Cheap flights from London to Newcastle

October is the cheapest month on this route, and fares usually stay calm from late September through November before Christmas travel pushes them up. Midweek departures, Tuesday and Wednesday especially, tend to cost less than Friday evenings or Sunday nights, when weekend trips to Newcastle fill the cabins. School holidays, Easter and the Christmas break are the busiest windows, so book well ahead if you have to travel then. If your dates are flexible, look a few weeks either side of your first choice and watch the price calendar move.

British Airways and its regional arm BA CityFlyer fly the nonstop route alongside Easyjet and Jet2, so you can choose between a full-service fare with a bag included and a low-cost ticket where everything is added on. When the direct seats get expensive, KLM Cityhopper, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Air France, Lufthansa and Aer Lingus sell connecting itineraries through Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt or Dublin. Accesrail appears on some tickets as a rail leg rather than a flight. Read what each fare includes, because a low headline can cost more once you add a cabin bag.

Newcastle airport sits a short ride outside the city centre, and the Metro runs from the terminal straight into town, which makes it the easiest way in if you are heading for the centre or the Quayside. Buses and taxis cover the same trip and are simple to pick up outside arrivals. If you land late, check the last Metro times before you rely on it, and look at which zone your ticket needs to cover. On a connecting itinerary your bags are usually checked through to Newcastle, but confirm that when you drop them at the start.

Currency

GBP (£)

Power sockets

Type G · 230 V

Language

English

Emergency number

112, 999

Calling code

+44

Internet domain

.uk

Population of Newcastle

1.1 M (2022)

Time zone

UTC+00 (Europe/London)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which London airport you leave from — Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and London City are not interchangeable, and switching between them takes time.
• On an Easyjet or Jet2 fare, add the cabin bag and the checked bag before you compare the total with a full-service ticket.
• If you connect through Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt or Dublin, keep both legs on one ticket so a missed connection is not your problem.
• Check your carrier's identification rules — this is a domestic route, so what you show at the gate is set by the airline.
• Book October early if your dates are flexible, and expect the Christmas and Easter peaks to cost more.