Newcastle Upon Tyne a tourist Guide | Hotels | Accommodation | Car Hire

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Bus

Both into and around Newcastle there is each quantity of buses, which connect the city with many other places. Tourists should use best the unmistakable yellow Quaylink Elektrobusse, which between important junctions at the Haymarket, at the Monument as well as in Gateshead and to the Quayside to operate.

Taxi

Taxis represent a popular alternative in the late evening. If you should need a taxi however on a Friday or a Saturday evening, you will have yourselves to adjust to long queues. Many cab drivers completed a special training, in order to be able to pass their knowledge on over the region at visitors.

On foot

One can explore Newcastle outstanding to foot. The broad roads in the city center were converted to a pedestrian precinct, so that one can come around everywhere simply and surely. The bank is suitable likewise outstanding for a walk. One reaches Gateshead completely comfortably by means of the Millennium Bridge exclusively accessible for pedestrians.

Means of transport hint

A daily ticket is valid for all public means of transport between Tyne and Wear. With this map substantial reductions are granted on individual prices of transportation. For a trip beyond the borders of the city is recommended the purchase of a North East Explorer ticket, which is valid for the entire region. With the purchase Metro of a Day Saver one can use the entire underground system for an unlimited period.

Website of Nexus (public local passenger traffic in Tyne & Wear)