Transport
Within the UK
The White Rose Conference team strongly urges you to take the train or the coach to York for the following reasons
- The environment appreciates it
- Parking at the Hotel is limited and you will be charged up to £10 per day
- York is an old city not really built for the car
- The Hotel is next door to York railway station
York is on the East Coast mainline (www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com) and is accessible from all parts of the United Kingdom mainland.
For details of train and coach times go to
Train: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk or http://www.thetrainline.com
Coach: http://www.nationalexpress.com/coacheslanding.aspx
York operates a Park & Ride scheme from all sides of the city although parking is not secure.
The following airlines fly to Manchester from elsewhere in the United Kingdom
Flybe (Southampton, Norwich, Inverness, Glasgow, Exeter, Edinburgh, Belfast City)
BMIBaby (Newquay, Belfast International)
BMI (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen)
From Overseas
The White Rose Conference team recommend flying to Manchester Airport.
The following airlines fly to Manchester from Ireland
Aer Lingus (Cork, Dublin)
Aer Arann (Galway, Waterford)
Ryanair (Dublin, Shannon – Please double check as Ryanair may be stopping flights to and from Manchester)
BMIBaby (Cork, Knock)
There is a regular direct train link from the Airport rail terminal to York station.
For details of train times go to http://www.tpexpress.co.uk/timetables/default.asp
When booking we recommend you check the return fare price – it can be considerably cheaper
There are regular coach and train links from Leeds/Bradford and Doncaster/Sheffield Robin Hood airports. Contact the team for more details.
