Travel & Transport
Getting there
Rail - (1hr 52 minutes; Apex Return £37.00 – must be purchased 7 days in advance; Super Advance Return £49:00; Saver £63.90). Depart King's Cross Mon-Fri approx every 30 minutes from 09:30 last train back leaving at 21:35. Sat approximately every 30 minutes from 08:00 last direct train back leaving at 17:50. Sun approximately every 30 minutes from 08:30 last train back leaving at 21:24.
Coach – For information on coaches between London and York visit http://www.nationalexpress.com/neh.cfm (www.nationalexpress.com).
Air - Flights depart from London Heathrow and London City airports to Leeds, where a train or coach can be taken to York. For information on flights from London to Leeds visit BMI (www.flybmi.com). For information on trains or coaches from Leeds to York visit National Express (www.nationalexpress.com) or National Rail Enquiries (www.nationalrail.co.uk/).
Getting around
You can easily explore most of the main York attractions within the pedestrianised old city on foot. Guided walks or self-guided walking trails help you to get the best out of this fascinating city.
Open top bus tours regularly circle the city. Understand the historical importance of the two rivers, which come together in the city, with a riverboat cruise.
York is at the heart of the railway network on the main lines running between Scotland and London and west to Manchester – all of which are within a two-hour journey.
York city map