How long does it take to get from Durham to Newcastle?

And Durham students, how often do you actually go there?

Reply 1

kenkennykenken

serendipity

And Durham students, how often do you actually go there?

its about 30mins - 1hr by car i think

Reply 2

Leekey

serendipity

And Durham students, how often do you actually go there?

Jump on a train (I think it costs about £7 return) and its about 15-20 mins away. :wink:

Reply 3

hornblower

6

At Durham I was told it takes about 15 minutes, and costs about £3. The students told me that they don't go there very often - once a term maybe.

Reply 4

serendipity

OP

hornblower

At Durham I was told it takes about 15 minutes, and costs about £3. The students told me that they don't go there very often - once a term maybe.

Are you joking? :confused:

That's so not a good thing...I was relying on that to counteract the arguement that there's no nightlife at Durham. I can't live without clubbing!
sings *I'm in the mooood for dancing* Ah the Nolan sisters. Classic cheese. *eyes start to mist over*

Reply 5

viviki

14

its loads less than an hour by car

Reply 6

kenkennykenken

viviki

its loads less than an hour by car

ohh right cool, so it shouldnt really be much of a problem getting to newcastle then :biggrin:

Reply 7

Its 15mins on the train with a fare of about £3.

You can drive there in 20mins as well up the A1 in reasonable traffic.

Reply 8

pedy1986

13

serendipity

Are you joking? :confused:

That's so not a good thing...I was relying on that to counteract the arguement that there's no nightlife at Durham. I can't live without clubbing!
sings *I'm in the mooood for dancing* Ah the Nolan sisters. Classic cheese. *eyes start to mist over*

Serendipity, I live in Newcastle and in a car its maybe 45minutes, and you can get weekend/friday passes for the train between Newcastle and Durham. Also it's not £7 it was about £5 return to get there, when I last went from Newcastle and takes around 20-30mins on the train.

Reply 9

corey

Serendipity, I live in Newcastle and in a car its maybe 45minutes, and you can get weekend/friday passes for the train between Newcastle and Durham. Also it's not £7 it was about £5 return to get there, when I last went from Newcastle and takes around 20-30mins on the train.

its 15mins on the train, and its only about 15 miles north of Durham so it won't take more than 30mins to drive to Newcastle...

Reply 10

pedy1986

13

marabara

its 15mins on the train, and its only about 15 miles north of Durham so it won't take more than 30mins to drive to Newcastle...

Have you seen the traffic?

Reply 11

corey

Have you seen the traffic?

depends what time of the day it is - if you choose to drive on a friday night, then you'll struggle to make under 45mins on the usual A1 route

during the day, its an easy 20min drive

Reply 12

Peapod

serendipity

Are you joking? :confused:

That's so not a good thing...I was relying on that to counteract the arguement that there's no nightlife at Durham. I can't live without clubbing!
sings *I'm in the mooood for dancing* Ah the Nolan sisters. Classic cheese. *eyes start to mist over*

Shopping would be my worry!
I'm giving up Manchester for it if I get in!

Reply 13

Bitewing

marabara

Its 15mins on the train with a fare of about £3.

Yup. its definately not 20-30 mins and £7

Reply 14

DanielW3

As of 4:07 this afternoon, about 15 mins at a cost of £4.60. How often students go there differs. I come from a small town so Durham is like a metropolis to me ! It's generally more than enough. I've been out in Newcastle twice since I got here last October, and been shopping a couple more times. But to students from big cities, Durham seems small, so I believe that they tend to go out in Newcastle a lot more often.

Reply 15