximately 5h 23m to drive from Newcastle to Berwick-upon-Tweed.
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