There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to South Shields by tram, train, bus, car or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Tram, train • 2 h 59 min
$31 - $101
Cheapest option
Bus National Express • 5 h 24 min
$18 - $26
3 alternative options
Bus via Berwick-upon-Tweed, Railway Station (Castle Hotel) • 6 h 57 min
$37 - $47
Drive • 2 h 24 min
$26 - $40
Fly, train • 5 h 16 min
$102 - $260
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to South Shields is to bus which costs £14 - £21 and takes 5 h 24 min.
The quickest way to get from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to South Shields is to drive which costs £20 - £30 and takes 2 h 24 min.
The distance between Edinburgh Airport (EDI) and South Shields is 101 miles. The road distance is 122.1 miles.
It takes approximately 2 h 59 min to get from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to South Shields, including transfers.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to South Shields. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Airport, Airport and arriving at South Shields, Keppel Street (Outside Head Post Office) via Edinburgh and Sunderland Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 h 24 min.
The nearest airport to South Shields is Newcastle (NCL) Airport which is 11.4 miles away. Other nearby airports include Leeds Bradford (LBA) (79 miles), Edinburgh (EDI) (100.7 miles), Manchester (MAN) (118.6 miles) and Liverpool (LPL) (129.1 miles).
- Distance: 100.7 miles
- Duration: 2 h 59 min
What companies run services between Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Scotland and South Shields, England?
National Express operates a bus from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to South Shields once daily. Tickets cost $12 - $17 and the journey takes 3 h 25 min.
- Website
- flybe.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $310
Flights from Edinburgh to Manchester via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $310
- Phone
- 0131 475 0177
- Website
- edinburghtrams.com
Tram from Edinburgh Airport (Edinburgh Trams) to Edinburgh, St Andrew Square (Edinburgh Trams)
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4 - $7
- Schedules at
- edinburghtrams.com
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60 - $90
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $35 - $60
- Anytime Single
- $60 - $90
- Off-Peak Single
- $50 - $80
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- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24 - $40
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- 2nd Class
- $24 - $40
- 1st Class
- $45 - $70
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60 - $90
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $25 - $40
- Off-Peak Day Single
- $40 - $60
- Anytime Day Single
- $60 - $90
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh to Sunderland
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12 - $17
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
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- Phone
- 01896 754350
- info@bordersbuses.co.uk
- Website
- bordersbuses.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station (Stances 7 to 10) to Berwick-upon-Tweed, Railway Station (Castle Hotel)
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- bordersbuses.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Berwick-upon-Tweed, Railway Station (Berwick upon Tweed rly stn)
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Berwick-upon-Tweed, Railway Station (Berwick upon Tweed rly stn) to Newcastle upon Tyne, Haymarket Barras Bridge (Outside St Thomas The Matyr's Church)
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10 - $16
- Schedules at
- arrivabus.co.uk
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