About the city
Over four million visitors travel to York every year to experience one of the most famous and loved cities in England with its rich Roman, Viking and medieval history. York has a wealth of attractions including York Minster, one of the largest Gothic cathedrals in northern Europe, world class museums such as the Jorvik Viking Centre and the National Railway Museum, and entertaining guided walks and boat trips on the River Ouse.

The centre of York is surrounded by a thirteenth century city wall with four gateways, or 'bars', into the centre. Visitors can walk around the walls and then through the medieval streets before taking time to enjoy the city's vibrant café culture or the more traditional atmosphere of one of the city's many historic pubs.

Getting to York
York can be reached most easily via the following airports:

Leeds/Bradford International Airport
We can arrange the forty-minute taxi transfer to your accommodation in York.

Manchester Airport
There are regular direct trains to York (journey time is one hour and forty minutes).

Newcastle International Airport
There is a direct Metro link to Newcastle Station (journey time is thirty minutes) which has a regular train service to York (journey time is one hour).

London Heathrow
The Heathrow Express goes to Paddington underground station (journey time is approximately twenty minutes). Travel by underground to London King's Cross Station (journey time is approximately twenty minutes) from where there is a direct train to York (journey time is two hours).

Click here to check train timetables.
Click here to view a detailed map of York and surrounding area.
Click here to download a pdf map of York.

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding your travel to York.

For more information on York please visit www.visityork.com