There are 9 ways to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Swansea by train, bus, car or plane
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Recommended option
Train • 6h 36m
£120 - £221
Cheapest option
Bus via Manchester • 12h
£18 - £23
7 alternative options
Train via Manchester • 7h 39m
£111 - £163
Bus • 12h 18m
£36 - £65
Drive • 5h 50m
£55 - £85
Fly Newcastle to Bristol, train • 5h 26m
£48 - £222
Fly Newcastle to Cardiff, train • 5h 38m
£54 - £241
Train to Edinburgh, fly to Cardiff, train • 7h 8m
£60 - £249
Fly Newcastle to Southampton, train • 7h 6m
£101 - £318
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Swansea is to bus via Manchester which costs £17 - £23 and takes 12h.
The quickest way to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Swansea is to fly and train which costs £45 - £230 and takes 5h 26m.
No, there is no direct bus from Newcastle upon Tyne to Swansea station. However, there are services departing from Newcastle upon Tyne, St James Boulevard and arriving at Swansea Bus Station via Manchester Coach Station, Chorlton St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h.
No, there is no direct train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Swansea. However, there are services departing from Newcastle and arriving at Swansea via Birmingham New Street and Bristol Parkway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 36m.
The distance between Newcastle upon Tyne and Swansea is 252 miles. The road distance is 352.3 miles.
The best way to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Swansea without a car is to train which takes 6h 36m and costs £120 - £230.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Swansea, including transfers.
Newcastle upon Tyne to Swansea bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Newcastle upon Tyne, St James Boulevard station.
Newcastle upon Tyne to Swansea train services, operated by CrossCountry, depart from Newcastle station.
The best way to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Swansea is to train which takes 6h 36m and costs £120 - £230. Alternatively, you can bus via Manchester, which costs £17 - £23 and takes 12h.
- Distance: 252.2 miles
- Duration: 6h 36m
What companies run services between Newcastle upon Tyne, England and Swansea, Wales?
You can take a train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Swansea via Birmingham New Street and Bristol Parkway in around 6h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Newcastle upon Tyne to Swansea via Manchester Coach Station, Chorlton St in around 12h.
- Website
- flybe.com
Flights from Newcastle to Cardiff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160 - £600
Flights from Edinburgh to Cardiff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £190
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50 - £270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45 - £180
Flights from Newcastle to Bristol via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45 - £180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Cardiff via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140 - £420
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65 - £110
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- £40 - £65
- Anytime Single
- £65 - £110
- Off-Peak Single
- £65 - £100
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35 - £60
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- £25 - £40
- Anytime Single
- £35 - £60
- Off-Peak Single
- £30 - £45
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45 - £75
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- £30 - £45
- Anytime Single
- £45 - £75
- Off-Peak Single
- £40 - £65
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28 - £45
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- £19 - £29
- Anytime Single
- £28 - £45
- Off-Peak Single
- £17 - £26
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- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Parkway to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £60
- Website
- gwr.com
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £18 - £28
- Advanced Single
- £19 - £28
- Anytime Day Single
- £30 - £60
Train from Bridgend to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10 - £19
- Website
- gwr.com
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £7 - £12
- Advanced Single
- £8 - £13
- Anytime Day Single
- £10 - £19
Train from Reading to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60 - £120
- Website
- gwr.com
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £30 - £55
- Advanced Single
- £35 - £50
- Anytime Day Single
- £60 - £120
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Bristol Parkway to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17 - £50
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £17 - £25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35 - £50
Train from Bridgend to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6 - £16
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £6 - £9
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £12 - £16
Train from Reading to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30 - £100
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £30 - £50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £75 - £100
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45 - £65
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £19 - £27
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £30 - £45
- Anytime Day Single
- £45 - £65
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35 - £55
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £16 - £23
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £26 - £40
- Anytime Day Single
- £35 - £55
- Website
- tfw.gov.wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65 - £100
- Website
- tfw.gov.wales
- Advanced Single
- £30 - £45
- Anytime Day Single
- £65 - £100
- First Anytime Day Single
- £100 - £160
Train from Bridgend to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8 - £13
- Website
- tfw.gov.wales
- Advanced Single
- £4 - £7
- Anytime Day Single
- £8 - £13
- First Anytime Day Single
- £12 - £19
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11 - £16
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- 2nd Class
- £11 - £16
- 1st Class
- £26 - £40
National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Newcastle upon Tyne, St James Boulevard to Manchester Coach Station, Chorlton St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7 - £10
- Book at
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Coach Station, Chorlton St to Swansea Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £10 - £13
- Book at
- National Express
Bus from Cardiff Coach Station, Sophia Gardens to Swansea Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5 - £7
- Book at
- National Express
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- Phone
- 0871 266 3333
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Newcastle upon Tyne, John Dobson Street to Cardiff, Kingsway GQ
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30 - £60
- Website
- Megabus UK
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More Questions & Answers
The quickest flight from Newcastle Airport to Bristol Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 5m.
Newcastle upon Tyne to Swansea bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Swansea Bus Station.
Newcastle upon Tyne to Swansea train services, operated by Great Western Railway, arrive at Swansea station.
Yes, the driving distance between Newcastle upon Tyne to Swansea is 352 miles. It takes approximately 5h 50m to drive from Newcastle upon Tyne to Swansea.
easyJet offers flights from Newcastle Airport to Bristol Airport.
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The best way to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Newcastle Airport is to train which takes 25 min and costs £2 - £4.