Travel information

The main venue will be the Physics Building in Durham University. College accomodation will be situated up the hill (on South Road).

Getting to Durham

From Newcastle Airport or Ferry Terminal

Newcastle runs a metro service (GREEN line) from Newcastle Airport to the Newcastle Central Station. Single tickets (for zones A,B and C) should be bought at the machines on the way to the metro platform (just before the barriers).

The Port of Tyne ferry terminal is a 10 minute walk from YELLOW line Meadow Well Metro Station (buy tickets from the machines at the station), which can be used to get to Newcastle Central Station. Alternatively you can take bus 327.

From Newcastle central train station there are rail services that travel to Durham which is a roughly ~10-15 minute journey. These services include LNER, Crosscountry, and the Transpennine Express. Tickets for travel from Newcastle central to Durham can be purchased directly from the train service, or via the ticketing app “Trainline”.

A direct taxi to Durham is likely to cost in the region of £60, for example if booked through East Coast Taxis.

From London Heathrow

The Transport For London underground Piccadilly line runs from all London Heathrow terminals. This line can be taken directly to London King’s Cross station. Exiting the underground station at King’s cross, LNER runs a service directly to Durham which is a ~3 hour journey. It is recommended that tickets for this train are purchased in advance to get reasonably priced tickets. Either from LNER or from the “Trainline”.

Getting Around Durham

The cheapest way to get around Durham is via bus. The bus station is on North Road which is just down the train station hill. Most bus services run regularly on either a 15 or 30 minute frequency. Buses servicing the Physics campus are Arriva buses numbers 6, 56, 57, and the X12 (calling at New Inn Church Street).

Buses servicing Collingwood college is Arriva bus number 6 (calling at South Road Colleges). Not all buses announce the stops so it may be worthwhile having Google maps on hand to confirm where you are getting off the bus.

There are taxi services in Durham. Taxis from the train station take cash and card/contactless, however taxis taken from the North Road next to the bus station only take cash. Uber also services Durham and Newcastle.

If you prefer walking, the Ogden centre and Physics department is a ~17 minute walk from the city centre. If you are staying in Collingwood college, the department is a short (<10 minute) walk in the direction of the city.