There are 6 ways to get from Gateshead to Holyhead by train, bus, car, plane, 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 / ...
6h 5m£98–169Fly 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
8h 39m£33–153Bus, train
- Take the bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 172 / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyheadtrain Manchester Airport - Holyhead / ...
8h 16m£72–148Drive 246.3 mi
- Drive from Gateshead to Holyheadcar 246.3 mi
4h 32m£60–87Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NCL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
8h 34m£98–253Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Liverpool (LPL)plane NCL - LPL
- Take the train from Chester to Holyheadtrain
8h 2m£87–265
Gateshead to Holyhead by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gateshead to Holyhead is to fly and ferry which costs £30 - £160 and takes 8h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Gateshead to Holyhead is to drive which takes 4h 32m and costs £60 - £90.
No, there is no direct train from Gateshead to Holyhead. However, there are services departing from Newcastle and arriving at Holyhead via Newton-le-Willows. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 5m.
The distance between Gateshead and Holyhead is 272 miles. The road distance is 247.7 miles.
The best way to get from Gateshead to Holyhead without a car is to train which takes 6h 5m and costs £95 - £170.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Gateshead to Holyhead, including transfers.
Gateshead to Holyhead train services, operated by TransPennine Express, depart from Newcastle station.
Gateshead to Holyhead train services, operated by TransPennine Express, arrive at Newton-le-Willows station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gateshead to Holyhead is 248 miles. It takes approximately 4h 32m to drive from Gateshead to Holyhead.
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What companies run services between Gateshead, England and Holyhead, Wales?
You can take a train from Newcastle to Holyhead via Newton-le-Willows in around 6h 5m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–370
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Newcastle to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Newcastle to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Newcastle to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–370
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Newton-le-Willows
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Newton-le-Willows to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Airport to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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