There are 6 ways to get from Newcastle Airport (NCL) to Thornaby-on-Tees by train, bus, taxi or car
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Recommended option
Train, line 15 bus • 2h 41m
Cheapest option
Bus via Stockton, High Street Stand A • 3h 37m
£4 - £5
4 alternative options
Train • 3h 21m
£18 - £30
Bus • 4h 10m
Taxi • 52 min
£100 - £120
Drive • 52 min
£7 - £11
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The cheapest way to get from Newcastle Airport (NCL) to Thornaby-on-Tees is to bus via Stockton, High Street Stand A which costs £4 - £5 and takes 3h 37m.
The quickest way to get from Newcastle Airport (NCL) to Thornaby-on-Tees is to taxi which costs £100 - £120 and takes 52 min.
No, there is no direct bus from Newcastle Airport (NCL) to Thornaby-on-Tees. However, there are services departing from Airport, Newcastle Airport Terminal and arriving at Thornaby, Town Centre - Lidl via Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle Newgate Street and Stockton, High Street Stand B. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 37m.
The distance between Newcastle Airport (NCL) and Thornaby-on-Tees is 39 miles. The road distance is 47.9 miles.
The best way to get from Newcastle Airport (NCL) to Thornaby-on-Tees without a car is to train and line 15 bus which takes 2h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 41m to get from Newcastle Airport (NCL) to Thornaby-on-Tees, including transfers.
Newcastle Airport (NCL) to Thornaby-on-Tees bus services, operated by Go North East, depart from Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle Newgate Street station.
The best way to get from Newcastle Airport (NCL) to Thornaby-on-Tees is to train which takes 3h 21m and costs £17 - £35. Alternatively, you can bus via Stockton, High Street Stand A, which costs £4 - £5 and takes 3h 37m.
Newcastle Airport (NCL) to Thornaby-on-Tees bus services, operated by Go North East, arrive at Stockton, High Street Stand A station.
Yes, the driving distance between Newcastle Airport (NCL) to Thornaby-on-Tees is 48 miles. It takes approximately 52 min to drive from Newcastle Airport (NCL) to Thornaby-on-Tees.

- Distance: 38.7 miles
- Duration: 2h 41m
What companies run services between Newcastle Airport (NCL), England and Thornaby-on-Tees, England?
You can take a train from Newcastle Airport (NCL) to Thornaby-on-Tees via Heworth, Thornaby, and Thornaby, Rail Station in around 3h 21m. Alternatively, Go North East operates a bus from Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle Newgate Street to Stockton, High Street Stand A hourly. Tickets cost £4 - £5 and the journey takes 1h 24m.

- Phone
- 0191 20 20 747
- Website
- nexus.org.uk
Train from Airport, Newcastle Airport to Newcastle upon Tyne, Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £1 - £4
- Website
- Nexus Rail
Train from Airport, Newcastle Airport to Heworth
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £1 - £4
- Website
- Nexus Rail

- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4 - £70
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £4 - £7
- Anytime Day Single
- £30 - £45
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £45 - £70

- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28 - £110
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £28 - £35
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £75 - £110

- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15 - £24
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £9 - £13
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £11 - £18
- Anytime Day Single
- £15 - £24
Train from Darlington to Thornaby
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9 - £15
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £7 - £10
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £6 - £10
- Anytime Day Single
- £9 - £15

- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14 - £24
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £14 - £18
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £17 - £24
Train from Darlington to Thornaby
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5 - £10
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £5 - £7
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £6 - £10
Train from Heworth to Thornaby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16 - £27
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £16 - £20
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £19 - £27

- Phone
- 0344 800 4411
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Thornaby, Rail Station to Thornaby, Redcar Road
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Arriva North East
Bus from Eldon Square Bus Station to Thornaby, Rail Station Footbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Arriva North East

- Phone
- 0191 420 50 50
- Website
- gonortheast.co.uk
Bus from Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle Newgate Street to Stockton, High Street Stand A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4 - £5
- Website
- Go North East
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- £100 - £120
Smart Cabs
- Phone
- +44 191 486 2005
- Website
- smart-cabs.com
Noda Taxis
- Phone
- +44 191 222 1888
- Website
- noda-taxis.co.uk
Newcastle Taxis
- Phone
- +44 191 232 3232
- Website
- newcastle-taxis.com
Fenham Taxis
- Phone
- +44 191 272 2722
ABC Taxis
- Phone
- +44 191 232 3636
- Website
- abctaxisnewcastle.co.uk
Gateshead Central Taxis
- Phone
- +44 191 469 9999
- Website
- gatesheadcentraltaxis.com
Dean Taxis
- Phone
- +44 191 444 4444
- Website
- deantaxis.co.uk
K T Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7939 021 379
Gilmore Direct
- Phone
- +44 1661 833 797
Castle Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1661 834 800
Dial A Car
- Phone
- +44 1670 828 888
Sanderson Arcade Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1670 513 513
- Website
- sandersonarcade.co.uk
Morpeth Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1670 843 773
- Website
- morpethtaxis.com
Just Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7957 495 503
- Website
- taxis-morpeth.co.uk
Abbey Taxis Morpeth
- Phone
- +44 1670 332 275
- Website
- abbeytaxi-morpeth.co.uk
Rogers Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1670 811 840
Ashington Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1670 813 315
Abcabs
- Phone
- +44 1670 810 815
Westoe Taxis
- Phone
- +44 191 455 5555
- Website
- westoetaxis.co.uk
Richmond Taxis
- Phone
- +44 191 456 3131
Redline Taxi
- Phone
- +44 191 537 1111
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