Getting to Yorkshire from within the UK

Yorkshire lies right at the heart of Britain, and with an excellent communications network is closer than you think, whether you plan to travel by road, rail or air.

 

By Road

From the South: the M1 and A1 provide excellent links.

From the South West: the M5 and M42 provide links to the M1.

From Wales: use motorway connections from the M6 from North Wales and the M4 from South Wales.

From the Midlands: the M6 provides links to the M62, taking you right into the heart of Yorkshire.  Alternatively the M1 provides excellent access from all over the Midlands.

From the North West: the M62 brings you right into the heart of Yorkshire.  the M62 speeds you to the A1.

From the North East: the A1 serves as the main route into Yorkshire.

From Scotland: access to Yorkshire is made easy via the A1 from Edinburgh.

 

By Rail

High speed trains from London to the cities of York, Leeds, Sheffield, Doncaster and Hull can take as little as 90 minutes.  There is also good coverage from other parts of the country and Scotland into these city destinations.  Buy train tickets from our preferred partner thetrainline.com.  You can also use the "Quick Timetable" below to search for trains: 

 

By Air

Travelling to Yorkshire from within the UK by air is a great way to arrive in our region.  There are many places from around the UK:

Direct flights to Leeds Bradford International Airport from the following airports:

  • Aberdeen
  • Belfast City
  • Belfast International
  • Bristol
  • Exeter
  • Edinburgh
  • Galway
  • Glasgow
  • Inverness
  • London Heathrow
  • Newquay
  • Plymouth
  • Southampton

 

Direct flights to Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield from:

  • Belfast City

 

Direct flights to Durham Tees Valley Airport from the following airports:

  • Heathrow
  • Gatwick
  • Aberdeen
  • Bristol

 

Direct flights to Humberside Airport from the following airports:

  • Aberdeen