Travel to Newcastle United & St James’ Park

Team: Newcastle United
Location: Newcastle, England
Stadium: St James’ Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 4ST, Tel: 0191 201 8400

Getting there and away
Newcastle United play at historic St. James’ Park in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Situated in the North East of England, Newcastle is the eighth biggest city in the country. Serving the role of a regional center, Newcastle has excellent air, bus, rail and auto connections. If you are traveling to the city to watch Newcastle United play, you will find it easy to connect to St. James’ Park by bus, train and Metro (subway). The stadium is located in the center of the city.

By Air
Newcastle International Airport (Airport Code NCL) is located 10km from St. James’ Park. The airport is served by a good selection of airlines from the United Kingdom and Europe. Discount airlines like easyJet, Jet2.com, and Flybe all have regular flights to Newcastle International Airport. Large airlines like Airways, Lufthansa, and KLM all have daily flights to the airport. The Airport is connected to the Tyne and Wear Metro service linking it directly with both Newcastle (22 mins) and Sunderland (55 mins) city centers.

With excellent train services connecting Newcastle with Manchester and London, you might consider pricing flights to those cities as well.

By Train
Newcastle is well situated on the British Rail Network. There are trains to London almost every half hour and these trips are made in less than four hours time. Trains also run to Manchester and Liverpool. If you do choose to travel by rail while in England, you should know that it can be quite expensive. You often can save time and money by purchasing a BritRail Pass.

St. James’ Park is about a half a mile from the main train station in Newcastle. Upon arriving at Newcastle, turn left when you walk out of the station onto Neville Street and head towards the Centre for Life building which you will see on the left side of the road. Walk past the Centre for Life, across one set of traffic lights and at the next set of lights, almost immediately afterwards, turn right into St James’ Boulevard. You will be able to see St. James’ Park ahead of you at the top of St. James’ Boulevard.

Newcastle also has its own Metro rail system which is underground within the city center. The stadium is served by its own Metro station adjacent to the ground (St James Metro) with the other City Centre stations (Haymarket, Monument and Central Station) all a very short walk from St. James’ Park.

By Car

From the West:
Follow the A69 into Newcastle, cross the A1 roundabout and follow the A186 (West Road) signed City (West). After 2 miles you will see the General Hospital on your left. Immediately after the Hospital turn left signed Arthurs Hill/RVI. After 200 yards turn right at traffic lights down Arthurs Hill and continue straight down hill into Stanhope Street. Continue straight on for 0.5 miles and at roundabout at bottom of hill turn right into Barrack Road. Stadium is on the left.

From the South:
From the A1(M), after Washington Services and Junction 65, the motorway divides - keep left following the signs for the A1. Take the centre or right hand lane and continue following signs for Newcastle and Airport. Pass the Angel of the North on the right and continue for a further 3 miles before turning off left on the A184 signed Gateshead/Newcastle (Centre).Continue for 1.5 miles then take the right hand lane signed A189 to Newcastle. This takes you over the Redheugh Bridge which leads into St. James’ Boulevard. After 0.5 miles turn left at Gallowgate roundabout and stadium is on the right.

Bus:
If you are traveling to Newcastle by bus, get off at either the Gallowgate or Haymarket bus stations to access buses to St. James’ stadium.