Coast to Coast

Travel Information

Detailed Travel Information for the Coast to Coast will be supplied in your Information Pack, but the following may help with your planning.

Manchester is a major transport hub in the North West of England and has excellent rail, road and air links from both Scotland and the South of England.

Arriving into England

By Air:
Nearest International Airport: Manchester
There is a regular train service from Manchester Airport to St Bees via Carlisle (journey time approximately 4 hours).

By Rail:
Nearest Railway Station: Carlisle & St Bees train stations.
There are many train services from London Euston to Carlisle, change trains for St. Bees (journey time 5 hours).
There are services from Glasgow to St. Bees, change trains at Carlisle (journey time 3 hours 20 minutes).

By Road:
If you plan to travel by car it is usually possible to leave it at the Guest House or Hotel at the start or end of your walk, for the duration of your holiday. We can check this for you when your booking is confirmed. Carlisle is also accessible by National Express coaches with local buses connecting to St Bees.

Getting to St Bees

There are train services from London Euston to Carlisle, change train for St. Bees (journey time 5 hours) and from Glasgow to St. Bees, change trains at Carlisle (journey time 3 hours 20 minutes). If there are four of you the journey will be cheaper by taxi than by train.

Returning from Robin Hood's Bay

From the end of the walk at Robin Hood's Bay you can travel onwards by all forms of public transport as it is well linked.

By Rail:
From Robin Hood’s Bay take a taxi (30 minutes) or bus (1 hour) to Scarborough. Regular train services operate from Scarborough via York to London Kings Cross (journey time 3 hours) and North to Edinburgh on the East Coast mainline (journey time 3 hours 40 minutes).

By Bus:
National Express coaches serve York.

Car Parking:

If you are keen to drive to the start of the walk at St Bees and leave your car here while you walk there are two companies which will be able to assist you with parking facilities and return transport from Robin Hood's Bay. For information on these services visit www.c2cpackhorse.co.uk or www.sherpavan.com and follow the links through to the Coast to Coast walk.

Taxi Service:

If you would rather travel to St Bees and return from Robin Hood's Bay by taxi, then we'd be delighted to provide you with the contact details of taxi companies who offer this service.

Getting to/from Kirkby Stephen

If you are only walking the Eastern or Western sections of the Coast to Coast, we have provided some travel information on how to get to the start or from the end at Kirkby Stephen.

The closest airports to Kirkby Stephen are Glasgow and Manchester. There are regular train services from Glasgow to Kirkby Stephen (journey time 3 hours) and from Manchester (journey time 3 - 4 hours). Kirkby Stephen is also served by regular train services via Leeds & Carlisle. The journey time from London Kings Cross to Kirkby Stephen is 3 - 4 hours.

Car Parking:

If you are keen to drive to the start of the walk at Kirkby Stephen and leave your car here while you walk, there is very limited parking available in Kirkby Stephen. The Penine View Campsite has secure parking for a fixed daily rate - (Telephone: 01768 371717) to reserve a place.

Train Tickets

Great savings can be made by buying your train tickets in advance through the Trainline website at www.thetrainline.com. Although tickets can only be mailed to a UK address, overseas customers can still order tickets in advance and collect them from a Fast Ticket machine in the UK. Fast Ticket machines are located in most mainline railway stations.