Airport transfers info

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) regularly receives flights from Amsterdam (KLM), Paris (Air France), and London Heathrow (British Airways), as well as from many other cities and airlines.

The airport is a 15min car ride to the city centre.

Arrow Cars is the dedicated on-site Taxi service. Book your journey quickly and easily online, by phone on +44(0)191 244 9966 or via email on [email protected].

You can also use the Tyne & Wear Metro light train service which will take you from the Airport to Newcastle Central Station via the Green Line in under 30mins.

Eurostar transfers info

If you travel via the Eurostar to London St Pancras, there are direct trains to Newcastle from London Kings Cross (a short walk from St Pancras station). This train will typically be a London North-Eastern Railway (LNER) service to Edinburgh (Waverley) or to Aberdeen, both stop at Newcastle.

Travelling by train

Newcastle Central Station is the closest train station. The Tyne & Wear Metro light train service runs from platforms adjacent to station concourse. The Metro is a great way to travel around the city with 60 stations on the network, serving Newcastle city centre, Sunderland city centre, Newcastle Airport and the seafronts at North and South Tyneside.

Driving to Newcastle and parking

Please check hotel information for parking. Alternatively, there are 9 multi storey car parks, 52 off street car parks and around 2,200 street parking bays.

Is there parking at the Baltic Centre?

Parking spaces are available in the Car Park, behind the building. Follow Signage for 'Gateshead Quays' and 'Other Car Parks' until specific signage for Baltic Car Park becomes visible. Spaces are pay on exit and you can pay by card or cash.

Car Park charges are as follows:

• Up to 1 hour £2.00

• Up to 2 hours £3.50

• Up to 3 hours £5.00

• Thereafter £1.50/hour

Blue badge holders park free. For ticket validation please contact security via the intercom on exit. There are 4 additional Blue Badge parking spaces directly adjacent to Baltic on South Shore Road. Blue Badges must be displayed at all times.

Motorcycles can park, free at all times, in the designated Motorcycle bay.

I have special accessibility needs/dietary requirements; can you accommodate me?

All areas in The Baltic Centre are accessible. If you have any dietary requirements, please specify these in the allocated text box when registering for the event.

What accommodation is available?

To support your planning for the conference, please see here for a list of discounted nearby hotels. Many of these hotels are within walking distance of the Baltic. Please note that this is not a definitive list of hotels in the area. We have secured some discounted rates with the hotels in included in the link and we are working with other hotels to secure discounted rates. We will continue to update the list in the upcoming weeks.