Travel to Sunderland & the Stadium of Light

Team: Sunderland
Location: Sunderland, England
Stadium: Stadium of Light, Sunderland, SR5 1BT, 0191 551 5000

Getting there and away
Sunderland play at the modern Stadium of Light, which is located in Sunderland, England. Sunderland is situated in North East England not very far from Newcastle. The city is serviced by the Tyne and Wear Metro. The local Metro terminates at South Hylton after calling at Sunderland Rail Station and Park Lane Bus Station. Metro trains are quite frequent and travel North to Newcastle International Airport via Newcastle-upon-Tyne on the return journey from South Hylton.

By Air
Newcastle International Airport is about 24 miles from the Stadium of Light. 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. Sunderland connects into this system. There are trains to London almost every half hour from Newcastle and these trips are made in less than four hours time. Trains also run to Manchester, Middlesbrough 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.

The Stadium of Light is accessible by the Metro system and is situated to the north of the center of the city. The Stadium of Light station stop is about a 10 minute walk from the grounds. It is possible to travel between the Stadium of Light and St James’ Park, home of local rivals Newcastle United, without changing trains - although the journey involves a long detour via the coast.

By Car
A19 from north and south. Take the A1231 (Sunderland North) turn off. After four roundabouts keep to the left hand lane and follow signs for B1289 (Roker). Continue on this road and you will see the stadium on your right.

Bus:
Frequent buses run from the city center to the Stadium of Light on days when there are games.