Getting Here
Yorkshire is located at the centre of the UK and at the heart of the country’s transport infrastructure. Getting here from across the UK and from abroad is remarkably easy.
Yorkshire by rail
Event attendees can get to Yorkshire by high-speed train from London or Edinburgh in less than two hours. Travelling from the Midlands is even quicker, and trans-Pennine services offer direct links from the North West.
For rail timetables and reservations contact:
National Rail Enquiries
www.nationalrail.co.uk
East Coast
www.eastcoast.co.uk
East Midlands Trains
www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Hull Trains
www.hulltrains.co.uk
Cross Country Trains
www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Grand Central
http://www.grandcentralrail.co.uk/
Northern Rail
www.northernrail.org
Transpennine Express
www.tpexpress.co.uk
Yorkshire by road
The A1 and M1 connect Yorkshire from the north and south, while the M6 and M62 link Yorkshire with the Midlands and North West. For details of the quickest driving routes see the AA or RAC websites – www.theaa.com or www.rac.co.uk
Yorkshire by air
Yorkshire is well connected to regional airports in the UK and international gateways.
Leeds-Bradford International Airport www.leedsbradfordairport.co.uk is our busiest airport, with flights from numerous international and domestic regional airports.
You can also fly to Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield www.robinhoodairport.com and Humberside Airport – www.humbersideairport.com from a growing number of locations in the UK and abroad.
Yorkshire is very easily accessible via Manchester Airport – www.manchesterairport.co.uk
Yorkshire by sea
Yorkshire is connected to the continent by sea with routes from Rotterdam and Zeebrugge to Hull www.poferries.com
