Airports in and around Yorkshire.

Yorkshire currently has one major airport open, the Leeds Bradford Airport at Yeadon .

Doncaster Sheffield Airport at Finningley near Doncaster , previously known as Robin Hood Airport, is currently closed but with the City of Doncaster Council committed to its reopening.

Other airports are easy to reach by transport links from Yorkshire.

Allow plenty of time to reach the airport, particularly if travelling by car at peak times as there are sometimes congested sections of road along the way.

Both the Yorkshire airports are near railways, the Doncaster airport close to the East Coast Main Line, but neither is connected to them. There are bus journeys connecting the airports to train stations in nearby towns and cities.

For general guidance, typical journey times are shown below based on the fastest routes when there are no delays. Additional time should be added to allow for any delays, particularly at peak commuter hours. Public transport times and journeys may differ on Sundays.

Leeds Bradford Airport

Leeds Bradford Airport is situated at Yeadon , about 7 miles north west of Leeds and about 6 miles north east from Bradford .

The airport originally opened as an aerodrome in 1931, but has since seen major expansion in its operations, now offering national, European, holiday destination and International flights from several operators and handling nearly 3.5m passengers a year.

There is no rail link to the airport, but regular bus services operate to Leeds, Bradford and Harrogate. The airport has premium, short, mid and long stay car parks all within 5 minutes walk or shuttle bus ride from the terminal. Prices for parking are shown on the airport website (see link below).

Journey times from town/city centre:

From	Train + bus	Bus	Car	Walk
LEEDS		A1 35mins	A65 B6152 A658 23mins	2hr 40mins
HARROGATE		A2 37mins	A61 A658 27mins	4hr
ILKLEY	to Guiseley + A3 to airport 50mins	X84 to Otley A3 to airport 54mins	A65 A660 A658 22mins	3hr
BRADFORD		A2 or A3 51 to 55mins	A658 A658 24mins	2hr 30mins
WAKEFIELD	to Leeds + A1 to airport 55mins to 1hr 16m		A650 M1 M621 A643 A58 A65 B6152 A658 43mins	6hr
HUDDERSFIELD	to Leeds + A1 to airport 1hr 3m to 1hr 18m		45mins	6hr
YORK	to Leeds + A1 to airport 1hr 9m to 1hr 23m		54mins	9hr

More information at the  Leeds Bradford Airport website.

Doncaster Sheffield Airport (Robin Hood Airport) Finningley

Doncaster Sheffield Airport Doncaster Sheffield Airport closed to passenger flights in November 2022 following a decision by its owners who had previously claimed it to be "The UK's number one airport". The airport has one of the biggest runways in the north of England and had in recent years been named Best Airport in the UK by consumer champion Which?. The airport is at Finningley, around six miles south-east of Doncaster and 20 miles from Sheffield . The City of Doncaster Council is committed to the reopening of the airport.

Other options:

Teesside International Airport

Teesside International Airport, for a while known as Durham Tees Valley Airport, is just outside Yorkshire across the River Tees and the closest option for large areas of North Yorkshire, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland. The airport is 3 miles west of Yarm, the nearest Yorkshire town, and 5 miles east south east of Darlington in County Durham. The airport is 9 miles from Middlesbrough and 12 miles from Northallerton, North Yorkshire. The city of Durham is 19 miles distant. The small airport, a former RAF base, opened in 1964. Amsterdam and Aberdeen are the principal destinations. The airport has its own rail station called Tees-side Airport, on the Stockton to Darlington line. The station is half-a-mile from the terminal building and despite a regular service passing through it, services there were suspended in 2022. Dinsdale station is a regular train stop, 2 miles away, where bus route 12 links to the airport. The airport has car parking close to the terminal with up to 3 hours free. Other tariffs are shown on the airport website (link below).

