There are 7 ways to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to The Castle by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Glasgow
best- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Ardluitrain
5h 4m£75–194Bus via John Dobson Street
cheapest- Take the bus from John Dobson Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Uk010 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Hotelbus 915 / ...
6h 9m£37–55Bus
- Take the bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 180 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Hotelbus 915 / ...
5h 54m£48–93Drive 190.6 mi
- Drive from Newcastle upon Tyne to The Castlecar 190.6 mi
3h 56m£47–67Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane NCL - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Hotelbus
6h 32m£72–189Train
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crianlarichtrain Edinburgh - Fort William
5h 30m£80–161Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NCL - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Crianlarichbus
7h 41m£61–188
Newcastle (NCL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to The Castle is to bus via John Dobson Street which costs £35 - £60 and takes 6h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to The Castle is to drive which takes 3h 56m and costs £45 - £70.
No, there is no direct bus from Newcastle upon Tyne station to The Castle. However, there are services departing from Newcastle Coach Station and arriving at Hotel via Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Newcastle upon Tyne to The Castle. However, there are services departing from Newcastle and arriving at Ardlui via Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Queen Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 4m.
The distance between Newcastle upon Tyne and The Castle is 224 miles. The road distance is 191.7 miles.
The best way to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to The Castle without a car is to train via Glasgow which takes 5h 4m and costs £75 - £200.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to The Castle, including transfers.
Newcastle upon Tyne to The Castle bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Newcastle Coach Station.
Newcastle upon Tyne to The Castle train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Newcastle station.
The best way to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to The Castle is to train via Glasgow which takes 5h 4m and costs £75 - £200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £95 and takes 5h 54m.
What companies run services between Newcastle upon Tyne, England and The Castle, Stirling, Scotland?
You can take a train from Newcastle to The Castle via Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow Queen Street, and Ardlui in around 5h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Newcastle Coach Station to The Castle via Buchanan Bus Station and Hotel in around 5h 54m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–490
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Ardlui
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crianlarich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Ardlui
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £8–16
Bus from Terminal Building to Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £8–16
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Crianlarich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £14–28
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Terminal Building to Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Crianlarich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from John Dobson Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Newcastle upon Tyne to The Castle bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Newcastle upon Tyne to The Castle train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Newcastle upon Tyne to The Castle is 192 miles. It takes approximately 3h 56m to drive from Newcastle upon Tyne to The Castle.
There are 453+ hotels available in The Castle.






































