Newcastle International Airport offers service to a wide variety of points throughout the UK and Europe and departure/arrival locations throughout the world via dozens of connections with major airlines.  So as this is a major terminal you can find everything you would expect located within the Newcastle International Airport.  The Newcastle International Airport is often also the location of layovers for those travelling through the UK into another country; if this is the case it is well worth it to take a step outside of the terminal and explore to pass the time.

For those travelling to the Newcastle Airport the airport is best accessed via driving, rail, bus, or taxi hire.  Drivers will find that Newcastle airport parking options vary in price depending on the length of time that a vehicle is left in the car park, however there are suitable options for both short term drop offs and long term parking.

Rail and bus service both run out of the Newcastle City Centre station and are usually dependable throughout peak travel times with the average trip taking about twenty to twenty five minutes for either transportation service.

Within the airport itself there are plenty of facilities both standard and some delightful extras available to travellers.  Facilities are available to meet all travellers’ needs including those travelling for pleasure, on business, with families, or those with disabilities.

Notable facilities within the Newcastle Airport include a wide variety of shops, a beauty lounge, transportation options when travelling from terminal to terminal, restaurants, bars, an internet lounge with both fixed broadband access and wireless Wifi, monetary exchange locations, cashbanks, and duty free shops after security points.

Outside of the airport, the region surrounding the Newcastle Airport has plenty to offer visitors from its scenic sites and iconic Gateshead Millennium Bridge to its eye opening Centre for Life to the largest commercial art space in Europe, The Biscuit Factory.  Other sites that visitors will want to be sure to check out include the enormous MetroCentre, the largest shopping centre in Europe, and the Quayside which is the boardwalk area of the Newcastle-Gateshead area.

Those seeking to fly into the Newcastle International Airport will find that it is easier to book flights using the official Newcastle Airport Code which is NCL.  For those who are travelling into the area for the first time it is recommended that you book a local hotel or bed and breakfast as it will make it easier to start your holiday on the right foot.