Air travel
Airports in and around Yorkshire.
Yorkshire has two major airports, Leeds Bradford and Robin Hood, and there are others which are easy to reach just outside 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 airports are near railways, 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
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:
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Leeds Bradford Airport
Leeds Bradford Airport Doncaster Sheffield Airport (Robin Hood Airport) Finningley
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Durham Tees Valley Airport
Although outside Yorkshire, Durham Tees Valley Airport, previously known as Teesside International Airport, is just 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, it is one of Britain's least used stations as only one Sunday train in each direction actually stops there. 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 on Durham Tees Valley 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 on 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 on Manchester Airport
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