There are 7 ways to get from South Shields to Holyhead by train, bus, car, plane, subway, or ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Newcastle to Newton-le-Willowstrain Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
- Take the train from Newton-le-Willows to Holyheadtrain Manchester Airport - Holyhead
7h 14m£97–188Fly to Dublin Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NCL - DUB
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry
9h 14m£46–157Bus, train
- Take the bus from Interchange to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 172
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Llandudno Junctiontrain
- Take the bus from Bangor Bus Station Stand C to Holyhead Clockbus 4X
11h 11m£58–123Drive 249.6 mi
- Drive from South Shields to Holyheadcar 249.6 mi
4h 37m£61–88Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NCL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
8h 59m£104–242Subway, bus, train
- Take the subway from South Shields to Monumentsubway Yel
- Take the bus from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyheadtrain
10h 14m£69–118Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Liverpool (LPL)plane NCL - LPL
- Take the train from Chester to Holyheadtrain
8h 20m£98–235
South Shields to Holyhead by subway and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from South Shields to Holyhead is to bus and train which costs £55 - £130 and takes 11h 11m.
The fastest way to get from South Shields to Holyhead is to drive which takes 4h 37m and costs £60 - £90.
No, there is no direct train from South Shields to Holyhead. However, there are services departing from South Shields and arriving at Holyhead via Newcastle and Newton-le-Willows. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 14m.
The distance between South Shields and Holyhead is 283 miles. The road distance is 251.1 miles.
The best way to get from South Shields to Holyhead without a car is to train which takes 7h 14m and costs £95 - £190.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from South Shields to Holyhead, including transfers.
South Shields to Holyhead train services, operated by TransPennine Express, depart from Newcastle station.
South Shields to Holyhead train services, operated by TransPennine Express, arrive at Newton-le-Willows station.
Yes, the driving distance between South Shields to Holyhead is 251 miles. It takes approximately 4h 37m to drive from South Shields to Holyhead.
There are 968+ hotels available in Holyhead.
What companies run services between South Shields, England and Holyhead, Wales?
You can take a subway from South Shields to Holyhead via Central Station, Newcastle, and Newton-le-Willows in around 7h 14m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Newcastle to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Newcastle to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–90
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Newcastle to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Newton-le-Willows
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Newton-le-Willows to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Llandudno Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Airport to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 191 20 20 747
- Website
- nexus.org.uk
Subway from South Shields to Monument
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–4
- Website
- https://www.nexus.org.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Interchange to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Bangor Bus Station Stand C to Holyhead Clock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £0
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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