BY AIR Newcastle International Airport handles domestic scheduled flights to and from London Heathrow, Gatwick, Stanstead, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Aberdeen and Belfast. European destinations served are Amsterdam, Bergen, Oslo, Stavanger, Brussels, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Dublin and Paris. In addition the A68, the tourist route to Scotland, runs from north of Scotch Corner on the A1, via Carter Bar, to Edinburgh through the Pennines, Hadrian's Wall Country and the Northumberland National Park. The fastest time from London to Newcastle is 2 hours 40 minutes. The scenic Newcastle-Carlisle rail line connects the frequent InterCity service of the east and west coast main lines.
Connections are available with rapid services to all parts of the country.
Fastest journey times to Hexham - from Newcastle 29 minutes and from Carlisle 47 minutes. Rail services connect with The Hadrian's Wall Bus which operates daily from 24th May to 28th September, linking major wall sites.