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By road

Durham city centre is only two miles from the A1(M). Leave the motorway at Junction 62 on the A690 Durham - Sunderland road and follow signs to Durham City Centre.

Durham is 264 miles from London, 187 miles from Birmingham, 125 miles from Edinburgh and 67 miles from York.

There are several express coach services daily from most major cities. Durham is well served by both regional express services and the local bus network. From the city bus station - a short walk from the railway station - a bus service runs every 15 minutes past the Three Tuns Hotel.

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By rail

Sixty InterCity trains from most major centres in the country call at Durham daily including 14 trains from London. The National Express high speed service takes under 3 hours from London King's Cross on the main East Coast line. First Transpennine Express offers frequent links to Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds, while Cross Country links Durham directly with Scotland, the Midlands, and the South West.

Durham is just over 3 hours from Birmingham, 2½ hours from Manchester, 1½ hours from Edinburgh and 45 minutes from York.

A taxi will take you from the station to Threee Tuns Hotel within 5 minutes and you can walk to the city centre in 10 minutes.

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By air

Durham is 30 minutes' drive from Newcastle Airport and about 40 minutes from Durham Tees Valley. Both have regular domestic and international flights. Durham is linked to Newcastle Airport by rail and metro. Travellers into Durham Tees Valley can take advantage of the free Sky Express bus service that links the airport to Darlington railway station, with regular connections to Durham.

Newcastle airport has better transport links than Durham airport.


With a Metro station located at Newcastle International Airport, travelling to DJam is easy! The Metro takes you straight to Newcastle Central Station in 25 minutes. There are trains every 12 minutes from approximately 5.44am (Sundays 6.27am) to 11.58pm. From Newcastle Central Station, get a direct train to Durham (15-20 mins). From Durham Station, get a taxi to the Three Tuns Hotel (3 mins).


By sea

Scheduled ferry services link the River Tyne to The Netherlands.



We've tried our best to give you helpful directions. Please check your own directions via Googlemap or similar before relying on the accuracy of our directions!

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