Journey times:
YARM - Bus + train + bus: (7 to Eaglescliffe, train to Dinsdale, 12 to airport) 1hr 2min to 1hr 7min | Car: 15 mins | Walk: 1hr 30min.
MIDDLESBROUGH - Train + bus: (train to Dinsdale, 12 to airport) 56min to 1hr 1min | Car: 18mins | Walk: 3hr 30min.
RICHMOND - Bus: (x26/x27+12) 1hr 6min to 1hr 33min | Car: 35min | Walk: 5hr 30min.
NORTHALLERTON - Train + bus: (trains to Darlington then Dinsdale, 12 to airport) 1hr 21min to 1hr 43min | Car: 40mins | Walk: 6hr.

More information at the  Teesside International Airport website

Humberside Airport

South of the River Humber but with a road connection to East Yorkshire and Hull via the Humber Bridge (toll) is Humberside Airport at Kirmington, North Lincolnshire. Principal destinations from this small airport include Amsterdam, Aberdeen, Denmark, Bulgaria, Jersey, Majorca and Tenerife, but it also has a wide selection of seasonal holiday flights across Europe and also services North Sea gas platforms. Although a railway passes near the airport there is no station and the nearest rail connection is at Barnetby 3 miles away, from where there are trains to Doncaster and South Yorkshire. However, there is no direct bus link between the airport and this station. The Humber Flyer bus service from Cleethorpes and Grimsby via the airport continues via Barton upon Humber and across the Humber Bridge to the station at Hull, which offers rail services to other parts of Yorkshire. Car parking is available at the airport a short walk from the terminal with free parking for 15 minutes in the short stay car park. Turn up and park prices are displayed on the airport website (see link) with discounts promised for pre-booking.

Journey times:
KINGSTON-UPON-HULL - Bus: (Humber Flyer) 53mins | Car: 30mins | Walk: 6hr.
BEVERLEY - Train + bus: (train to Hull + Humber Flyer to airport) 1hr 10mins to 1hr 20mins | Car: 32mins | Walk: 7hr.
BRIDLINGTON - Train + bus: (train to Hull + Humber Flyer to airport) 2hr 2mins to 2hr 32mins | Car: 1hr 6mins | Walk: 14hr.

More information at the  Humberside Airport website.

Manchester Airport

It's way outside Yorkshire, but this major international airport is well-loved by the region's travellers for its range of national, European and global flights and transport connectivity to Yorkshire. The airport is one of few in the north of England to have an airport station and TransPennine Express trains run directly from it to destinations across Yorkshire. Motorway connection to and from Yorkshire is also good via the M56 , M60 and M62 . The airport has three terminals, airport shopping and nearby hotels. There is a range of car parks, including higher-priced multi-storeys only a short walk from the terminal and other cheaper pre-bookable parking further away with a transfer bus wait of up to 15 minutes and transfer time of 5 to 10 minutes. Details of the airport's official parking can be found on the website link below, including a turn-up-and-park price list and a pre-booking system. The website also includes details of which terminal to go to at the airport.

Journey times:
HUDDERSFIELD - Train: 57mins to 1hr 2mins | Car: 55mins to 1hr 5mins | Walk: 10hr.
DEWSBURY - Train: 1hr 12mins to 1hr 25mins | Car: 1hr 10mins to 1hr 30mins | Walk: 13hr.
LEEDS - Train: 1hr 18mins mins to 1hr 22mins | Car: 1hr to 1hr 20mins | Walk: 15hr.
WAKEFIELD - Train: 1hr 43mins mins to 1hr 45mins | Car: 1hr 10mins to 1hr 30mins | Walk: 15hr.
SHEFFIELD - Train: 1hr 8mins mins to 1hr 13mins | Car: 1hr 30mins to 1hr 50mins | Walk: 13hr.
YORK - Train: 1hr 32mins mins to 1hr 39mins | Car: 1hr 35mins to 2hr | Walk: 24hr.

More information at the  Manchester Airport website.

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