Yorkshire and England Travel Guide

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Well, never mind for a minute about all the wonderful things you’ll find when you get here…

Practicalities first! You need to know the best ways of getting here, wherever you’re coming from…

…and how to travel around once you get here… don’t worry, it’s all straightforward with my Yorkshire and England Travel Guide…

The Yorkshire east coast feels wonderfully remote and apart from the commercial hustle and bustle of the modern world, so you will probably be surprised by how quick and easy it actually is to get here…

If you are travelling from within England or Britain, you will find a good network of road and rail.

If you are looking for flights to England and Yorkshire, we have well-served local airports, and very good links to busy and well-used large airports around the country. You can fly to Yorkshire from within England, or find cheap flights to England from USA, Europe and the rest of the world…

Find out More in my Easy ‘Yorkshire and England Travel Guide’

Yorkshire By Air
Yorkshire By Sea
Yorkshire By Rail
Yorkshire By Road
Public Transport in Yorkshire

Yorkshire By Air

• The main airport for the area is Leeds Bradford International Airport. This is a nice sized, friendly airport.
• This has connections from:
  • UK:
    • Aberdeen
    • Belfast
    • Bristol
    • Exeter
    • Edinburgh
    • Glasgow
    • Isle of Man
    • Heathrow
    • Newquay
    • Plymouth
    • Southampton
  • International: Many international connections.

    Top Tip: Try connecting worldwide through Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. This is just an easy hop of less than an hour to Leeds Bradford Airport, with regular flights throughout the day. This is Ian’s preferred route when flying to Europe and USA with his work.

• Other nearby airports:
  • Robin Hood Airport, Doncaster, Sheffield
  • Humberside Airport
  • Newcastle Airport
  • Durham Tees Valley Airport
  • Manchester Airport
• Once you have arrived at Leeds Bradford Airport, try the York Airlink Bus for easy connections to York. For more information see York Airlink

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Yorkshire By Sea

• The Yorkshire coast is very easy to reach by ferry. There are 2 main ferry ports serving the region:
• Hull (to the south of the region).
  
  • Ferry links to:
    • Rotterdam
    • Zeebrugge
    With P and O Ferries
• Newcastle (approximately 2 hours drive to the north).
  
  • Ferry links to:
    • Amsterdam
      With DFDS Seaways
    • Bergen
    • Stavanger
    • Haugsesund
      With Fjordline

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Yorkshire By Rail

• The railways can be a very good way of getting to England, and Yorkshire, or travelling around within England and Yorkshire.
• Eurostar: Take the high speed Eurostar to London Waterloo from mainland Europe.

  From London there are high speed links to Leeds, York or Hull in as little as 90 minutes.

  See Eurostar for more details.

• Within Yorkshire: There is a good rail network to get around Yorkshire, plus scenic routes on leisure trains.

  Look at The Trainline.com for independent train information and online ticket purchasing.

  Look at The North York Moors Railway for information about the North York Moors Railway tourist routes.

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Yorkshire By Road

• From the South: Take the A1 and M1
• From the North and Scotland: Take the A1
• From the West: Take the M62
• To plan your journey I recommend the AA Route Planner

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Public Transport in Yorkshire

• If you aren’t travelling with your car, or if you just want to give the driving a break, you will find the Yorkshire east coast a very easy to get to, and get around, on public transport, whether by:
  • trains
  • coaches
  • buses and public transport
• For more information and timetables, look at:
  • Traveline Yorkshire: Information and journey planning for all public transport
  • National Express: Coaches, Buses and Trains nationwide
  • First Group: Buses and Trains locally and nationwide
  • EYMS: Bus Services along the Yorkshire east coast
  • Scarborough Park and Ride
  • Moorsbus: Tourist buses for the North York Moors, ideal for walking trips

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Find out information about travelling to and around the Yorkshire east coast by using the above links.

I hope you have found this Yorkshire and England Travel Guide helpful.

I wish you a safe and speedy journey, and hope to see you here soon.

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